We Should Allow More Time for Referendum Campaigns
As of yesterday all three referendum campaigns started by Dickinson citizen activist Riley Kuntz have failed. He was trying to...
initiated measures
Plain Talk: Rep. Armstrong Says Democrats Amended Violence Against Women Act So It Wouldn’t Pass
On this episode of Plain Talk, Congressman Kelly Armstrong took questions from listeners, including one on renewing the Violence Against...
If the Legislature Wants More Control Over Initiated Measures They Had Better Be Ready to Make That Case to Voters
I am delighted to learn the House has passed SCR4001, introduced by state Senator David Hogue of Minot, on a 63-30 vote....
Plain Talk: Is the Legacy Fund at Risk From Initiated Measures? and Some Thoughts on the Demise of the Sunday Close Law
Lawmakers in Bismarck are debating reforms, but as the law stands now North Dakota's initiated measure process is wide open....
It’s Easy to Amend the State Constitution When Hollywood Celebrities and Billionaires Are Paying to Collect Signatures
In Bismarck lawmakers are looking to make the process of amending North Dakota's constitution harder, and for good reason. Our...
Plain Talk: Lawmaker Explains Why We Need Initiated Measure Reform, Closer Look at Oil Boom Crime Stats Paints a Different Picture
On this episode of Plain Talk, state Senator David Hogue talks about his remarkable speech on the Senate floor to...
Print Column: Nobody, Not Even Voters, Should Be Able to Make Laws Unilaterally
MINOT, N.D. -- The populist cranks slobbering about the initiated measure process and how it represents the “will of the...
If You’re Skeptical of the Legislature Making Changes to the Initiated Measure Process Please Watch This Video
The state Senate's Committee' on Government and Veteran Affairs voted on SCR4001 they gave it a unanimous "do not pass"...
If the Voters Approve Bad Policy, Does That Make It Good Policy?
I talked about this on today's podcast, but I thought the Fargo Forum's Sunday editorial was worth responding to in the...
Marsy’s Law May Have Put North Dakota in Violation of the 8th Amendment
Marsy's Law is yet another of the legal headaches created by North Dakota's deeply flawed initiated measure process. Approved by...
