 Burgum spokesman Dawson Schefter said Catherine completed her absentee ballot. Cass County staff had a question about it, reached a determination, and the matter is resolved. She voted in the Republican primary, Schefter said, in deep red North Dakota, which has no voter registration. The competitive Republican primary is where many races are effectively decided, given the dominance of the GOP in the state. Biller said she is glad she didn't recognize the First Lady's name at the time because it would have put a bias in place.