North Dakota Senate OKs redistricting plan with added transparency provisions
Complaints of potentially obscured drafts prompted the Senate to amend the bill to make preliminary plans subject to open records laws and automatically available when introduced during redistricting committee meetings. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
North Dakota s current legislative districts were crafted using figures from the 2010 U.S. Census. (Screenshot via North Dakota Legislature)
BISMARCK The North Dakota Senate has approved a bill that would set the stage for redrawing the state s political boundaries later this year.
The upper chamber voted unanimously on Monday, April 5, to bounce the recently amended House Bill 1397 back to the House of Representatives, which overwhelmingly passed an earlier version of the legislation in February. The Republican-backed bill would assign a committee of lawmakers to draw new equally populated districts, a process that only com
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Expelled North Dakota lawmaker won t sue to regain seat
Luke Simons said a lawsuit could take several weeks, and even if he were reappointed by his local GOP district committee, the House of Representatives would refuse to let him back in. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
North Dakota Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, speaks at a hearing that ended with his expulsion over sexual harassment accusations on March 4. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
BISMARCK Former North Dakota Rep. Luke Simons has decided not to file a lawsuit to the state Supreme Court over his expulsion from the House chamber.
Simons said Thursday, March 11, that while the sexual harassment allegations levied against him are lies and his removal proceedings lacked due process, he won t try to regain his seat. The former Dickinson legislator said a lawsuit could take several weeks, and even if he were reappointed by his local GOP district committee, the House of Representatives would
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Luke Simons claims O Brien s allegations are up for interpretation
Luke Simons held a presser in Bismarck where he set about “clearing his name,” less than a week after being the first member ever deposed from the North Dakota House of Representatives.
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Looking down at the inside of his palms, former Rep. Luke Simons contemplates his decision on whether to pursue legal action for his expulsion from the North Dakota House of Representatives Tuesday in a press conference at the Wingate Hotel in Bismarck. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)
In a written statement, former Rep. Luke Simons singled out each of the multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct used to oust him from his seat in the Legislature. With his statement, Simons highlighted Rep. Emily O’Brien s previous harassment claims made while at the University of North Dakota claims which were later found to be unsubstantiated.
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