North Dakotans may now request mail-in ballots for the Democratic Presidential Primary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 17, 2024

FARGO, ND – The North Dakota Democratic-NPL has announced that voters may now request a ballot for the Democratic Presidential Primary. Ballots can be requested at MRGballot.com.

Ballots will start being mailed out on February 20 and must be received by Saturday, March 30, 2024, at noon. Ballots requested before February 7 will go out on February 20, and requests after February 7 will be fulfilled as they come in. The Democratic-NPL is encouraging voters to request their ballots as soon as possible, to ensure they are returned in time to be counted.

North Dakota is one of just five states where the political parties run the presidential primary process. The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is working with the Merriman River Group to facilitate the primary.

Any qualified North Dakota voter or any person who will have met all the qualifications of a voter at the next general election, and who has completed a form declaring they wish to participate as a Democrat is qualified to vote in the Party-Run Primary.

The Democratic-NPL is working with Tribal Leadership to have in-person voting locations available on North Dakota’s reservations with dates and times to be determined.

Candidates who will appear on the ballot are:

Joseph R Biden Jr

Eban Cambridge

Stephen P Lyons

Jason Palmer

Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato

Dean Phillips

Cenk Uygur

Marianne Williamson

North Dakota will send 19 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This vote will determine the proportion of delegates pledged to each presidential candidate. Delegates to the National Convention will be elected at the North Dakota Democratic-NPL State Convention in Fargo on April 4-7.

Voters who have questions can contact the Dem-NPL at 701-255-0460 or people@demnpl.com.