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Voters across Mountrail County and the state will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the Primary Election, city and school elections. In addition to making final decisions on who will represent them for the next cycle, voters will also face two measures on this ballot.
People can go to vote.nd.gov/myvotinginfo to request an application for an absentee ballot and find voting information specific to their address, including polling locations and times and whether their county offers early voting. They can also view a sample of their Primary Election ballot.
As voters head to the polls, they will again have the option to vote at any of the polling locations when it comes to national, state, or county elections. Mountrail County used voting centers for the last two election cycles. Poll workers at each location will have all of the ballots for each of the various designated precincts, however school board elections will be held at the proper location for each school.
Voting centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Centers are located in The Venue in New Town, the Parshall American Legion Building, the Palermo Corporation Building, the Ross Community Building, the Plaza Mountrail County R&B Complex, the White Earth City Hall, and the Mountrail County South Complex. Ballots and voting center information are located elsewhere in this week’s paper.
As long as a voter is a Mountrail County resident and has the proper identification, they will be allowed to vote at any center. A North Dakota driver license, nondriver ID card, Tribal government issued ID document and long term care identification certificate are the primary methods of identification that are used when voting.
North Dakota has a voter ID law that requires people to have a valid form of identification to vote. This can be a North Dakota driver’s license, North Dakota non-driver ID, Tribal ID or letter, or long term care certificate. To streamline the voting process, people are encouraged to make sure their ID information is updated before election day if they have moved or renewed if they have an expired ID. Address changes to North Dakota driver’s licenses and non-driver IDs can be made online through the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) website or by calling 701-328-4353.
Voters in Mountrail County will see races for the following statewide positions. 
In the race for Representative in Congress voters will choose from independent nomination Helene Neville, Republicans Julie Fedorchak, independent nomination Charles Tuttle, and Democrat Trygve Hammer.
Michael Howe (R) and Ryan Braunberger (D) are seeking the Secretary of State position.
Running for Attorney General are Drew Wrigley (R) and Tim Lamb (D).
Doug Goehring (R) and Vern Thompson (D) are running for Agriculture Commissioner.
Republican Sheri Haugen-Hoffart and Democrat John Pederson are running for Public Service Commissioner, 6 year-term.
Running for the unexpired two year term on the Public Service Commission are Jill Kringstad (R), and Scot Kelsh (D).
Running for Tax Commissioner are Brian Kroshus (R) and Mark Nelson (D).
In the race for the unexpired two-year term of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, voters will choose between Levi Bachmeier and Tracy Layne Foss.
Seeking election for the Justice of the Supreme Court, ten-year term, are Ariston E Johnson and Jerod Tufte.
Seeking election for an unexpired eight-year term as Justice of the Supreme Court is Douglas A Bahr.
Mountrail County Commissioner District 2 candidates are Beau Vachal and Gary Schell.
In the Commissioner District 3 race, Jake Estvold and Trudy Ruland are on the ballot.
One more race will be contested, this time for County Sheriff as Corey Bristol and Joel Shaffett are both on the ballot.
John DeGroot is running unopposed for the County Commissioner District 4. Other unopposed races are Stephanie A Pappa for County Auditor, Amber J Fiesel for County State’s Attorney, Melissa Vachal for County Recorder, Jessica Niemitalo for County Treasurer, Cameron Tomjack for Supervisor Mountrail County Soil Conservation District, and the Mountrail County Promoter for County Official Newspaper.

There are two measures on the ballot this time. Both are constitutional measures.
Constitutional Measure No. 1 was placed on the ballot by action of the 2025 North Dakota Legislative Assembly with the passage of House Concurrent Resolution No. 3003 (2025 Session Laws, Chapter 614). If approved, this constitutional measure would amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota.
The proposed amendment would require constitutional amendments submitted to the electors, by resolution adopted by the legislative assembly and by initiative petition and measure, to receive an affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of those voting on the question for enactment.
Voting “YES” means you approve the measure summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure summarized above.
Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2 was placed on the ballot by petitions circulated by a sponsoring committee. If approved, it would add a new section to article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution.
This initiated measure amendment would amend and add a new section to article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution. It would mandate all public school districts, public schools, and public charter schools to provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day to enrolled students at no cost to the student, parent, or guardians. It would allow nonpublic schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and other tribal schools the option to provide the same. It would require the State of North Dakota to reimburse school districts and schools at one hundred percent of the current rates used by the state for free meals, and the rate shall be adjusted annually for inflation. It would require the legislative assembly to identify a source of funds for reimbursement and if a source of funds is unable to be identified, reimbursement funds would be appropriated from the legacy earnings fund. This amendment would supersede any other part of the constitution that conflicts with it.
Voting “YES” means you approve the measure summarized above. Voting “NO” means you reject the measure summarized above.