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HB 1431

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2026 Regular Session Introduced by Karel Crawford and 3 co-sponsors

HB 1431 aligns district party organization with post-redistricting boundaries, clarifies caucus timing and notice, and limits state party control to preserve district committees.

Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
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Bill Summary · HB 1431

HB 1431 — North Dakota (2025)

A bill to amend and reenact sections 16.1‑03‑01, 16.1‑03‑07, 16.1‑03‑11, 16.1‑03‑14, and 16.1‑03‑22 of the North Dakota Century Code (NDCC) relating to political organizations; and to repeal sections 16.1‑03‑03, 16.1‑03‑05, 16.1‑03‑08, and 16.1‑03‑17 (district parties and district committees).

Main purpose / intent

HB 1431 would update statutory rules governing the organization and operation of political parties at the legislative‑district level in North Dakota. The bill seeks to align party caucus and committee organization with post‑redistricting legislative boundaries, clarify notice and filing duties, limit the state party’s ability to prescribe district organization methods, and provide specific timelines and procedures for forming district and state party committees and for state party conventions.

Key provisions and changes

  • Aligns district party organization with current legislative district boundaries established under chapter 54‑03 NDCC.
  • Caucus timing: requires each legislative‑district party to hold a caucus on or before May 15 following the last general election (and after redistricting becomes effective). Allows organizing caucuses by precinct or at‑large for the district.
  • Caucus call and notice: specifies required contents of the caucus call (party name, district number, date/place/hours, business to be conducted, participation rules, contact for call) and requires published notice in the district’s official newspaper at least 10 days before the caucus.
  • Redistricting triggers: requires the state committee to call a caucus within 30 days after redistricting if a district has no overlapping prior geography or if new geography comprises >25% of the district’s population.
  • District committees: modifies organization rules so district committees must coincide with legislative district boundaries; requires committees to select officers and forward the district chair’s name/contact to the state committee; allows appointment of temporary chairs by the state party when a district lacks an effective committee (to meet filing deadlines).
  • Limits state‑party control: prohibits state party bylaws from prescribing the method of district committee organization or imposing procedures unless a district lacks a functioning committee.
  • State committee timing: requires state committees to organize by electing officers on or before July 1 of each odd‑numbered year and to notify the secretary of state of party officers within 30 days.
  • State conventions: clarifies convention authority (adopt rules, nominate presidential electors, elect national delegates/alternates) and requires certification of presidential electors to the secretary of state by 4 p.m. on the 64th day before the general election.
  • Statutory cleanup: repeals several existing sections that address district parties and committees (16.1‑03‑03, ‑05, ‑08, ‑17), consolidating and replacing those provisions with the amended sections above.

Who is affected

  • Political parties recognized in North Dakota (state, legislative‑district and precinct party organizations)
  • District party officers and committee members (including temporary appointees)
  • State party executive committees and state chairmen
  • Secretary of State (notification/filing duties)
  • Party members and candidates who participate in caucuses, conventions, and candidate‑endorsement processes

Procedural status & timeline

  • Introduced: November 20, 2024 (sponsors: Representatives Hendrix, D. Ruby, et al.)
  • Committee action: Reported favorably as substituted by the Political Subdivisions Committee (committee amendments enacted; committee report adopted Feb 14, 2025).
  • Floor action: Read second time; on the second reading the measure failed to pass (vote recorded: yeas 22, nays 69).
  • Because the bill failed on second reading, it did not advance to final passage during that session.

Practical impact

If enacted, HB 1431 would standardize and modernize party organization procedures to reflect post‑redistricting realities, reduce ambiguity about timetables and notice requirements, and restrict state party authority to micromanage district organization (reserving intervention only when districts lack functioning committees). The changes would likely affect how parties schedule caucuses, maintain committee rosters, and comply with filing deadlines for nominations and certifications. Because the bill did not pass, the existing NDCC provisions remained in force.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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