The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the
North Dakota Legislative Assembly
The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Legislative Assembly consists of two chambers, the lower North Dakota House of Representatives, with 94 representatives, and the upper North ...
and is larger than the
North Dakota Senate
The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts appor ...
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North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census. The 2000 redistricting plan provided for 47 districts. As each district elects two Representatives to the House, there are currently 94 representatives in the House.
Representatives serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every two years. Originally, the North Dakota Constitution limited members of the North Dakota House of Representatives to two-year terms, with all representatives standing for reelection at the same time. That practice continued until 1996, when the voters approved a constitutional amendment that changed the term for representatives to four-years with staggered terms. The amendment went into effect July 1, 1997, and was first applied in the 1998 elections. Every two years half the districts elect both their representatives by
block voting
Block voting or bloc voting refers to electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected at once and a group (voting bloc) of voters can force the system to elect only their preferred candidates. Block voting may be used at large (in a si ...
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The House Chamber is located in the
North Dakota State Capitol
The North Dakota State Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The capitol, a 21-story Art Deco tower, is located in Bismarck at 600 East Boulevard Avenue, and is the tallest habitable building in the state. On  ...
in
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...
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Composition of the House
:''67th Legislative Assembly (2021–2023)''
2021–2022 officers
Members of the 67th House
The below individuals are members of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 67th Legislative Assembly (2021–2023).
*†Representative was appointed when they first joined the House
Past composition of the House of Representatives
See also
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List of speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives
The following is a list of speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives, a position that was created with the state's constitution in 1889.North Dakota Blue Book, 1989 The term indicated is the year of the legislative session in which the ...
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List of majority leaders of the North Dakota House of Representatives
References
External links
North Dakota Legislative Assemblyofficial site
North Dakota House of Representativesat
Ballotpedia
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Legislature of North Dakotaat
Project Vote Smart
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in si ...
North Dakota campaign financingat FollowTheMoney.org
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State lower houses in the United States