HB 1273Better elections... ...must be stopped.
What is HB 1273?
House Bill 1273 bans the use of both approval voting and ranked choice voting at all levels in North Dakota elections.
Politicians from across the state are are trying to tell Fargo voters that their historic vote to adopt approval voting shouldn't count.
That means that better elections that lead to better representation will be outawed at the state level.
This is an attack on the will of the people and, arguably, the validity and right of Fargo voters to engage in the initiative process.
To be clear, we support the right of the State Legislature to improve the lives of North Dakotans but most definitely question how exactly this bill will do that.
Who's behind it?
This bill was sponsored by House Representatives Kasper, Louser, B. Koppelman, Bellew, Heilman, and Heinert as well as Senators O. Larsen, Meyer, Clemens, Meyer, Paulson, and Vedaa.
If you're wondering how many of these politicians were actually elected to represent Fargo at all... there's only one: Jim Kasper.
What can I do?
You can read the bill, contact YOUR legislators, and contact members of the House Political Subdivisions Committee and tell them to vote NO on HB 1273.
HB 1319Surely, Ranked Choice Voting must be safe, then! Nah.
What is HB 1319?
House Bill 1319 bans the use of ranked choice voting at all levels in North Dakota elections.
That means that better elections that lead to better representation will be outawed at the state level.
It's no secret that Reform Fargo prefers approval voting, but we are also fully against any bans on electoral method improvements like this.
This is an attack on all of us.
Who's behind it?
This bill was sponsored by House Representatives Kasper, Louser, Ruby, Hoverson, Rohr, and Steiner as well as Senators Myrdal, Hogue, Meyer, and Vedaa.
If you're wondering how many of these politicians have actually used an alternative election method to vote in North Dakota... it's zero..
What can I do?
You can read the bill, contact YOUR legislators, and contact members of the House Political Subdivisions Committee and tell them to vote NO on HB 1319.