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Petition filed over Terry Dillons sheriff appointment; commissioners note compliance window
Summary
A county resident presented a Secretary of State letter saying there was no evidence of voter fraud by Terry Dillon and asked the board to nullify an Aug. 21, 2024 appointment and reappoint him effective Jan. 22, 2025; the state's attorney said the appointee has 20 days to meet office requirements and the board previously reaffirmed the appointment Dec. 18, 2024.
A petition concerning the appointment of Terry Dillon as Grant County sheriff was raised at the commissioners' Jan. 22 meeting when Daniel Devitt presented a letter from the North Dakota Secretary of State stating there was no evidence of voter fraud in the 2024 general election.
Devitt asked the board to nullify Dillon's Aug. 21, 2024 appointment and to reappoint him effective Jan. 22, 2025. State's Attorney Grant Walker told the board that an appointee has 20 days to be compliant with the statutory requirements of the sheriff's office. The minutes also note the commissioners had reaffirmed the appointment on Dec. 18, 2024.
No formal motion to change the appointment was recorded in the minutes; the record reflects the petition and the legal guidance about the 20-day compliance window. The minutes do not specify what compliance steps remain or whether the board set any follow-up actions. The county did not record further debate or votes on this request during the meeting.
The matter, as recorded, remains a petition and a procedural matter subject to statutory compliance and any future formal action by the board.
