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"Becker attempted a similar campaign in 2020, but his campaign never got off the ground amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A similar measure got less than 24% of the vote in 2012."
Although Republicans hold a supermajority in both the North Dakota House of Representatives and Senate, the Fargo area serves as one of the few battlegrounds where Democrats have proven competitive.
More than a third of North Dakota's legislative districts fall along the eastern edge of the state, and due to population growth, Fargo added a district when lawmakers redrew the map last year.
More than a third of North Dakota's legislative districts fall along the eastern edge of the state, and due to population growth, Fargo added a district when lawmakers redrew the map last year.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced Tuesday, Feb. 15, that the measure's sponsoring committee turned in what it says are about 46,000 signatures in support of putting the term limits question to voters. If Jaeger's office deems at least 31,164 signatures came from qualified North Dakota residents, the measure will be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot.