North Dakota will decide on a ballot measure in November to legalize marijuana. It will be the third time the state will vote on a marijuana legalization initiative. Burleigh County Commissioner Steve Bakken (R) filed the ballot initiative. He said, “A lot of what we don’t want to see is what’s going on in some…
In North Dakota, a campaign, End Unfair Property Tax, submitted signatures on June 28, 2024, for a ballot initiative to prohibit property taxes, except those used to pay for bond debt. Former State Rep. Rick Becker (R-7) is chairman of the campaign. End Unfair Property Tax submitted about 41,000 signatures. To qualify for the ballot,…
A citizen-initiated ballot measure to establish an age limit for congressional members, sponsored by Retire Congress North Dakota, is on the ballot in North Dakota’s primary election on June 11, 2024. The ballot initiative, which is the first of its kind, would prohibit a person from being elected or appointed to the U.S. Senate or…
There are 69 state legislative seats up for election this year in North Dakota. Across those, eight incumbents (one Democrat and seven Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. All eight of those retirements came from state senators, while all House incumbents are running for reelection. Since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010,…