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Port: North Dakota Voters First cranks are wrong about redistricting These are the ideologues and rabid partisans who would have you believe North Dakota's redistricting process is broken. 9:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × Local Fargo "pro-democracy" activist Richard Jensen and North Dakotans for Public Integrity co-leader Ellen Chaffee hold the "Courage Award" that Chaffee and co-leader Dina Butcher received at a national summit in Nashville over the weekend for their work on getting Measure One passed last fall. Chaffee said the award really belongs to North Dakotans who voted...

53:00 Thursday, February 11, 2021 - A hearing was held this morning on a House bill that would change the way the state does redistricting. Here to discuss the issue is Ellen Chaffee, a board member with North Dakota Voters First, a group supporting the change. ~~~ Mark Trahant shares a commentary on the confirmation prospects of Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland. ~~~ Eliza Blue shares a Postcard from the Prairie ~~~ Ready to get an early start on your garden? Starting early with seeds is Sue Balcom’s topic on today’s episode of Main Street Eats.

District lines are redrawn with every United States Census, and voter rights groups want to make sure there's no suppression in upcoming elections.

NDNAEF BISMARCK – While candidate campaigns, political action committees and ballot measure sponsors have to disclose their donors over $200, independent expenditures do not have as much transparency with their donors. Ellen Chaffee, a board member of North Dakotans for Public Integrity, is part of the movement to pass HB 1451, which would require independent expenditures to disclose donations of over $200. “(Independent expenditures) may relate to a candidate or campaign, but it has not got any conjunction with the actual candidate,” she said. Chaffee said any group working to oppose a...

Bill seeks more transparency in political advertisements House Bill 1451 would require independent expenditures on political advertisements to disclose any of its donors who have donated more than $200. Written By: Dylan Sherman / N.D. Newspaper Association Education Foundation | 6:30 am, Feb. 1, 2021 × The Great Seal of the State of North Dakota at the capitol building in Bismarck. WDAY file photo BISMARCK — While candidate campaigns, political action committees and ballot measure sponsors have to disclose their donors over $200, independent expenditures do not have ...