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Bill would put presidential candidates’ full names on general-election ballots
Summary
Representative Liz Conmee introduced House Bill 1099 to require first and last names (or the candidate’s chosen name) be printed for presidential candidates on general-election ballots; the change would align presidential ballot language with how other candidates’ names appear and was supported by the Secretary of State’s office.
Rep. Liz Conmee introduced House Bill 1099 to require presidential candidates’ full names — by statute — on North Dakota’s general-election ballot, saying the change would avoid voter confusion and align the presidential-ballot wording with other candidate-name rules.
Conmee said that during the last election the ballot showed only surnames for the presidential column and that several election judges…
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