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North Dakota does not have voter registration.

Posted by Badlands Media, Checked

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Sources
5 support
Said
1 time·
Confidence
97%
Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
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The claim that North Dakota does not have voter registration is directly confirmed by multiple primary and tier-1 sources, including the state's Secretary of State (2026), the EAC (2026), and Vote.gov (2024). The claim faithfully matches the passage, which says North Dakota doesn't have voter registration, and the sources are consistent across 2018 to 2026.

What was said

… It's not clear what they were doing, but it appeared to be related to the 2020 election. We've seen the Justice Department send letters to election officials, every single state, threatening them over non-citizen voting, including states that don't even have voter registration, like North Dakota doesn't have voter registration. We've seen the Department of Homeland Security threaten states with fines and charges over election measures and make wild claims about numbers of, alleged non-citizens in those states. …
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What we found

Supports. The ND Secretary of State states that North Dakota does not require voter registration, but voters must show a valid form of ID.[3]

Supports. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission's North Dakota voter information page states that North Dakota does not require voter registration.[4]

Supports. Vote.gov states that voter registration is not required in North Dakota.[5]

Supports. PolitiFact reported in 2018 that North Dakota is the only state without voter registration, and the Attorney General's 2022 document says the same.[1][2]

Sources

5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary

  1. 1Does no registration make voting easiest in North Dakota?politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2North Dakota AG: Poll workers can't demand citizenship proofapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  3. 3Voting in North Dakota | Secretary of Statesos.nd.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  4. 4North Dakota Voter Infoeac.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
  5. 5Register to vote in North Dakotavote.gov · primary source · cited for: supports

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