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  • Gov.-elect Armstrong announces 'rockstar lineup' to lead transition

    Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor|Nov 11, 2024

    November 6, 2024 North Dakota Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong is still a member of Congress until Dec. 14, but he announced plans for the transition Wednesday after celebrating his election win Tuesday night. “We’re going to go 100 miles per hour,” Armstrong said during a news conference at the North Dakota Republican headquarters in Bismarck. Former state Adjutant General Alan Dohrmann will chair a transition team, Armstrong announced. Jacy Schafer, Armstrong’s campaign manager, and Joe Morrissette, a former director for the Office of Management an...

  • Secretary of state emphasizes accurate, secure voting system ahead of Election Day

    Michael Achterling|Oct 28, 2024

    North Dakota's secretary of state emphasized Tuesday how the state's elections are accurate and secure during the North Dakota Association of Counties annual meeting in Bismarck. Secretary of State Michael Howe pushed back on misconceptions some have about the state's voting system, reinforcing that none of the state's voting devices or tabulation machines are connected to the internet. He also highlighted that the state uses paper ballots, has a voter ID law and statewide voter check-in system... Full story

  • Groups announce opposition to recreational marijuana; ballot measure debated at policy summit

    Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor|Sep 9, 2024

    September 10, 2024 Some North Dakota health care and law enforcement organizations announced this week their opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana. In a joint news release, North Dakota's Medical Association, Hospital Association, Peace Officers Association, Chiefs of Police Association and Sheriffs and Deputies Association stated they have come together to oppose the cannabis measure, known as Measure 5 on the November ballot. "Don't buy into the argument that legalization of... Full story