NORTH DAKOTA — A group wanting to change the North Dakota Constitution to bar non-U.S. citizens from voting says it has enough signatures to get on the ballot. Bismarck State Senate candidate Gary Emineth submitted more than 35,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office for review. The amendment’s supporters needed almost 27,000 to put the measure in the hands…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — When their bus pulled into Woodlawn Park, the students who came all the way from Florida were welcomed as if Minnesota was their home. From there, the students joined in a celebration filled with singing, dancing, and discussion about the need for gun control. It all started with the March for Our Lives in Washington DC on March…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s Primary Election is tomorrow but more than 32–thousand votes had already been cast as of Friday in early voting. State legislators changed North Dakota’s voter ID law last year. North Dakota is the only state in the country that doesn’t have voter registration. That means anyone who brings in an ID with their legal name and…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — Primary Election Day is next Tuesday for North Dakota. If you want to avoid the lines, early voting runs through Friday in Cass County. You can vote from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day at Ramada Inn on 13th Avenue South in Fargo or at Double Tree on Beaton Drive in West Fargo. There’s also a…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota has failed to reach a settlement with a group of Native Americans over voter identification laws. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says the closed-door meeting Tuesday was unsuccessful, but “discussions may continue.” U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland criticized the state for raising a “litany of embellished concerns” about people taking advantage of his ruling that…
FARGO, N.D. — A citizens group is collecting signatures to change Fargo’s method of electing city candidates. “Reform Fargo” hopes to put approval voting on the November ballot. It doesn’t believe that commissioners should be elected by small percentages as has happened in the past. In June, nine candidates are running for two open seats. Two years ago, 11 candidates…
Courtesy: Rickbaugh GraphicsGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Voting is under way on a new UND Fighting Hawks mascot. Online voting for students began Monday and will continue through 9 p.m. Wednesday. Students are asked to select one of three designs composed by Rickabaugh Graphics of Ohio. The bodies of the Hawks are similar but the apparel is slightly different. An announcement…
BISMARCK, ND – A federal judge has agreed to expand the proof of identity Native Americans can use for North Dakota elections. The decision reverses his temporary order that allowed voters without a state–approved ID to cast ballots by signing a legal document. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland’s ruling adds other tribal documents to the state’s list of valid forms…
FARGO, N.D. — A proposed addition to the 2020 census is causing concern for the accuracy of data on people in the country. A possible question on citizenship has opponents worried certain populations will be discouraged from answering in fear of potential consequences. The Trump administration argues that the citizenship question is essential for enforcing the Voting Rights Act. “I can’t…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota election officials say they are not giving up state voting data to President Trump’s White House commission studying voter fraud. Secretary of State Steve Simon says he has serious doubts about the credibility and trustworthiness of the commission. The commission is asking state voting officials to submit the names of their voters, addresses, dates…
