North Dakota, the only state without voter registration, uses only paper ballots, which are counted by electronic tabulators. Absentee voting began Thursday in the Peace Garden State. Nearly 44% of North Dakota voters participated by early voting or by mail in the November 2022 election.

I’m glad it wasn’t successful,” said Allan Peterson, a Fargo-based disability advocate with the ND Association for the Blind. The plan would have impacted people with disabilities, he said.

Candidates for North Dakota’s at-large U.S. House seat showcased policy differences during their second debate Thursday night. Republican candidate Julie Fedorchak and Democratic-NPL candidate Trygve Hammer traded barbs on extreme abortion rhetoric during the debate hosted by Prairie Public News Director Dave Thompson.

The North Dakota GOP has started an effort to maintain election integrity at the polls. They are seeking election observers to watch over the polls and alert any issues they see to a poll worker and document the issue through the “Protect The Vote Hotline” or website.

Peyton Haug joined The Forum as the Bismarck correspondent in June 2024. She interned with the Duluth News Tribune as a reporting intern in 2022 while earning bachelor's degrees in journalism and geography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Reach Peyton at [email protected] .

A challenger for the District 18 Senate seat believes work must be done in the child care sector if North Dakota ever hopes to ease the state's workforce shortage. The incumbent says the focus should be on enhancing tech centers and job-specific training in state university curriculums.

Members of the media were asked to leave a North Dakota Republican Party meeting titled "Election Integrity Training" on Thursday because it was for Republicans only.

Two of North Dakota’s largest farm groups are taking opposite stances on a ballot measure that could bring major changes to how farmland is taxed and how local governments are

North Dakota’s incumbent Republican auditor, Josh Gallion, and Grand Forks Democrat Tim Lamb, each tell voters why they deserve to be elected in November.

Those in favor of the measure say legalizing marijuana could help the state’s economy. However, there are others who worry that it will negatively impact the state.

Voter turnout typically is higher when the presidential race is on the ballot, and North Dakota officials are confident election workers will be ready.