LLOYD OMDAHL
LLOYD OMDAHL: Western N.D. pyramid dominates Homeland Security meeting 
“I’m headin’ west to work on the big pyramid they’re building out by Williston,” Garvey answered confidently.
Olga Danske jumped to her feet.
“That’s an evil thing,” she declared, shaking her index finger at Garvey. “It’s the Tower of Babel all over again.”
By Lloyd Omdahl , November 26, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: N.D. is more GOP than ever
The 2012 election highlighted a growing Republicanism while also identifying an east-west partisan divide.
By Lloyd Omdahl , November 19, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: 2012 marks new low in campaigning
According to the Gallup polling organization, a majority of Americans were satisfied with the way the 2012 election campaign was conducted. I didn’t realize so many people were out of the country during the last four months.
By Lloyd Omdahl , November 12, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Searching for responsive government
Measures are initiated for the ballot when supporters feel the Legislature will not give their case a fair hearing or lawmakers already have turned a deaf year to the message.
By Lloyd Omdahl , November 05, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: ‘Poll tax’ provision was not about race
In 1889, the poll tax was not about racial discrimination but financing roads — an argument that continues today.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 29, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: History offers hints for 2012 election
Every election is different, so it’s risky to put too much faith in speculation based on past elections. This is more true about North Dakota than many other states because personalities impact our elections to a greater degree.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 22, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Negative campaigns bank on voter ignorance
One writer said he believed the campaign had become so uncivil that a two-hour polite exchange would be hypocritical. That about sums up the feeling of most citizens as the campaign draws to a close.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 15, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Considering solutions for signature fraud
Since my discussion on signature fraud in the initiative and referendum process appeared two weeks ago, Secretary of State Al Jaeger and I have been exchanging notes about the problem and likely solutions. Initially, I cited the incarceration of a petition leader for signature fraud in 1960. Jaeger has added a few more incidents, noting that his office has prosecuted petition fraud in 1994, 2006 and 2008.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 08, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Considering solutions for signature fraud
The adoption of the initiative and referendum was based on the idea of citizen involvement, with people carrying petitions for causes in which they personally believed. Payment for signatures and out-of-state sponsorship certainly dilute this philosophy.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 08, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: ‘N.D.’, ‘opportunity’ at last can be linked
At last, it’s true. North Dakota is the land of opportunity. Let’s not miss it now that it is here.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 01, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: History warns Legislature about initiatives
Because North Dakotans consider the initiative and referral processes as sacred, the Legislature would be well-advised to consider carefully and cautiously any proposals that would change the system.
By Lloyd Omdahl , September 24, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: N.D. must budget oil money with foresight
North Dakota doesn’t have to be the vacant spot on the map that native son Eric Sevareid once declared.
But to be a bigger and better state in the future, we need bigger and better thinking about long-term goals.
By Lloyd Omdahl , September 17, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Signature fraud rescues resource proposal
With the measure removed from the ballot, the sponsors may have dodged defeat at the polls. They now have time to strengthen their case and review provisions of their constitutional amendment that could have been fatal.
By Lloyd Omdahl , September 09, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Homeland Committee weighs inviiting Miss N.D.
A small-town Homeland Security Committee discusses inviting Mis North Dakota to their town.
By Lloyd Omdahl , September 03, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: Nonvoters give excuses for nonparticipation
According to USA Today, 90 million people — 45 percent of the electorate — will not vote in the upcoming November election. Among them will be 175,000 North Dakotans, or 35 percent of our eligible electorate.
By Lloyd Omdahl , August 27, 2012
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