Bird Dakota is signed by Bill deviating from Fargo’s unusual voting system star-news.press/wp

Bismarck, ND – The Governor of North Dakota signed a prohibition law on Wednesday Unusual voting system He uses the largest city of his state.

Account Signed by Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong Bans Ranked selection and approval voting. Vote with a ranked choice, In which voters are used desirable candidates, used In Alaska and Maine And various cities, but not in the North Dakota. Voters select as many candidates who want to vote approval; They win top votes.

Fargo adopted approval by voting via the polling initiative in 2018. years and used by the system for the selection of mayor and four city commissions. The measure came after the previous elections in which the candidates won the seats of the Commission with only by slowing the overall vote in crowded races.

In 2018, the winning candidates of the Commission received 18% and 16.5% of the vote, respectively. In the Race of the Commission 2024, two winners had a support for 46% and 44.5% voters. Three city elections used the voting approval.

Supporters, including mayor Tim Mahoney, say permission to vote for Fargo. But Bill sponsor, Republican tail. Ben Koppelman West Farga, said the system prefers “vanilla” candidates who do not take hard views. The Republic State Secretary Michael Howe supported Bill, saying the North Dakota needed a uniform election.

The Governor said in the statement: “Now more than ever, we need consistent, efficient and easy to understand polling experience in the entire state to keep trust in our election system.”

2023. years, then-gov. Doug Burgum Veto banned from Koppelman for Ban Fargo’s system. He called the predominant of the state representative and violation at local control. The house has overreached the veto, but the Senate supported.

Fargo’s mayor said that city officials saw the end result coming, given the strong support of the legislation for the account.

“People Farga liked the voting of approval. He worked for us, but we accept the legislature. We accept the decision they made,” Mahoney said.

The following elections of the city is located in June 2026. years for mayor and two seats of the city commission.