华盛顿——北达科他州选民将于周二选出联邦、州及其他职位的领导人。以下是有关此次选举的一些关键事实，以及美联社决策团队在计票过程中将关注的数据点：投票站于当地时间晚上7点关闭，即美国东部时间晚上8点和9点。该州横跨中部时区和山地时区。
WASHINGTON — North Dakota voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied: Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. The state spans Central and Mountain time.
美联社将提供美国众议院、总检察长、州务卿、全州公投议案、州最高法院、州参议院、州众议院、农业专员、公共服务专员、州公共教育总监和税务专员等选举的投票结果并宣布获胜者。
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state, statewide ballot measures, state Supreme Court, state Senate, state House, agriculture commissioner, Public Service Commissioner, state superintendent of public instruction and Tax Commissioner.
2022年北达科他州美国参议院选举中约有24万张选票被投出。
About 240,000 votes were cast in North Dakota’s 2022 U.S. Senate race.
2022年北达科他州美国参议院选举中，约44%的选票是通过提前投票或缺席投票投出的。北达科他州最新的提前投票总数可在美联社的提前投票追踪器中查阅。
About 44% of all ballots cast in North Dakota’s 2022 election for U.S. Senate were cast early or by absentee ballot. The latest advance vote totals for North Dakota can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker .
预计北达科他州几乎所有县都将在当晚第一份投票报告中公布全部或几乎全部结果，无论投票类型如何。该州人口最多的三个县（卡斯县、大福克斯县和沃德县）预计将在当晚第一份投票报告中公布全部或几乎全部邮寄投票结果，之后才会公布任何现场选举日投票结果。在另一个大县伯利县，情况则相反：预计当晚开始时将公布大部分现场选举日结果，而不公布提前投票或邮寄投票结果。
Almost every North Dakota county is expected to release all or almost all of their results in the first vote report of the night, regardless of vote type. Three of the state’s most populous counties (Cass, Grand Forks and Ward) are expected to release all or almost all of their mail voting results in the first vote report of the night, before releasing any in-person Election Day results. In another large county, Burleigh, it’s the opposite: most in-person Election Day results and no early or mail results are expected at the start of the night.
2024年选举的首批结果从美国东部时间晚上8点25分开始报告，即首批投票站关闭后25分钟。该州在美国东部时间晚上10点35分达到50%的计票率，并在午夜达到90%的计票率。
The first results of the 2024 election were reported starting at 8:25 p.m. ET, 25 minutes after the first polls closed. The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 10:35 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at midnight.
在北达科他州，如果获胜票差不超过领先候选人所得票数的0.5%，则自动重新计票。如果票差超过0.5%但低于最高得票者总票数的2%，也可申请重新计票。如果美联社能够确定领先优势过大，重新计票或法律挑战无法改变结果，美联社可以宣布需要重新计票的竞选中的获胜者。
Recounts in North Dakota are automatic if the vote margin of victory is 0.5% or less of votes cast for the leading candidate. A recount can also be requested if the margin is more than 0.5% but less than 2% of the top vote-getter’s vote total. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.