June 2024 Election Analysis

The June 2024 primary election was not a good showing for candidates relying on "culture war" issues. A return to focusing on core economic and fiscal issues is needed in The Conservative Movement.

It’s time to take a very brief look at what happened during Tuesday’s primary election.

Turnout was very low, despite the fact that the spending on ads (especially negative) was one of the highest ever in North Dakota.

Burleigh County Property Tax To Sales Tax Shift

As reported on election night, the Burleigh County ballot measure to shift county law enforcement costs away from property taxes to local sales tax passed.

The passage of this local tax measure proves voters want something, anything, to be done about property taxes. The legislature needs to look at meaningful, long-term, permanent property tax reforms next session.

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Yesterday, I spoke with Joel Heitkamp on KFGO’s news and views about this development and what it means for the overall property tax discussion statewide and in the next legislative session:

To read about the history and how Burleigh County got to this point, read the summary from last fall:

Burleigh County To Consider Local Property Tax Reform Plan

Insurgent “Conservative” Legislative Candidates Take A Beating (BEK-TV video with Gary Emineth)

Many conservatives are wondering “what happened” when it comes to Tuesday’s primary election.

In the video below, Gary Emineth and I discuss the outcomes of the statewide and legislative races.