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North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has named the North Dakota County Auditors Association as the recipient of the 2024 North Dakota Election Hero Award. The honor was presented October 21 during the opening session of the North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo) Annual Conference. 

The Office of the Secretary of State is the trusted source for information about North Dakota elections, and we see our media contacts as partners in this effort. With the November 5 General Election less than a month away, we wanted to provide information that may be helpful as you report on the election. 

Elections and the right to vote are a critical part of our nation’s democracy and our Office of the Secretary of State wants to help citizens understand our election processes and establish trust in the North Dakotans who run North Dakota elections. As part of this effort, Secretary of State Michael Howe has written the attached editorial regarding election processes, how to sign up as a poll worker, and important information for citizens to remember when creating a plan to vote. 

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe is seeking nominations for the 2024 North Dakota Election Hero Award, which celebrates the importance of election teams, poll workers, and policymakers who support the administration of North Dakota’s elections.

On September 5, 2024, North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe certified candidates for the office of president and vice president to be placed on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot. 

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has reviewed petitions submitted to his office on July 8, 2024, by proponents to initiate a statutory measure on the ballot related to the legalization of cannabis and related regulation. 

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has reviewed petitions submitted to his office on June 28, 2024, by proponents to initiate a constitutional measure on the ballot related to prohibiting all political subdivisions from levying any tax on real or personal property except for bonded indebtedness until paid.

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has been selected by his peers to serve as the Midwestern Region Vice-President on the Executive Board of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS).

Secretary of State Michael Howe announced today that the sponsoring committee proposing the statutory initiative related to legalization of cannabis and related regulation submitted petitions to the Office of the Secretary of State for review and approval for the ballot.

Secretary of State Michael Howe announced today that the sponsoring committee proposing the constitutional initiative related to prohibiting all political subdivisions from levying any tax on real or personal property except for bonded indebtedness until paid, along with certain debt limitations on other indebtedness was submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State for review and approval for the ballot.