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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some North Dakota tribal leaders appealed to lawmakers Wednesday to split legislative House districts that include reservations, a move they believe will increase the odds for electing American Indians to the Legislature.

Collette Brown, the Gaming Commission director for the Spirit Lake Nation, said sticking her tribe's reservation in a larger district with predominantly white rural areas has a "dilutive effect" on the Native American vote and prevents tribal members from electing the candidate of their choice. To remedy the issue, Brown suggested the redistricting panel split the full district in two to include a House district that encompasses the reservation. 

No members of the panel presented proposals for new political boundaries Thursday, but discussion of rural-to-urban migration and the possibility of subdividing House districts offered a glimpse of the challenges facing mapmakers.

The panel will come up with plans to redraw Legislative district boundaries for a special session later this year

Fargo, ND, USA / Y94 Jun 29, 2021 | 1:56 PM BISMARCK – The committee that will draw the boundaries of North Dakota’s new legislative districts has scheduled its first meeting later this summer at the state Capitol. The Aug. 26 meeting will be followed by at least six others statewide to gather input on a new legislative map that will influence the political balance of power for the next decade. Finley GOP Rep. Bill Devlin is chairman of the 16-member committee. He says that public input wil...

GOP-led panel to redraw North Dakota redistricting maps By JAMES MacPHERSONJune 9, 2021 GMT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republicans, who vastly outnumber Democrats in the Legislature, will lead a committee to redraw North Dakota’s legislative districts this year, a task that will influence the political balance of power for the next decade. A redistricting committee of 14 Republicans and two Democrats was picked Wednesday during a meeting of Legislative Management, a 17-member GOP-led panel of la...

The GOP-controlled committee, which includes 14 Republicans and two Democrats, holds the influential role of redrawing North Dakota's legislative districts for the next decade. The state’s population has increased substantially over the last decade, and this year's redistricting is expected to see some seats shift from rural to urban areas.

North Dakota committee OKs ban on LGBT conversion therapy The members of the Administrative Rules Committee voted 8-7 on Tuesday, June 8, to authorize the prohibition proposed by the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, which oversees licensing for social workers in the state. 11:28 am, Jun. 9, 2021 × North Dakota House Minority Leader Josh Boschee, D-Fargo, speaks at a bill signing on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service) BISMARCK — A pan...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republicans, who vastly outnumber Democrats in the Legislature,...

Republicans will lead a new committee that will redraw North Dakota’s legislative districts this year.