Free school meals measure in North Dakota approved for November vote

  • Members of the sponsoring committee for a proposed ballot measure to make public school meals free watch as staff with the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office count petition signatures on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)
    Members of the sponsoring committee for a proposed ballot measure to make public school meals free watch as staff with the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office count petition signatures on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)
    North Dakotans will vote in November on a mandate that the state must pay for meals for K-12 students.The North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday it has approved a sufficient number of signatures submitted by the Together for School Meals coalition to place the initiated measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. It will be listed as Measure 3.“This is a huge milestone,...

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