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State’s Attorney candidate withdraws

Ward County State’s Attorney candidate Christopher Nelson has announced that he has withdrawn from the contest. His departure leaves Andrew Schultz as the only candidate seeking the position. Although Nelson did not give a reason for withdrawing, he stated it was a difficult ...

Canvass produces updated tally, write-in recount

A five-way tie in a write-in race is forcing a recount in Ward County. The Ward County Canvassing Board met Monday, June 22, to approve the results of the June 9 primary and local elections, which confirmed the need for a recount to help decide the winner of a seat on the Surrey Park ...

ND voters approve ‘single subject’ rule

Ballot measures proposing to change North Dakota’s constitution will be limited to a single subject in the future. North Dakota voters approved a constitutional measure proposed by the Legislature to confine constitutional measures, whether offered up by the Legislative or initiated by citizens, to one subject. The measure was supported by 66.4% of voters. The unofficial tally was 77,072-38,955. Opponents had argued the measure created ambiguity by not having a definition for “single subject.” According to the new wording, the Secretary of State will have authority to determine ...

Ward County Unofficial Election Results

Burlington City Measure 1 (ban on fireworks in city limits) Yes: 67 No: 121 Burlington City Measure 2 (continue 6 mill levy for 10 years for recreational purposes) Yes: 120 No: 67 Burlington City Measure 3 (increase city sales tax from 1.5% to 2%) Yes: 66 No: 120 Donnybrook City Measure 1 (publish minutes in official newspaper) Yes: 5 No: 3 Douglas City Measure 1 (publish minutes in official newspaper) Yes: 10 No: 9 Sawyer City Measure 1 (publish minutes in official newspaper) Yes: 31 No: 29 Surrey City Measure 1 (redistribute 3% city sales tax with 1% to equipment, 1% ...

Voters turn out to settle ballot contests

Unofficial election results showed 8,059 Ward County voters went to the polls Tuesday, June 9, just shy of the 8,426 voters in the June 2024 election, for a 15.39% turnout rate. Primary election voting traditionally has been low, but Minot saw considerably heavier voting in the mayor’s ...

Local election news available online

Coverage of the unofficial results of the Tuesday, June 9, primary and local elections can be found on The Minot Daily News website at minotdailynews.com. Thursday’s print edition will include the unofficial results and other election details that were not available for print publication on ...