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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 ...

DesLauriers, Mihalick top District 3 Republican House race

District 3 Republicans chose two new candidates over an endorsed incumbent and his running mate to advance in the race for the North Dakota House of Representatives in the Tuesday, June 9, primary. Unofficial results showed Blaine DesLauriers garnering 706 votes and Tim Mihalick with 686 votes, which would move them on to represent the party in the general election in November. Incumbent Jeff Hoverson was only 23 votes behind Mihalick with 663, and Crystal Hendrickson received 622 votes. District 3 includes a section of east Minot, Surrey and the surrounding rural area. ...

Minot voters retain mayor, select Podrygula, MacMartin and Locken for council

Minot Mayor Mark Jantzer held onto his position by a significant margin, while voters elected Stephan Podrygula, John MacMartin and Eric Locken to the council in the Minot city election Tuesday, June 9. Jantzer defeated challenger Josiah Roise with 84% of the vote. The final, unofficial tally was 4,890-887. The mayor’s race drew 5,826 votes, compared to 4,551 in a three-way race won by Tom Ross in 2022. Ross resigned April 1, 2025, and Jantzer was elected to the position last August. “I'm grateful for the results and being kept on the job as mayor. I think my message was that ...