NORTH DAKOTA ELECTION

Statewide candidates, voters hold bipartisan forum discussing energy, agriculture issues

Eleven statewide and county commission candidates participate in a candidate forum in Lincoln on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)LINCOLN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Republicans and Democrats who are challenging incumbents for statewide office shared a stage Friday night in Lincoln to hear from voters about agriculture, property rights and energy issues. Nearly 75 people attended…

Five North Dakota Counties Report Absentee Ballots with No Postmarks

State Canvassing Board meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday to certify the results of the election

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – At least five North Dakota counties received absentee ballots through the mail that were missing postmarks, a situation Secretary of State Michael Howe calls “completely unacceptable.” The Burleigh County Canvassing Board voted 5-4 on Monday morning to accept 58 ballots that were received by the deadline but were not postmarked. Lisa Hart, Burleigh County…