Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing to be able to use out-of-state petition circulators to gather signatures
A political scientist says the measure could be an effort to create a test case for the U.S. Supreme Court to see if the court would be willing to allow states to set congressional age limits on an individual basis.“I assume that’s their goal,” said Mark Jendrysik, professor of political science at the University of North Dakota.
“We don’t want these types of issues in North Dakota, so we’re being proactive. I think most people look at the situation and think Senator Feinstein should’ve retired and been at home with her family,” Hendrix said. Supporters want to use out-of-state, professional petition circulators to meet the signature goal as “severe winter weather” looms. Measure supporters need to gather more than 31,000 valid signatures of voters by a February deadline to prompt a June 2024 vote.
The lawsuit targets a state constitutional provision that limits petition circulators to North Dakota voters. Out-of-staters who circulate initiative petitions are currently subject to misdemeanor penalties of up to nearly a year’s imprisonment, a $3,000 fine, or both.
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