VOTING
NEW PLATEAUS Election Reflection: Why We Voted the Way We Did
The either/or (Republican or Democrat) aspect of U.S. elections provide voters with the fewest of options. Yet with so many issues to consider, it hardly seems like two is enough. It also makes it di...
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:42 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! The weight of the election
The weight of the election: an MCT OnePage, from the Chicago Tribune, analyzes the tossup states in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. In the race for the White House, current projections put Presid...
Posted on 11/2/12 at 12:06 PM
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RED RIVER ORTHODOX: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND NORTH DAKOTA Religious Freedom After Measure 3
Measure 3 was defeated with some ease on Tuesday. As KVLY reported, a significant reason had to do with the $1 million of antagonistic ads from Planned Parenthood. I also think a factor was the (surpr...
Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:22 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Two more bills signed into law
BISMARCK--Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed a few more bills into law. Senate Bill 2071:relating to calling up retired former members of the North Dakota National Guard to state active duty in times of ...
Posted on 4/8/11 at 8:47 AM
Minnesota House backs small move toward earlier voting 
An elections bill that would let people vote absentee without a valid excuse has won approval from the Minnesota House.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
Commentary: Good luck tracking the Legislature
Minnesota’s Legislature is tough to comprehend. Just ask some freshmen Democratic senators who the other day became confused as green “yes” and red “no” vote lights began flashing on giant tally boards on either side of the Senate chamber when their tax bill vote was being counted.
By Don Davis , May 04, 2013
In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home.
By Hope Yen , April 28, 2013
Legislature sends Dalrymple bill requiring ID to vote
The North Dakota Legislature has sent Gov. Jack Dalrymple a bill requiring an identification to vote.
By TJ Jerke , April 12, 2013
Officials: Votes counted twice in Walsh County Commission election
The outcome of the Walsh County Commission election this past November potentially could be in jeopardy because of an apparent ballot-counting error.
By Kevin Bonham , April 10, 2013
Richard Shafer, Grand Forks, letter: Fundamentalists in power seek ever-more control
North Dakota Senate Bill 1332 aimed at eliminating the voter affidavit process represents another blow to wider democratic citizen participation in North Dakota.
By Richard Shafer , April 04, 2013
Tom Ricker, Englevale, N.D. letter: N.D.’s voting system isn’t broke, so don’t fix it
Tom Ricker of Englevale writes in about voting
April 01, 2013
Macedonia's local elections free of violence
Macedonians voted peacefully in local elections Sunday, boosting hopes the country is turning a page and won't repeat the political and ethnic violence that has marred past voting cycles.
By Konstantin Testorides , March 24, 2013
Minnesota Secretary of State Ritchie supports expanded all-mail balloting
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie wants to increase the number of townships than can use all-mail balloting during elections.
By Associated Press , March 12, 2013
Johnson, Cohen re-elected to university board
Dean Johnson’s first job after being re-elected a University of Minnesota regent Wednesday night was rushing to the state House chambers to thank lawmakers who voted for him. The ex-politician knows the importance of maintaining relationships. “I know 90 percent of these folks,” the former state senator said about lawmakers.
By Don Davis , March 06, 2013
Biden leads re-enactment of voting rights march
The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African-Americans' votes haven't stopped in the years since the 1965 Voting Rights Act added millions to Southern voter rolls.
By Phillip Rawls , March 03, 2013
Can escape clause save voting rights provision?
The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing reformed state, county and local governments to an escape hatch from the law's strictest provision.
By Mark Sherman , February 24, 2013
Senate panel studies expanded Minnesota voting window
A bill to open Minnesota voting booths two weeks before an election and allow voting on weekends is raising constitutional questions.
By Associated Press , February 20, 2013
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday.
By Associated Press , February 17, 2013
OUR OPINION: Keep names of colleges in N.D. Constitution
Removing the names was a bad idea in 1998 and remains a bad idea today.
By Tom Dennis , February 17, 2013
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