Before four p.m. on the thirteenth day following any general election, the county auditor of each county shall provide to the secretary of state a certified abstract of the votes cast in the county at the election according to the reporting instructions specified by the secretary of state.
N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-15-25
County auditor to forward abstract of votes of general election to secretary of state - Contents - Abstract for presidential electors
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