HAUGEN v. JAEGER

No. 20200213.

948 N.W.2d 1 (2020)

2020 ND 177

Michael J. HAUGEN, Jacob Stutzman, Trent Barkus, and Brighter Future Alliance, Petitioners v. Alvin JAEGER, in his official capacity as North Dakota Secretary of State, and the Sponsoring Committee of Measure 3, Respondents.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Filed August 25, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Asp (argued), Minneapolis, MN, and Shane C. Goettle (appeared), Mandan, N.D., for petitioners.

David R. Phillips (argued), Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew A. Sagsveen (appeared), Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Bismarck, N.D., for respondent Alvin Jaeger.

Timothy Q. Purdon (argued), Bismarck, N.D., for respondent Sponsoring Committee of Measure 3.

Challis D. Williams (on brief), Grand Forks, N.D., for amicus curiae.


[¶1] Michael J. Haugen, Jacob Stutzman, Trent Barkus, and the Brighter Future Alliance seek a writ enjoining Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger from placing an initiated measure on the November 3, 2020 ballot. The measure seeks to amend the North Dakota Constitution concerning elections and legislative districting. We grant the writ, concluding...

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