Jay Thomas’ conversation with North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong says he will sign a bill passed by the legislature banning approval voting and ranked-choice voting in the state.
Fargo is the only city in North Dakota that uses approval voting which allows people to vote for as many candidates as they want. Approval voting began in the city in 2018.
“This doesn’t work if every municipality in every community all across the state decides to do things their own way. The more consistency you have, the more reliability you have,” Armstrong said on The Jay Thomas Show.
Armstrong added the more uniformity you can bring to voters, the more clarity and transparency you have.
Republican State Representative Ben Koppelman of West Fargo introduced the legislation.
