legislation

Legislation

Ken Yantes, secretary of North Dakota Township Officers Association, is serving NDTOA as our lobbyist for the 2007 legislative session.

Thank you Ken for all of your hard work and time spent on our behalf !

Ken can be reached at Brocket, ND
Ph. 701-655-3513
Cell: 701-230-4118

ken@ndtoa.com

Please feel free to contact Ken about any of the issues in the legislature that you feel may affect township government.

Jan 23, 1:00p.m. - Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Click here for minutes of the meeting:
Extra Territorial Zoning
Fargo City Hall, City Commission Meeting Room,
200 3^rd Street North, Fargo.

To see the 2007 Legislative Assembly general information:
www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/leginfo/index.html

Click here to see updates on legislation affecting townships:
http://www.ndtoa.com/legislativeupdates.htm

To find your legislative district:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/dist-legis.html

To find your legislators:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/dist-legis.html

For names of the House Standing Committees:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/house/standing-comm/

For names of the Senate Standing Committees:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/senate/standing-comm/

Weekly Committee Hearing Schedules:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/committee-hearings/c-hearing.html

To look up legislation:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/leginfo/bills-res-jour/index.html

For some tips on testifying before the committees:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/information/general/testify.html

How to Contact Your Legislators

During a legislative session, a legislator can be reached at the State Capitol through e-mail or by leaving a message with the legislative telephone message center at (888) NDLEGIS (635-3447). That number can also be used to obtain information on bills under consideration. Otherwise, a legislator can be reached by mail or e-mail at the address listed in the legislator's bio online under the 60th Legislative Assembly link at http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/ .

Addressing Mail Correspondence
To a Senator: Honorable (full name) State Senator 600 E Boulevard Ave Bismarck , ND 58505 Dear Senator (last name)		To a Representative: Honorable (full name) State Representative 600 E Boulevard Ave Bismarck , ND 58505 Dear Representative (last name)
2007 Legislative Deadlines
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To call:

General Information:		701-328-3373
Toll Free Number (In State Only):		1-888-635-3447
TTY - Relay ND:		1-800-366-6888
Fax:		701-328-3615