It’s here. And there’s a buzz in North Dakota and across the nation as people are turning out in record numbers for the 2018 midterm elections. What that buzz means, we don’t quite know yet. It appears that by all [read more…]
North Dakota’s Secretary of State’s race has been an interesting one— to say the least. For the most part, everyone expected that incumbent Al Jaeger would coast through the NDGOP State Convention for the party’s endorsement back in April. But [read more…]
Last week we published an article that featured Independent Secretary of State candidate Michael Coachman. As part of that article, I briefly laid out the odd twists and turns that have made the Secretary of State’s race one of the [read more…]
One of the most interesting political races during this 2018 election cycle has been the North Dakota Secretary of State’s race. In March, the Democratic-NPL threw their support behind District 44 Representative Joshua Boschee when they gave him their endorsement [read more…]
More than once this week I have heard grumblings from Republicans that incumbent Secretary of State candidate Al Jaeger may be in trouble. I hesitate to believe such things without any polling to back up the idea, but Democratic candidate [read more…]
You may have seen it already, but another North Dakota lawmaker has been cited for a DUI. Just before midnight on Saturday, October 6th, Rep. Craig Headland (R – District 29) was stopped on Highway I-94 near Spiritwood and arrested. [read more…]
It’s official. North Dakota’s voters will get to decide whether recreational use of marijuana becomes a reality for those 21 and older. Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office announced Monday that they had validated a sufficient number of signatures. Legalize [read more…]
I was surprised to learn this week that our current Secretary of State Al Jaeger has yet to file the signatures necessary for him to officially become a candidate for the office he now holds. As you likely already know, [read more…]
In late November, the group known as “Legalize ND” turned in their proposed ballot measure to the Secretary of State’s office, with the hope of being approved to gather signatures, for an effort to legalize recreational marijuana. Just two and [read more…]
Just two months ago, delegates at the North Dakota Republican State Convention voted overwhelmingly to close the Al Jaeger era in the Secretary of State’s office. Jaeger – the incumbent of 25 years – came in as one of the [read more…]
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