Secretary of state candidates say North Dakota elections are secure, fair and free

By: Michael Achterling

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,007

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago


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North Dakota’s Republican and Democratic candidates for secretary of state agree the state’s elections are secure, free and fair in response to President Donald Trump’s election integrity speech.

In a primetime national address last week, Trump said election infrastructure across the country, including voting machines, ballot tabulators, voter rolls, election pollbooks and official election results websites were exposed to hacking and other exploitation from foreign countries and other non-state groups.

The Trump administration released …

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