BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Budget writers in the North Dakota House have slashed by almost half a landmark $1.1 billion proposed bonding package aimed largely at financing infrastructure projects.
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The North Dakota Legislature will meet again this fall to re-draw Legislative district boundaries, based on the results of the 2020 Census.
Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner (R-Dickinson) said before that special session, a series of public hearings will be held around the state. And contrary to what people think, I want straight lines, as much as possible, Wardner said in an interview. I don t like gerrymandering.
Wardner said when the Legislature redre district lines in 2011, ikt did a good job in making sure the lines are as straight as possible.
After the Census numbers are finalized, a committee will be appointed to work on redistricting, and the session will likely be held in November.
Lawmakers lay out plans to redraw North Dakota s electoral map
Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner said a proposed committee will draw up the new legislative districts. It will likely include 16 or 18 lawmakers, with mostly Republicans and two or three Democrats a reflection of the partisan breakdown in the Legislature. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-Dickinson, speaks at a news conference on Dec. 1, 2020, in the North Dakota Capitol. (Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service)
BISMARCK North Dakota will need to be chopped up into legislative districts later this year, but who gets to draw the lines?
Two opposing plans drafted by lawmakers look to answer that question in anticipation of a process that only comes around once a decade.