republic-os/legislation/us/states/nd/65/hb-1363.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 3 of section 16.1‑04‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election precincts; to amend and reenact section 1‑08‑09, subsections 2 and 5 of section 16.1‑01‑01, sections 16.1‑04‑02 and 16.1‑05‑01, subsection 3 of 16.1‑05‑07, section 16.1‑05‑08, subsection 2 of 16.1‑06‑16, and sections 16.1‑07‑15, 16.1‑10‑06, 16.1‑11‑20, 40‑02‑10, 44‑02‑05, 44‑02‑07, and 44‑02‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election polling places and filling vacancies in elective offices; to repeal section 16.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; and to provide a penalty."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact subsection 3 of section 16.1‑04‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election precincts; to amend and reenact section 1‑08‑09, subsections 2 and 5 of section 16.1‑01‑01, sections 16.1‑04‑02 and 16.1‑05‑01, subsection 3 of 16.1‑05‑07, section 16.1‑05‑08, subsection 2 of 16.1‑06‑16, and sections 16.1‑07‑15, 16.1‑10‑06, 16.1‑11‑20, 40‑02‑10, 44‑02‑05, 44‑02‑07, and 44‑02‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election polling places and filling vacancies in elective offices; to repeal section 16.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; and to provide a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1363"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1363 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CANDIDATES - SEE ALSO ELECTIONS", "COUNTIES - SEE ALSO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS", "COUNTY AUDITOR", "ELECTIONS", "SECRETARY OF STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dockter", "Steiner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/644b7b0b-6065-464e-9da5-644de622c944"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1363.html"
source_hash: "e038c0c79edcbe473b45ef4e279112c9201596b030bc838347a3175b3e048f40"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1363 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact subsection 3 of section 16.1‑04‑01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election precincts; to amend and reenact section 1‑08‑09, subsections 2 and 5 of section 16.1‑01‑01, sections 16.1‑04‑02 and 16.1‑05‑01, subsection 3 of 16.1‑05‑07, section 16.1‑05‑08, subsection 2 of 16.1‑06‑16, and sections 16.1‑07‑15, 16.1‑10‑06, 16.1‑11‑20, 40‑02‑10, 44‑02‑05, 44‑02‑07, and 44‑02‑08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election polling places and filling vacancies in elective offices; to repeal section 16.1‑04‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; and to provide a penalty.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8153-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8153-03000.pdf)
3. **HOUSE BILL NO. 1363 with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8153-02000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Dockter** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8153-01002a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Dockter (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8153-01002m.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 89 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 4 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 89 YEAS, 3 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 47 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 0 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dockter — primary (person)
- Steiner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-16** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2017-01-30** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 12 0 2 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-17** Received from House
- **2017-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-03** Committee Hearing 09:45
- **2017-03-13** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-14** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2017-03-15** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 47 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-03-16** Returned to House (12)
- **2017-04-04** Concurred
- **2017-04-04** Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 3 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Signed by President
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-10** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor 04/11 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/644b7b0b-6065-464e-9da5-644de622c944`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).