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As money in politics comes under closer scrutiny, deep-pocketed North Dakota donors have maneuvered the complicated web of campaign finance laws in a way that allows them to choose which information to disclose and which to conceal from the public.

The official primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 14, but thousands of North Dakotans have already cast their ballots through mail-in or early voting.

The official primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 14, but thousands of North Dakotans have already cast their ballots through mail-in or early voting.

The official primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 14, but thousands of North Dakotans have already cast their ballots through mail-in or early voting.

The official primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 14, but thousands of North Dakotans have already cast their ballots through mail-in or early voting.

A political committee funded by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has paid for an advertising blitz in support of candidates trying to unseat incumbent Republican lawmakers, including House Appropriations Chairman Jeff Delzer.

Burgum is once again flooding North Dakota's legislative races with his money. He's not doing anything illegal, or even particularly unusual (outside of the scale of the spending), but the way he's doing it is creating rancor he could have avoided.

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Burgum is once again flooding North Dakota's legislative races with his money. He's not doing anything illegal, or even particularly unusual (outside of the scale of the spending), but the way he's doing it is creating rancor he could have avoided.

Burgum is once again flooding North Dakota's legislative races with his money. He's not doing anything illegal, or even particularly unusual (outside of the scale of the spending), but the way he's doing it is creating rancor he could have avoided.