On April 30th, North Dakota Secretary of State, Al Jaeger (R) Approved for Circulation a Petition that would, among Other Reforms, Implement a Top-Four Primary with a Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) General Election. The Petition was submitted by North Dakota Voters First.
A New Constitutional Amendment outlining Processes for:
- Military and Overseas Voters
- Election Audits
- RCV Primaries
- The Measure would Leave the Drawing of Legislative Districts to North Dakota's Ethics Commission, which Voters Approved in 2018. The Commission would Hold Public Hearings and take Comments on Legislative Districts. North Dakota has 47 Legislative Districts, which the Legislature Redraws every 10 years. Each District has One Senator and Two Representatives.
It needs Approximately 27,000 Certified Signatures by July 6th to put the Measure to a Statewide Vote in November’s General Election.
North Dakota Voters First is a Nonpartisan Grassroots Coalition of Conservatives, Progressives, and Moderates working to better North Dakota’s Elections. After the Petition’s Approval, the Group’s Next Step was Suing the Secretary of State’s Office, on May 6th, to Allow the Group to Collect Signatures Electronically.
Two Measures from the 2019 Legislature will be on the Ballot, related to Expanding Membership and Terms for North Dakota's State Board of Higher Education and to Involving the Legislature in Passing Constitutional Initiatives.
Other Proposed Ballot Initiatives seek to Legalize Marijuana and Eliminate Property Taxes.
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