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11 Aug The Pembina County Commission failed to properly notice an executive session and held an executive session that was not authorized by law.

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July 11, 2025OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS OPINION2025-0-11Date Issued: July 11, 2025 Issued to: Pembina County CommissionCITIZEN'S REQUEST FOR OPINIONRobert Flemming requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1 askingwhether the Pembina County Commission violated N.D.C.C. §§ 44-04-20 and 44-04-19.1 byfailing to properly...

09 Jul The City of New Town violated open meetings law by asking city employees attending a city council meeting in their personal capacity to leave the room when employee salaries were discussed.

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July 9, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-L-02Date Issued: July 9, 2025 Issued to: City of New TownRequest: Whether the City Council violated N.D.C.C. § 44-04-19 by asking employees to leave the room during an open meeting when...

13 Jun LEGAL OPINION: A GOVERNOR’s UNAMBIGUOUS, CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED, WRITTEN STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO A VETOED BILL OR ITEM DELINEATES THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS VETOED TO THE EXTENT THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR’S STATEMENT AND ANY MARKINGS ON THE FACE OF THE BILL OR ITEM.

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June 11, 2025A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:Opinion #: 2025-L-02Date Issued: June 11, 2025 Issued to: Governor Kelly ArmstrongRequest: Whether the legally operative scope of the Governor’s veto of language in Senate Bill 2014 was constituted by the May 19,...

11 Jun Tioga Airport Authority improperly noticed a special meeting and did not respond to an open records request within a reasonable time.

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June 11, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-09[print-me]...

11 Jun A new Attorney General’s Opinion has been issued:

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June 11, 2025Opinion #: 2025-L-02Date Issued: June 11, 2025 Issued to: Governor Kelly ArmstrongRequest: Whether the legally operative scope of the Governor’s veto of language in Senate Bill 2014 was constituted by the May 19, 2025, detailed written statement of his objections...

07 Mar An unintentional delay of over two months to respond to a record request was unreasonable.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-08[print-me]...

07 Mar Milnor Public School District No. 2 violated open record laws by charging improper fees for records and by failing to exclude the initial hour for locating the records.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-07[print-me]...

07 Mar Apple Creek Township properly noticed its July 5, 2022, regular meeting but failed to respond to a records request within a reasonable time.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-06[print-me]...

07 Mar Stanley Rural Ambulance District failed to follow proper procedures before going into executive session, and most of the executive session did not constitute attorney consultation.

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March 7, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-05[print-me]...

06 Mar Harrison Township failed to respond to a records request within a reasonable time.

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March 5, 2025You can view this opinion at: 2025-O-04[print-me]...

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