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    "date": "2026-11-03",
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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: North Dakota SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information, 'Elections - Current/Past' and Election Results pages, 2026 general candidate and polling-place lists (vip.sos.nd.gov eid=348); N.D.C.C. §§ 16.1-01-03, 16.1-07-09, 16.1-15-17, 16.1-15-25, 16.1-15-35, 16.1-15-38, 16.1-16-01, 16.1-16-04; SoS news release 20 Nov 2024",
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        "name": "U.S. House",
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        "polls_close_utc": "2026-11-04T02:00:00Z",
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          "name": "North Dakota Secretary of State",
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          "homepage": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/",
          "results_index": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/election-results",
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          "from": "2026-11-17T15:00:00Z",
          "by": "2026-11-24T05:59:59Z",
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          "basis": "State canvass: \"Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet at the office of the secretary of state for the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining the result of the election\" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-35) — by Friday 20 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information; the board certifies the results and determines who is elected (§§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-42) and \"may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding three days in all\" (§ 16.1-15-38), so the window closes at the end of Monday 23 Nov, Central time. Precedent: the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 general election on 20 Nov 2024, 15 days after polling day, and reconvened on 2 Dec 2024 for recount results (SoS news release, 20 Nov 2024); the 2022 certification date could not be confirmed on a state source. A recount is automatic when a candidate fails to be elected by 0.5% or less of the highest vote cast for the office, and may be demanded between 0.5% and 2%, within three days after the state canvass (§ 16.1-16-01); an election contest must be filed within fourteen days after final certification, or five days after certification of a recount (§ 16.1-16-04)."
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            "stage": "election-night",
            "from": "2026-11-04T02:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-11-04T12:00:00Z",
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            "confidence": "estimate",
            "citation": "Polls close at 7:00 PM local time or a later hour designated by the county or city, not later than 9:00 PM (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-03). North Dakota spans Central and Mountain time; the SoS 2026 general polling-place list (167 sites, checked 2026-09-25) shows every site closing at 7:00 PM local, so the last polls close at 7:00 PM MST in the south-western, Mountain-time counties = 02:00 UTC on 4 Nov (Central-time polls close an hour earlier, 01:00 UTC). The SoS says unofficial results will be reported by counties and available starting at 8:00 p.m. on 3 Nov. The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Mailed absentee ballots must be received before the close of polls (§ 16.1-07-09); military-overseas ballots are counted if received before the county canvassing board meets (§ 16.1-07-26), so a small number are added at the canvass.",
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            "stage": "intermediate-count",
            "from": "2026-11-16T06:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-11-19T05:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "County canvass. \"On the thirteenth day following each election, the county canvassing board shall meet and ... proceed to open and publicly canvass the returns\" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-17), and \"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\" (§ 16.1-15-25) — Monday 16 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information. The SoS 'Elections - Current/Past' page instead lists \"November 18, 2026 – County Canvassing Boards Meet\"; the window closes at the end of 18 Nov, Central time, to cover that date. A post-election audit runs 9–11 Nov 2026 beforehand (SoS guide).",
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          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2026-11-17T15:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-11-24T05:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "State canvass: \"Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet at the office of the secretary of state for the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining the result of the election\" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-35) — by Friday 20 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information; the board certifies the results and determines who is elected (§§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-42) and \"may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding three days in all\" (§ 16.1-15-38), so the window closes at the end of Monday 23 Nov, Central time. Precedent: the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 general election on 20 Nov 2024, 15 days after polling day, and reconvened on 2 Dec 2024 for recount results (SoS news release, 20 Nov 2024); the 2022 certification date could not be confirmed on a state source. A recount is automatic when a candidate fails to be elected by 0.5% or less of the highest vote cast for the office, and may be demanded between 0.5% and 2%, within three days after the state canvass (§ 16.1-16-01); an election contest must be filed within fourteen days after final certification, or five days after certification of a recount (§ 16.1-16-04).",
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            "note": "SoS election-night reporting site (\"North Dakota Election Night Reporting\"), which carried the June 2026 primary results; its config lists election 348 (the 3 Nov 2026 general, same id as the SoS 2026 general candidate list) as a preview election. No 3 Nov 2026 results page is linked yet: the SoS results page says unofficial results will be available starting at 8:00 p.m. on 3 Nov (checked 2026-09-25).",
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            "note": "SoS election results index: lists each election's results marked official once the State Canvassing Board has certified them (e.g. the June 2026 primary, \"Official results\"; 2022 and 2024 general elections on results.sos.nd.gov as \"Official\"). Also states recount thresholds.",
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            "note": "SoS 2026 North Dakota Election & Candidate Filing Information: polling hours, post-election audit (9–11 Nov 2026), county canvassing boards meet Monday 16 Nov 2026, State Canvassing Board must meet by 20 Nov 2026.",
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            "note": "N.D. Century Code chapter 16.1-15 (canvass of votes; canvassing boards), §§ 16.1-15-17, 16.1-15-25, 16.1-15-35, 16.1-15-38.",
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