Ballot Measure Discussion Prompts Criticism of Lawmaker

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(North Dakota Monitor) – A discussion on three North Dakota ballot measures advanced by state lawmakers drew criticism from attendees with some opposed to changing the initiated measure process.

About 50 people gathered at the Kennedy Center in Bismarck to learn more about measures that will be on the June and November ballots. The event, hosted by the North Dakota Watchdog Network and the Dakota Resource Council, is part of a series being held across the state.

“There’s a constant need for education because every time the Legislature meets, there seems to be these in-roads trying to remove the public from their decision-making process,” said Brad Carroll of Bismarck.

He said there seems to be a repeated “ebb and flow” of North Dakotans trying to constrain the Legislature and lawmakers trying to curtail the public.