Financial Disclosures For North Dakota Officials

(Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – A new website allows members of the public to view the financial interest statements of North Dakota political candidates and other elected or appointed officials.

For decades, candidates and some government officials have had to disclose information including their family’s primary source of income, as well as businesses they or their spouse have a financial stake in.

State filings previously were maintained as paper records and could only be accessed by submitting a request to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office, which could involve a fee.

Moving forward, the public will be able to download the forms for free online. On the office’s new website, which went live Jan. 1, users can search for filing by name, year, position, agency and other categories.

(North Dakota Monitor) – ENTER STORY HERE. Click the image on the left to replace. Be sure to use MEDIUM size and choose left alignment. Don’t forget to also add the image in featured media and select no image.