HB 1204: Committee Votes To Expand Constitutionally Questionable Law

Regulating political speech is generally a cut and dry area of constitutional law. A committee this morning voted to expand a law to regulate MORE political speech rather than the real issue.

Background Behind HB 1204

North Dakota, like many states, has laws on the books that are questionable from a constitutional standpoint - but because nobody has sued the state over the constitutionality, and it is rarely enforced, nothing happens and the law remains on the books.

Readers of my articles know that I cite the state’s Corrupt Practices Act a l…