N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-11-20: Certified list of nominees transmitted to county auditor by secretary of state

At least fifty-five days before any primary election, the secretary of state shall transmit electronically to each county auditor a certified list containing the names of each individual for whom nomination papers have been filed in the secretary of state's office and who is entitled to be voted for at the primary election. A designation of the office for which each is a candidate, and if applicable, the party or principle represented by each must be included.