North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe addresses Legislative Management during a video conference meeting of the top legislative panel, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. The bipartisan panel of lawmakers convened to discuss and approve a cost estimate for a proposed congressional age limit that voters will decide through a ballot initiative in the June 11 election. Lawmakers approved a $1 million fiscal impact, expecting litigation over the age limit. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
FILE - Retire Congress North Dakota Chairman Jared Hendrix, left, and U.S. Term Limits National Field Director Scott Tillman look over petitions they submitted for a North Dakota congressional age limit ballot initiative, Feb. 9, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. On Wednesday, April 3, a top legislative panel unanimously approved a $1 million cost estimate for the state to defend the age limit proposed in a constitutional initiative approved for the June 11 ballot. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)