North Dakota ethics rule changes address bad faith complaints

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The North Dakota Ethics Commission adopted several updates to its complaint process Wednesday, including a change that allows complaints filed in bad faith to be dismissed.

The Ethics Commission investigates complaints related to potential unethical conduct by some state public officials and candidates. In response to concerns that bottlenecks in the complaint process were prolonging those investigations, the state Legislature passed a handful of policy amendments to state law last year.

Many of …

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