Committee approves study of separate-party primary ballots to examine costs and effects
February 21, 2025 | State and Local Government, Senate, Legislative, North Dakota
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Sponsor Senator Chuck Wallen said the prior bill on the topic was voted a do-not-pass at his request and the study would gather cost estimates and operational details — including whether a two-sided ballot (party choices on one side, nonpartisan races on the other) would prevent spoiled ballots and whether recording which party ballot a voter selected would amount to a form of party registration.
Senator Lee, drawing on past League of Women Voters guidance, said she did not expect the change to substantially reduce spoiled ballots in jurisdictions that use digital ballot systems, but she did not oppose the study. The motion to recommend the study passed 6-0.
Ending: The resolution proceeds to legislative management; sponsors said the study is intended to collect fiscal and operational information rather than to implement immediate change.
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