![Jack Dura Steve Bakken, left, and Casey Neumann, of the New Economic Frontier ballot initiative group, carry boxes containing petitions to the Secretary of State's Office on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Organizers of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted petition signatures on Monday, likely setting up another statewide vote on the issue that voters and state lawmakers have previously defeated. The group submitted more than 22,000 signatures, sponsoring committee chairman Bakken said. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5064212db7ce4a6bad02b5203aee04fe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Steve Bakken, left, and Casey Neumann, of the New Economic Frontier ballot initiative group, carry boxes containing petitions to the Secretary of State's Office on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Organizers of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted petition signatures on Monday, likely setting up another statewide vote on the issue that voters and state lawmakers have previously defeated. The group submitted more than 22,000 signatures, sponsoring committee chairman Bakken said. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
![Jack Dura Sponsoring committee chairman Steve Bakken, at right, watches State Election Specialist Lee Ann Oliver, at left, unbox petitions for the New Economic Frontier ballot initiative, on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Organizers of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted petition signatures on Monday, likely setting up another statewide vote on the issue that voters and state lawmakers have previously defeated. The group submitted more than 22,000 signatures, Bakken said. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/79564dae1331497bbef458a4760a1772/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sponsoring committee chairman Steve Bakken, at right, watches State Election Specialist Lee Ann Oliver, at left, unbox petitions for the New Economic Frontier ballot initiative, on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Organizers of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted petition signatures on Monday, likely setting up another statewide vote on the issue that voters and state lawmakers have previously defeated. The group submitted more than 22,000 signatures, Bakken said. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)