AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoElection Watch: Early voting is underway in North Dakota, with Stutsman County offering extended hours Thursday. More than 300 Native American Rights Fund volunteers will watch polls across several states, including North Dakota, to help protect Native voters’ access to the ballot. Candidates: Local and legislative contenders are making their case ahead of Nov. 3. District 37 candidates have highlighted property-tax relief, schools, workforce and health care, while North Dakota tax commissioner candidates differ over eliminating the state income tax. Measure 1: The proposal to raise the threshold for constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60% has backing from the state’s Catholic bishops and the Petroleum Council; opponents say it weakens majority rule. State & Courts: Six North Dakota communities will share more than $4.2 million in community development grants for infrastructure, housing and public safety. The U.S. Supreme Court will also hear a North Dakota-origin dispute over whether a divorce agreement can protect an ex-spouse’s share of military retirement pay when disability benefits reduce the amount available.
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