Burleigh County residents fill out ballots during the first day of early voting for the North Dakota primary at the Bismarck Event Center on June 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK,

North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, voting in favor of the SAVE Act, says the legislation will ensure free, fair and secure elections in the United States. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility,

Voters cast ballots at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill raising the public vote threshold to 60% to approve constitutional ballot measures in North Dakota passed the Senate Wednesday on a 33-13 vote.

North Dakota's Legislature has approved a 2026 ballot measure for voters to change term limits they approved in 2022.

The mayor of a North Dakota city promptly resigned after texting a city attorney a video of himself masturbating on his lunch break, which he claims was sent by accident.

Fargo was the first city in the nation to use approval voting. Gov. Kelly Armstrong will decide whether a ban on alternative voting methods should become law.

While supporters say the state constitution should be more difficult to change, others say imposing a minimum 60% voter approval rate limits the power of the people.

North Dakota voters will decide on November 3, 2026, whether to require a 60% supermajority instead of a simple majority to approve constitutional amendments. The requirement would apply to both citizen initiatives and legislature-referred amendments.

Petitions are circulating, calling for a special Mayoral election. Broadway Bean and Bagel in Minot was a central site Saturday for neighbors to sign their name in support of the possible special election.

Tuesday, the residents of North Sioux City could have an almost entirely different looking municipal government body representing them. We chatted with the candidates about some of the top issues in the election.

North Sioux City mayoral candidate Chris Bogenrief defeated sitting council member Greg Meyer in a special election to seat an entirely new form of government. Two other sitting members also lost.