Tale of Two Governors
by Jayme L. Job
January 3, 2022 — North Dakota had not one, but two governors on this date in 1985. Two different men, George Sinner and Allen Olson, both claimed the state’s governorship. Olson, the incumbent elected in 1980, asserted that his four-year term began the date that he was sworn in, January 6, 1981. Therefore, he did not plan to vacate his office until January 6, 1…