An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting approval voting and ranked-choice voting in elections; and to amend and reenact subsection 7 of sectio
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Officially: “AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting approval voting and ranked-choice voting in elections;” Read the full text
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69th assembly (2025)
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Introduced, first reading, referred to Government and Veterans Affairs · Jan 13, 2025
House
Committee Hearing 10:30 (Government and Veterans Affairs) · Jan 30, 2025
House
Committee Hearing 04:00 (Government and Veterans Affairs) · Jan 30, 2025
House
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 4 4 · Feb 17, 2025
House
Second reading, passed, yeas 75 nays 16 · Feb 18, 2025
House
Received from House · Feb 19, 2025
Senate
Introduced, first reading, referred to Judiciary · Feb 20, 2025
Senate
Request return from committee · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Rereferred to State and Local Government · Mar 24, 2025
Senate
Committee Hearing 03:30 (State and Local Government) · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 4 2 0 · Apr 7, 2025
Senate
Amendment proposed on floor · Apr 8, 2025
Senate
Amendment failed · Apr 8, 2025
Senate
Second reading, passed, yeas 38 nays 8 · Apr 8, 2025
Senate
Returned to House · Apr 9, 2025
House
Signed by President · Apr 14, 2025
Senate
Signed by Speaker · Apr 15, 2025
House
Sent to Governor · Apr 15, 2025
House
Signed by Governor 04/16 · Apr 18, 2025
House
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/16 · Apr 21, 2025
The numbers
12
sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
Final PassageSenate · 2025-04-08 · Passed in Senate · Yeas 38, Nays 8, Absent or Excused and Not Voting 1
Final PassageHouse · 2025-02-18 · Passed in House · Yeas 75, Nays 16, Absent or Excused and Not Voting 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the North Dakota legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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