In 2018, voters approved an amendment to the North Dakota Constitution that includes a mandate giving the Legislature three years to pass campaign finance laws similar to what House Bill 1286 proposes.

BISMARCK — North Dakota will see no changes to primary election voting procedures for now, after the Senate on Friday voted against a bill that would have changed primary ballots.

North Dakota lawmakers on Monday nixed a bill that would require counties to put any question of converting elected auditors to appointed positions on a ballot for voter approval.

Monday to advance a bill that makes a change to lawmaker term limits approved by voters in 2022. House Bill 1300 addresses what Rep. Vicky Steiner, R-Dickinson, called a gray area in the constitutional measure approved by voters that limits lawmakers to serving no more than eight years in the state House and eight years in the state Senate.

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe testified in opposition to the bill. He said it would cause voter confusion and estimated the state would need a minimum of $500,000 to sustain a statewide voter awareness campaign to educate North Dakotan voters on the change in their voting requirements.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KUMV) - The North Dakota House approved a bill that would provide language as to when term limits would take effect. In a 64-28 vote, the bill will move on to the Senate, stating that term limits would start when someone is appointed or elected on or after the 2022 election.

North Dakota legislators share updates on a $19.9 billion budget, proposed speed limit adjustments and legislation to reform recall elections during the second Coffee with the Legislators session.

The bill would force counties to hold an election if their county commissions adopted a resolution to reclassify an elected county auditor as an appointed position.

House Bill 1287 would require all voters to register either ahead of an election or on the day of an election. North Dakota is the only state without voter registration.

And in Bismarck, city leaders “are probably supportive of a cap,” mayor says, but might prefer a bit more leeway to account for inflation

The House Political Subdivisions Committee recommended killing the bill on the House floor. “It causes more issues and creates more problems than it’s supposed to help,” said Rep. Donald Longmuir, R-Stanley. While killing the bill was unanimous, some say it has merit and could be reworked.

A North Dakota legislative committee has advanced a bill that makes a change to lawmaker term limits approved by voters in 2022.