NDSU political scientist finds 'big holes' in ND campaign financing law

FARGO — Like anyone who wants to understand North Dakota politics, Nick Bauroth tried to follow the money.

The North Dakota State University political scientist wanted to tally up campaign contributions to find out which interest groups and individuals seek to influence state policies.

"When I started trying to do that, I found that with statewide elections, with legislative elections, there are some real big holes there in terms of the information that's available," he said.

Relative to other states, North Dakota has a high threshold for campaign contributions that must be reported by candidates.

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