Tag: Petitioning

Petition resubmitted for North Dakota ballot measure focused on transparency, ethics

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by: MinotVoice  |  

A push for greater government transparency is back on the table in North Dakota. A newly resubmitted ballot measure aims to open lawmaker communications to the public, restrict legislators from voting on their own salaries, and impose a four-year lobbying ban after leaving office. Originally submitted and withdrawn earlier this month, the petition now has

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Petition for ballot measure on lawmaker salaries, public records withdrawn

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by: MinotVoice  |  

A petition to increase transparency in North Dakota’s Legislature has been withdrawn just days after it was filed. The measure aimed to make all lawmaker communications on legislative business public, require conflict-of-interest disclosures, and delay salary increases until the next term. It also proposed banning lawmakers from lobbying for four years after leaving office and

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Proposed measure seeks changes to North Dakota legislators’ salaries, public records and lobbying

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by: MinotVoice  |  

A proposed constitutional measure in North Dakota aims to shake up legislative transparency, ethics, and accountability. If approved, it would make all communications between legislators about public business open records, prevent lawmakers from receiving state employee benefits, and delay pay raises until after an election. It also targets lobbying, barring former legislators from taking lobbying

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Petition filed to disband Valley City police

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The Valley City police has been through some controversy in the past few years, and its got some citizens feeling the policing can be accomplished by the Barnes County Sheriff’s department. A petition to disband the city’s police department has been filed and is under review.

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