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FILE - 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, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

FILE - 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, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

Rick Becker, pictured Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D., is the leader of a ballot initiative to largely do away with the property tax in North Dakota. The measure also would require the Legislature to provide replacement revenue to local governments. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Rick Becker, pictured Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D., is the leader of a ballot initiative to largely do away with the property tax in North Dakota. The measure also would require the Legislature to provide replacement revenue to local governments. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

A sign in an apartment window in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, reads “Yes on 5 to legalize” in support of a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

A sign in an apartment window in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, reads “Yes on 5 to legalize” in support of a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

A sign in a neighborhood in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, reads “Vote yes on #4” in support of a ballot initiative that would largely do away with property taxes in the state. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

A sign in a neighborhood in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, reads “Vote yes on #4” in support of a ballot initiative that would largely do away with property taxes in the state. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)