North Dakota elections, 2012

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The state of North Dakota is holding elections on November 6, 2012.

• Signature filing deadline: March 14 (Measures to appear in Primary); April 13, 2012 (Candidates); & August 8 (Measures to appear in general election)
• Primary date: June 12, 2012

What's on the North Dakota Ballot in 2012
U.S. Senate (1 seat)	a
U.S. House (1 seats)	a
State Executives (6 positions)	a
State Senate (23 seats)	a
State House (46 seats)	a
Ballot measures (9 measures)	a

2012 Elections

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House
• State Executives
• State Senate
• State House
• Ballot measures

See also: United States Senate elections in North Dakota, 2012

Kent Conrad (D) is not running for re-election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota, 2012

Currently, Republicans hold the one Congressional at-large district.

Members of the U.S. House from North Dakota -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	0	0
	Republican Party	1	1
Total		1	1

See also: North Dakota state executive official elections, 2012

There are six state executive positions up for election.

• Governor of North Dakota
• Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
• North Dakota State Auditor
• North Dakota Treasurer
• North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance
• North Dakota Public Service Commission (1 officer)

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state senate.

North Dakota State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	12	13
	Republican Party	35	33
	Vacancy		1
Total		47	47

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state house.

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	25	23
	Republican Party	69	71
Total		94	94

See also: North Dakota 2012 ballot measures

The ballot measures certified are: June 12:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of gov't	Allows legislators to be appointed to full-time appointive state office	a
CICA	Measure 2	Taxes	Eliminates property taxes as a source of state revenue	d
CICA	Measure 3	Religion	Prohibits gov't from burdening person or organization from religious liberty	d
VR	Measure 4	Motto and symbols	Repeals the North Dakota Legislature's decision to allow UND to drop the Fighting Sioux nickname.	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of gov't	Revokes the authority for the poll tax and remove the offensive language	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Admin of gov't	Requires the governor and other executive officials to take an oath of office	a
CICA	Measure 3	Animal rights	Blocks any law which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers.	a
CISS	Measure 4	Smoking bans	Bana smoking in all indoor workplaces.	a
CISS	Measure 5	Treatment of animals	Makes it a felony to maliciously harm a cat, dog, or horse, with exemptions for people with occupations involving animals.	d

Eligibility to Vote

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

North Dakota is one of 19 states to use an open primary system. North Dakota has no voter registration -- in order to vote, voters must simply prove that they have resided in the state for 30 days.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)