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Zaleski writes, "To be sure, not every self-serving or dodgy action by legislators or other elected office holders justifies an ethics investigation. But much of what lawmakers are doing doesn't pass the smell test."

Some GOP senators voted to increase meal reimbursements for state employees — including themselves — but against school lunches for poor kids. And legislators gutted Fargo's approval voting.

Omdahl writes that no Fargo legislators advocated to an approval voting ban, "but 18 legislators outside of Fargo sponsored the punitive action. So a compelling point must be made to these 18: 'This is none of your business.'"

Ammon Gruwell writes that approval voting allows voters to express themselves more fully

Jed Limke, Fargo, ND Q: When is 95

Jed Limke of Fargo responds to efforts by the North Dakota Legislature to ban approval voting. Limke led the effort to adopt approval voting in Fargo in 2018.

Article: Latvia Wisely Chose to Adopt BAV - Latvia uses BAV in its elections and this article provides some commentary about the results of one such election.

"How elected officials are chosen in North Dakota is not a local issue. It's an issue of statewide importance."

Burgum called House Bill 1273 an “egregious example of state overreach” and that it “blatantly infringes on local control."

"How elected officials are chosen in North Dakota is not a local issue. It's an issue of statewide importance."