BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has denied a request from supporters of congressional age limits to temporarily allow out-of-state petition circulators as they seek to advance their proposed ballot measure.
The measure's backers sued over state constitutional provisions and laws that require that initiative petition circulators be North Dakota residents.
Out-of-state petition circulators are currently subject to misdemeanor penalties of up to nearly a year’s imprisonment, a $3,000 fine, or both.
Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesThe precedent case he cited held that North Dakota laws requiring petition circulators to be state residents are constitutionally sound.
Measure supporters want to use out-of-state petition circulators to help gather more than 31,000 signatures of valid North Dakota voters by a February deadline to prompt a June 2024 vote.
Persons:
Daniel Hovland, circulators, Hovland, Democratic U.S . Sen, Dianne Feinstein, Mitch McConnell
Organizations:
N.D, —, Eighth Circuit, House, North, Democratic U.S ., California, Republican
Locations:
BISMARCK, North Dakota, U.S