Sept. 16 is National Voter Registration Day, but what does that mean in North Dakota, the only state that doesn’t require formal registration?

Stickers featuring artwork from 2020 “I Voted” contest winner Khloe Brandon of Hatton Eielson Public School sit on a table at the Bismarck Event Center on June 5, 2024, during early voting for the primary.

Submissions will be accepted by the Secretary of State’s Office from Sept. 15 through Nov. 15. The public will vote for the winning sticker, which will debut during the June 2026 primary election.

Feeling artsy and proud? The public has been invited to submit sticker designs that voters may wear after they take part in North Dakota's 2026 elections.

The North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office wants artists from across the state to submit their artwork for a chance to be featured on the 2026 “I Voted” stickers that

North Dakota’s Secretary of State Michael Howe announced the launch of the “I voted – More Than Just a Sticker” design contest on September 9. The contest will be a statewide design challenge to create a new ‘I Voted’ sticker that will debut in North Dakota’s 2026 Primary elections.

An ascendant faction within the North Dakota Republican Party has found success in seizing party leadership position by locking out voters they don't like. In Grand Forks, recently, they failed.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe is asking for nominations for the 2025 North Dakota Election Hero Award. This award celebrates election teams, poll workers, policymakers and more. More than 3,000 poll workers help run elections. The award has a bigger purpose.

Two North Dakota tribes and a group of tribal citizens formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court this week to review an appeals court decision that found they cannot sue the state of North Dakota for alleged voter discrimination.

Current state law imposes a significant responsibility on political parties when it comes to filling legislative vacancies. The NDGOP, by its own actions, is clearly no longer deserving of it. We need a new process. One that gives power to the people, not scheming party bosses.

A former Republican lawmaker will represent District 25 in southeastern North Dakota, filling the position that has been vacant since Rep. Cindy Schreiber-Beck died in May. The committee for District 25 Republicans selected former Rep.