No. North Dakota’s voter turnout may not always shine, but it isn’t scraping the bottom, either. And recent online discussions suggesting we’re bringing up the bottom among the 50 states is not a reflection of the true information. Sabrina Halvorson with North[...]
Tag: Elections
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On This Day | Election Chicanery
Again an organized attempt is being made to inflict prohibition on the people of North Dakota at a time when thousands of men and women are outside the state serving in the armed forces. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Election[...]
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On This Day | Early Voter Research
Polls similar to this one are being taken by country papers throughout the nation and The Independent will publish the results from other states in future issues. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Early Voter Research
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Port: What voters should care about, and what they actually care about
In politics, what should matter and what does matter aren’t always the same. Democrats—especially in North Dakota—are learning that the hard way. Warnings about threats to democracy or Republican ethics scandals aren’t moving voters nearly as much as the cost of groceries[...]
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Minot City Council seeks applicants for vacant council seat
With a new mayor sworn in and a council seat left vacant, Minot’s City Council is moving quickly to fill the gap. Applications are open through August 28 for residents interested in stepping into local leadership. The appointment process may prevent a[...]
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On This Day | Make a Mark of Any Kind
YOU CAN MAKE ANY KIND of a mark in your ballot squares when voting, Attorney General Wally Warner says. The ballot calls for an X and sometimes election clerks throw out ballots in which [...]Read More... from On This Day | Make[...]
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Following the Money in Minot’s Mayoral Race
In the recent Minot mayoral race, the second-leading fundraiser received only thirty-two more votes than the third-place finisher, who raised zero—yes, zero—campaign donations. At first impression, that makes Minot a political outlier. It raises some interesting questions (at least to nerds). What[...]
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Weighing in on Minot’s Mayoral Election
It is arguable that the recent special election in Minot regarding the mayoral race was a waste of money. The winner will only serve from August 2025 until June 2026. That said, it may well have been worth it as a snapshot[...]
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Jantzer Wins 4-Way Mayoral Election Decisively
Minot voters made their choice clear Tuesday, selecting longtime city council member Mark Jantzer as the city’s next mayor. With more than 900 votes over his nearest competitor, Jantzer’s win signals steady confidence in his message. Having served as acting mayor since[...]
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Mayoral Candidate Forum: Is This Sustainable
If you're a regular reader, you know we touch often on infrastructure and what we view as an unsustainable development model. It's a problem that is much easier pointed out than solved. But we'll never solve it if our elected leaders don't[...]
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Mayoral Candidate Forum: Uncertain Times
We'll say it again in other words -- what comes next will not be the same as what came before. So autopilot isn't going to work. So we wanted to know what will be informing our next Mayor's decisions as we navigate[...]
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Mayoral Candidate Forum: No Barriers
The reality of city governance and politics in general in our country means advancing an agenda is not easy. So, we're hoping to help them unburden themselves from the barriers that hold back their ideas and invite them to consider what they[...]
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Mayoral Candidate Forum: Budget Realities
We baked a lot of assumptions into this question pie. The hope is to corner candidates into speaking to the realities of budgeting versus the rhetoric if budgeting, i.e. service expectations and costs only move one direction. [...]Read More... from Mayoral Candidate[...]
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Mayoral Candidate Forum: Vision for Minot
There are few things we need to know more than where our elected leaders imagine they'll lead us. We asked them to share what they see our future looking like. [...]Read More... from Mayoral Candidate Forum: Vision for Minot
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Mayoral Candidate Forum: Better Information
The decisions we make are only as good as the information we base them on. So, we're wondering if improving outcomes might start -- in part -- with the information we're looking at as we set our course. And then there's the[...]
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Port: Minot mayoral candidate threatens opponent with ‘cease and desist’ letter over criticism
The race for Minot mayor has taken a sharp turn into legal territory, with candidate Rob Fuller sending a cease-and-desist letter to opponent Paul Pitner over references to Fuller’s 2009 domestic violence conviction in Colorado. Pitner, who shared a news article detailing[...]