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North Dakota Ethics Rule Changes Address Bad Faith Complaints

By Bill Dubensky Jan 29, 2026 | 6:14 AM

(Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Ethics Commission adopted several updates to its complaint process, including a change that allows complaints filed in bad faith to be dismissed.

The Ethics Commission investigates complaints related to potential unethical conduct by some state public officials and candidates. In response to concerns that bottlenecks in the complaint process were prolonging those investigations, the state Legislature passed a handful of policy amendments to state law last year.

Many of the changes were approved implement those amendments.

“I believe this is quite an accomplishment,” Ethics Commission Chair Cynthia Lindquist said during the meeting.

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