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Voting Operations

Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands

VO003

Electors vote at
Question:Where can electors vote?
Answer(s): c. At any polling station in the same country
Comments: The Commission shall choose polling places for each election no less than 60 days prior to the date of the election. Public schools and public buildings, whenever possible, shall be utilized as polling places during elections and the Commission shall insure that polling places are located in prominent locations or central portions of precincts or in the heaviest most populated areas of the precinct to make the polling locations as easily accessible to all voters.
Source: https://cnmilaw.org/cons.php#gsc.tab=0
Verified: 2024/12/11
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VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question:Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s): b. Citizens residing outside the country
d. Members of the armed forces
Comments: A person otherwise qualified to vote may submit his registration affidavit by mail so long as the registration affidavit is signed and notarized by a commissioned notary public licensed by the state or jurisdiction that the voter resides in or for those eligible voters who are serving in a branch of the United States Armed Forces, to include their eligible voter spouses and eligible voter children, by a commissioned officer of the United States authorized to administer an oath
Source: https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/downloads/CEC_Regulation.pdf Election commission regulations, section 30-10-210 (a)
Verified: 2024/12/11
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VO005

Locations for voting outside of the country
Question:If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s): e. By mail
Comments:
Source: https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/downloads/CEC_Regulation.pdf Election commission regulations, section 30-10-210 (a)
Verified: 2024/12/11
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VO011

Voting method
Question:How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s): a. Manually marking of ballots
Comments: The instructions shall state the voter is to blacken the corresponding oval next to the candidates name that the voter intends to vote for
Source: https://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/downloads/CEC_Regulation.pdf Election commission regulations, section 30-10-406
Verified: 2024/12/11
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