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House raises thresholds for local recall petitions, approves recall-election changes 56-32
Summary
The House approved Senate Bill 22-69 on April 1, 2025, raising signature thresholds and other rules for recall elections affecting city, park district and school board members. Sponsors said changes reduce frivolous recalls in small communities; opponents warned of making recalls harder.
The North Dakota House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 22-69 on April 1, 2025, changing the rules that govern recall petitions and recall elections for members of city governing bodies, park districts and school boards. The final roll-call vote was 56 in favor and 32 opposed.
Senate Bill 22-69 increases the number of signatures required to trigger a recall from 25% to 35% of the voters who participated in the most recent election in which the targeted…
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