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Note: This page is not intended to serve as a manual. Individuals who are interested in establishing a committee to support or oppose a ballot measure should contact theirstate election agencies for more information about specific filing processes and requirements.

Groups and individuals involved inballot measure campaigns in North Dakota must adhere to the state's campaign finance laws. These laws regulate the amounts and sources of money given or received for political purposes; in addition, campaign finance laws stipulate disclosure requirements for political contributions and expenditures.

Proponents of more stringent regulations and disclosure requirements, such as theBrennan Center for Justice, claim that current laws do not go far enough to mitigate corruption and the influence of undisclosed special interests. Others, such as theInstitute for Free Speech, argue that strict disclosure requirements and contribution limits impinge upon the rights to privacy and free expression.^[1][2]

The laws and regulations that apply to ballot measure campaigns may differ from those that apply to candidates for political office. To learn more about campaign finance requirements for candidates, seethis article.

North Dakota ballot measures

See also:Ballot measure

A ballot measure is any question or issue that appears on an election ballot to be approved or rejected by voters. In 26 states, plus Washington, D.C., citizens may use theinitiative and referendum process, which permits citizens to petition to place measures on the ballot and usually involves asignature collection process of some kind. Even in states without initiative and referendum processes, however, ballot measures exist. In all states, citizens may be asked to approvelegislatively referredconstitutional amendments, state statutes, bond issues or tax proposals.

In North Dakota, ballot measures come in five forms:legislatively referred state statutes,initiated state statutes,legislatively referred constitutional amendments,initiated constitutional amendments, andveto referenda.

Organizational requirements

In North Dakota, any group organized to support or oppose a ballot measure is defined as a measure committee. Measure committees must register a statement of organization with theNorth Dakota Secretary of State within 15 days of receiving a contribution or making an expenditure.^[3]

Contribution limits

Ballot measure committees in North Dakota can accept unlimited contributions from lawful sources. North Dakota law forbids corporations and labor unions from donating to committees, but they may make a direct expenditure in support of a measure.^[4][5][6]

Reporting requirements

Measure committees must file three reports per year:^[7]

• Pre-primary report: Covers January 1 through May 5
• Pre-general report: Covers January 1 through September 29
• Year-end statement: Covers January 1 through December 31

In addition to these three reports, committees must report any contribution in excess of $500 received 39 days or fewer before the election within 48 hours of receipt.^[7]

For contributions exceeding $100, a measure committee must report the name and address of the contributor. Likewise, for expenditures exceeding $100, a committee must report the name and address of the recipient.^[8]

Year-specific reporting dates

2021–2022

The table below lists relevant campaign finance report filing deadlines in North Dakota in 2021 and 2022.

2016

The table below lists relevant campaign finance report filing deadlines in North Dakota in 2016.

2015

The table below lists relevant campaign finance report filing deadlines in North Dakota in 2015.

State agencies

See also:Campaign finance agencies in North Dakota

In North Dakota, there are two primary agencies involved incampaign finance regulation: the North Dakota Secretary of State and the North Dakota Attorney General. The former is responsible for policy and the filing of campaign finance reports, and the latter for investigation of violations and enforcement of campaign finance law.

North Dakota Secretary of State, Elections Unit

600 E Boulevard Avenue Dept 108

Bismarck ND 58505-0500

Telephone: (701) 328-4146

Fax: (701) 328-3413

Email:soselect@nd.gov

North Dakota Attorney General

600 E. Boulevard Ave.

Dept. 125

Bismarck, ND 58505

Telephone: (701) 328-2210

Email:ndag@nd.gov

Campaign finance legislation

The following is a list of recent campaign finance bills that have been introduced in or passed by theNorth Dakota state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided byBillTrack50 andLegiScan.

Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature recently.

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See also

• Campaign finance requirements in North Dakota
• Campaign finance agencies in North Dakota
• List of North Dakota ballot measures

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State
• North Dakota Attorney General
• North Dakota Campaign Finance Online

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