North Dakota Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Term Limits Ballot Measure

North Dakota Supreme Court weighs potential statewide vote on term limits change

A crowd fills the seats of the North Dakota Supreme Court in Bismarck during a hearing on a the constitutionality of a resolution that would create a ballot measure to change legislative term limits on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo by Tanner Ecker/Bismarck Tribune)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether proposed...

North Dakota Supreme Court hears challenge to term limits ballot measure

The North Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to void a term limits ballot measure.

North Dakota Supreme Court hears arguments on term limits lawsuit

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday, April 2, over a lawsuit challenging voter-approved term limits for state lawmakers. The lawsuit, filed in late January, claims the Legislature violated the state constitution when it passed a resolution creating a ballot measure during the 2025 session, just four years after voters approved term limits. In 2022, North Dakota residents approved capping term limits to eight ye…