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The North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State will be mailing out a pamphlet with information regarding statewide Measure #1 which will appear on the June 9, 2026, Primary Election ballot. The ballot measure guide will be mailed Friday April 24, 2026, to the households of 450,000 active North Dakota voters. An active voter is a person who has voted in a North Dakota election in the last four years. The ballot measure guide will also be posted at all voting locations and on the North Dakota Secretary of State website.
Secretary of State Michael Howe announced today that petitions with signatures for the constitutional initiative related to funding of school lunches was submitted by the sponsoring committee to the Office of the Secretary of State for review and approval for placement on the November 3, 2026, General election ballot.
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe unveiled the state’s new voting sticker today during the North Dakota County Auditors Elections Conference at the Heritage Center in Bismarck. Haylee Senger from Bottineau submitted the winning “You Betcha I Voted” sticker design which will make its debut at the polls during the 2026 Primary Election on June 9.
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe will unveil the winning design of the 2026 “I Voted” sticker contest on Thursday, March 5, 2026 during the North Dakota Auditors Elections Conference.
The North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State will be presenting a demonstration of the State’s new Campaign Finance Reporting System and Statement of Interests system. This event will provide an in-depth look at the systems’ public search features, which provide transparency and ease of use for all stakeholders involved and interested in campaign finance reporting.