'S OFFICIAL ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 13, 2000 STATEMENT OF FINDINGS OF THE STATE CANVASSING BOARD FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD JUNE 13, 2000 We, the undersigned constituting the State Canvassing Board, met in the Office of the Secretary of State for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast at the Primary Election held on June 13, 2000. On Wednesday, June 28,2000, we hereby certify the following Abstract of Votes is correct and true. The same has been certified to us by the County Auditors of the State of North Dakota. We do hereby certify the following persons were duly nominated as candidates for the respective offices shown and that the proposed constitutional measures were approved or disapproved as shown by the number of votes set forth herein. PARTY BALLOT OFFICE REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC-NPL REFORM CONSTITUTION OFFICE REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC-NPL REFORM CONSTITUTION United States Senator Duane Sand Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem Glenn Pomeroy Peter Crary Representative in Congress John Dorso Dana Paul Brandenburg Commissioner of Insurance Jim Poolman Gorman King Jr Governor & Lt. Governor John Hoeven & Jack Dalrymple Heidi Heitkamp & Aaron Krauter Wayne JC Anderson & Martin Wishnatsky Commissioner of Agriculture Clare Carlson Roger Johnson Secretary of State Alvin A (Al) Jaeger Dennis Bercier Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark Vern Thompson State Auditor Robert R (Bob) Peterson Mary Ekstrom Tax Commissioner Rick Clayburgh Steve Tomac State Treasurer Randy A Schobinger Kathi Gilmore

SECRETARY REPRESENTATIVE STATE STATE ATTORNEY COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER PUBLIC UNITED STATES GOVERNOR & OF OF TAX SENATOR IN LT GOVERNOR AUDITOR TREASURER GENERAL OF SERVICE COMMISSIONER CONGRESS STATE INSURANCE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER John Hoeven Heidi Heitkamp Wayne J C Anderson Duane Kent John Earl Dana Paul Alvin A (Al) Dennis Robert R (Bob) Mary Randy A Kathi Wayne Glenn Peter Jim Gorman Clare Roger Tony Vern Rick Steve

CAS T & & & TOTA L Sand Conrad Dorso Pomeroy Brandenburg Jaeger Bercier Peterson Ekstrom Schobinger Gilmore Stenehjem Pomeroy Crary Poolman King Jr Carlson Johnson Clark Thompson Clayburgh Tomac

BALLOT S Jack Dalrymple Aaron Krauter Martin Wishnatsky COUNTIE S

PRECINCT S (D) (Ref) (R)- (D) (R) (D) (Const) (R) (D) (R) (R) (D) (Const) (R) (D) (R) (D) (R) (D) (R) (D) (R) (D) (R) (D) Adams 1 758 253 300 238 279 2 255 281 1 246 251 244 259 247 286 244 279 1 234 249 233 275 241 269 255 284 Barnes 23 2,238 808 1,015 776 1,013 2 830 942 5 799 873 811 888 763 911 767 996 6 734 845 735 939 734 885 767 885 Benson 8 799 261 370 250 367 1 267 358 0 267 333 265 335 253 335 267 355 0 254 327 258 352 256 353 267 337 Billings 4 345 151 114 147 115 2 157 113 0 153 93 152 95 144 101 150 107 0 141 91 141 107 143 98 152 100 Bottineau 16 1,743 707 734 678 719 2 768 672 5 712 610 718 610 696 691 700 687 4 680 585 677 643 673 631 686 618 Bowman 4 908 358 342 357 330 1 382 312 2 374 290 372 294 353 307 364 323 1 356 294 359 315 359 303 366 314 Burke 6 423 166 216 154 211 1 181 200 1 168 178 166 184 164 190 164 204 1 158 183 162 204 164 191 163 192 Burleigh 40 8,827 4,337 3,029 4,156 2,994 17 4,568 2,931 17 4,386 2,677 4,376 2,688 4,164 2,741 4,287 2,929 17 4,125 2,536 4,145 2,820 4,122 2,684 4,274 2,782 Cass 57 6,638 2,957 2,488 2,877 2,455 12 3,024 2,409 77 2,936 2,196 2,910 2,243 2,809 2,253 2,864 2,368 79 2,794 2,194 2,775 2,294 2,790 2,235 2,850 2,225 Cavalier 22 1,065 369 508 348 484 0 395 467 10 356 389 357 396 342 405 355 458 9 342 382 344 433 345 410 360 397 Dickey 6 954 403 374 381 358 4 413 372 5 402 347 403 346 389 355 406 369 4 401 345 407 355 403 347 409 347 Divide 6 319 119 156 110 151 0 129 143 0 118 141 120 140 112 142 123 149 0 110 137 119 147 109 144 117 142 Dunn 13 898 372 390 362 377 2 401 373 0 381 316 379 320 365 333 381 362 0 359 318 358 363 363 337 375 348 Eddy 6 658 194 367 185 356 2 199 340 0 186 313 189 323 183 325 190 354 0 183 315 186 339 179 346 188 323 Emmons 10 952 441 327 419 313 2 484 313 4 435 278 434 281 410 278 428 310 3 417 276 423 301 417 292 434 300 Foster 11 568 202 243 200 241 0 212 243 2 196 210 195 210 185 222 198 242 2 173 201 169 234 168 219 178 217 Golden Valley 5 326 148 120 144 116 2 163 111 0 151 94 151 94 143 101 154 113 0 142 92 146 105 143 100 152 98 Grand Forks 46 12,352 4,501 4,999 4,343 4,951 22 4,759 4,717 20 4,413 4,145 4,446 4,191 4,255 4,203 4,521 4,651 20 4,394 4,100 4,329 4,267 4,263 4,206 4,552 4,159 Grant 7 1,032 462 346 451 338 1 506 332 3 478 298 473 297 451 311 468 332 2 443 288 452 333 444 308 473 342 Griggs 7 642 251 320 249 309 0 264 297 0 249 278 251 280 242 286 251 316 0 245 283 248 299 250 289 252 285 Hettinger 3 988 377 440 377 422 1 405 409 0 385 377 388 380 374 389 382 407 0 368 371 371 412 369 389 385 415 Kidder 10 569 258 242 249 220 1 272 221 1 248 196 255 195 248 205 249 224 1 245 189 243 222 240 203 259 212 LaMoure 11 963 386 396 365 383 5 405 382 2 393 356 396 351 382 368 396 384 0 388 346 391 369 382 357 390 361 Logan 5 711 286 234 263 218 1 324 210 0 293 169 285 167 275 178 285 215 0 272 162 272 216 266 179 285 193 McHenry 14 1,387 492 584 479 565 2 551 545 2 515 497 499 497 505 515 498 552 1 475 475 489 536 480 515 502 504 Mclntosh 6 608 324 140 314 141 0 363 136 4 350 126 338 127 333 133 340 136 3 337 123 334 133 336 127 350 133 McKenzie 17 1,008 440 371 418 348 0 479 372 0 431 298 450 303 428 315 432 341 0 408 300 411 337 410 312 426 324 McLean 22 1,980 836 667 796 647 2 899 641 0 835 560 830 578 809 595 820 638 0 782 565 794 625 787 590 807 615 Mercer 14 2,366 999 861 963 836 1 1,063 830 6 1,024 758 1,002 774 984 778 985 814 3 950 748 947 787 940 762 959 798 Morton 19 3,814 1,566 1,289 1,497 1,245 5 1,671 1,236 5 1,541 1,053 1,543 1,078 1,473 1,108 1,533 1,198 3 1,471 1,026 1,473 1,171 1,459 1,091 1,494 1,228 Mountrail 9 960 317 504 290 480 0 342 449 2 317 412 318 421 309 435 319 475 2 298 404 311 466 304 441 316 443 Nelson 7 637 201 258 182 255 1 217 244 0 198 204 191 212 183 205 200 235 0 185 187 165 220 164 217 179 206 Oliver 7 726 317 330 289 314 4 321 317 12 314 281 308 293 290 305 303 311 12 290 287 296 308 291 297 301 314 Pembina 18 1,356 619 445 592 439 0 636 416 4 607 362 622 369 579 380 594 408 3 564 361 579 390 561 372 597 367 Pierce 12 705 286 247 284 240 1 315 242 4 291 216 290 215 286 230 290 234 4 279 206 273 224 277 223 289 217 Ramsey 16 1,946 639 732 617 723 1 687 705 3 641 589 642 595 613 606 625 675 4 585 576 587 641 579 657 622 592 Ransom 8 720 233 369 220 368 1 243 364 0 233 340 230 344 223 357 229 366 0 224 343 225 358 223 351 233 345 Renville 5 596 242 262 236 255 0 257 238 0 238 215 240 218 242 231 235 237 0 224 215 230 232 223 223 231 224 Richland 22 1,935 673 870 636 822 5 695 871 20 676 745 666 750 633 758 679 817 21 641 728 645 791 646 759 671 744 Rolette 5 1,473 283 717 272 682 2 308 648 1 278 667 280 559 281 585 263 624 1 249 541 252 585 250 562 269 554 Sargent 6 879 267 436 254 420 1 277 424 1 265 393 260 398 252 401 264 421 1 257 388 259 409 255 397 268 397 Sheridan 4 745 375 228 370 223 1 408 209 0 394 196 397 196 385 202 388 224 0 383 196 380 211 382 200 391 210 Sioux 8 252 73 141 68 130 0 73 136 0 71 121 71 120 71 118 69 126 0 68 125 68 128 70 120 69 135 Slope 6 276 109 136 105 128 1 111 132 1 112 113 113 117 108 123 108 126 1 102 112 104 118 102 119 114 121 Stark 14 7,014 2,747 2,429 2,666 2,384 12 2,956 2,322 3 2,770 1,984 2,739 2,010 2,716 2,068 2,721 2,270 2 2,589 1,944 2,591 2,139 2,575 2,031 2,700 2,099 Steele 4 554 172 293 169 288 0 182 280 1 177 253 174 253 170 258 178 281 1 170 244 171 268 171 259 179 258 Stutsman 19 3,085 1,174 1,259 1,118 1,235 3 1,240 1,224 20 1,158 1,107 1,155 1,117 1,117 1,136 1,156 1,198 14 1,114 1,090 1,118 1,151 1,120 1,116 1,129 1,111 Towner 5 387 123 187 112 178 0 130 181 0 127 164 126 164 119 170 124 178 0 116 156 121 170 118 170 128 159 Traill 14 1,356 483 578 447 557 0 495 564 2 483 519 481 521 446 527 483 560 2 458 507 467 543 462 541 488 523 Walsh 18 1,468 511 545 492 543 0 545 501 6 499 404 502 413 464 415 480 494 6 471 405 458 446 459 419 487 405 Ward 34 6,330 2,934 2,310 2,787 2,246 4 3,251 2,194 14 2,963 1,990 2,949 2,026 2,956 2,064 2,935 2,188 14 2,811 1,992 2,837 2,119 2,793 2,051 2,858 2,039 Wells 15 856 404 269 386 264 2 421 262 2 401 238 402 238 395 246 413 251 3 363 229 359 250 353 242 372 238 Williams 18 3,211 1,272 1,058 1,243 1,025 8 1,409 1,020 6 1,230 853 1,315 844 1,204 877 1,298 949 7 1,182 805 1,205 892 1,179 856 1,287 862 Total 693 94,306 37,878 36,585 36,381 35,701 140 40,308 34,851 274 37,864 31,066 37,869 31,317 36,523 32,057 37,556 34,461 258 36,004 30,387 36,092 32,992 35,792 31.795 37.305 32.041

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and caused the Great Seal of the State of North Dakota to be affixed this 28th day of June, 2000. Isl Carol M Siegert, representing Kathi Gilmore, State Treasurer Isl Robert R Schaible, representing Alvin A Jaeger, Secretary of State Isl Penny Miller, Clerk of the Supreme Court Isl Curly Haugland, Chairman, North Dakota Republican Party Isl Darrin Lee, representing William Heigaard, Chairman, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party NORTH DAKOTA'S OFFICIAL ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 13, 2000

STATEMENT OF FINDINGS OF THE STATE CANVASSING BOARD FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD JUNE 13, 2000

NO PARTY BALLOT Superintendent of Public Instruction Ray Holmberg Wayne G Sanstead Northeast Central Judicial District Southwest Judicial District No. 2 Karen Braaten Doug Cilz Gary Euren No. 1 Zane Anderson William Heth Maurice Hunke Justice of the Supreme Court Kathryn L Dietz Carol Kapsner Don Hager Richard W "Dick" Olson Mary E Seaworth No. 3 Allan Schmalenberger

Northwest Judicial District Southeast Judicial District No. 6 Glenn Dill Richard L Hagar Gary H Lee Mark B Rasmuson No. 8 Richard W Grosz Earle R "Bud" Myers MEASURES BALLOT No. 7 Robert W (Bob) Holte Constitutional Measure No. 1 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4016, Members of Board of Higher Education APPROVED No. 8 William W Mclees South Central Judicial District Constitutional Measure No. 2 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4017, Election of Statewide Executive Officers APPROVED No. 4 Bruce B Haskell Constitutional Measure No. 3 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4022, Elimination of the State Treasurer's Office REJECTED Northeast Judicial District No. 9 Bruce Romanick Jim Vukelic Constitutional Measure No. 4 Senate Concurrent Resolution 4023, Filling of Legislative Vacancies APPROVED No. 6 M Richard Geiger No. 7 John C McClintock, Jr

NO PARTY BALLOT MEASURES BALLOT Northwest Judicial District Northeast Northeast Central Judicial District Southeast South Central Judicial Southwest Judicial District Superintendent Justice of the Judicial Judicial District District Constitutional Constitutional Constitutional Constitutional of Public Supreme Court District Measure Measure Measure Measure Instruction No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No.4 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 6 No. 7 No. 2 No. 8 No. 4 No. 9 No. 1 No. 3 COUNTIE S PRECINCT S YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TOTA L BALLOT S CAS T Dou g Cil z Glen n Dil l Do n Hage r Gar y Eure n Gar y H Le e Ji m Vukeli c Willia m Het h Kare n Braate Ra y Holmber g Caro l Kapsne r Mauric e Hunk Zan e Anderso n Kathry n L Diet z Bruc e B Haskel l Richar d L Haga r Bruc e Romanic k Richar d W Gros z Mar y E Seawort h M Richar d Geige r Mar k B Rasmuso n Willia m W McLee s Wayn e G Sanstea d Earl e R "Bud " Myer s Rober t W (Bob ) Holt e Joh n C McClintoc k J r Alla n Schmalenberge r Richar d W "Dick' ' Olso n

Adams 1 758 163 384 260 181 384 56 124 470 324 241 344 209 189 395 353 221 Barnes 23 2,238 601 1,233 1,068 519 906 669 954 1,000 1,213 752 843 1,167 989 983 Benson 8 799 167 274 238 132 359 374 356 280 382 265 262 391 248 390 Billings 4 345 91 183 132 102 119 56 107 235 149 144 157 139 120 178 119 173 Bottineau 16 1,743 479 854 645 387 1,055 1,135 716 727 886 562 647 877 655 805 Bowman 4 908 239 491 402 226 576 72 145 638 393 384 454 324 295 478 437 342 Burke 6 423 132 212 165 106 214 38 54 29 326 284 198 180 225 155 171 218 241 135 Burleigh 40 8,827 3,012 2,965 2,310 3,105 5,045 2,062 3,712 4,961 3,193 5,003 3,167 4,462 3,844 3,771 4,221 Cass 57 6,638 1,928 3,540 2,702 1,932 3,928 2,113 4,053 1,970 3,131 2,999 2,858 3,170 Cavalier 22 1,065 243 618 415 276 709 672 415 454 502 379 374 539 478 411 Dickey 6 954 222 387 283 234 348 193 423 306 482 242 340 410 388 346 Divide 6 319 70 149 94 70 78 34 51 25 193 171 152 126 188 90 121 170 155 124 Dunn 13 898 283 547 441 264 299 185 364 708 383 427 471 344 361 452 376 430 Eddy 6 658 152 322 238 143 185 209 288 244 315 226 209 341 244 285 Emmons 10 952 384 446 364 356 658 285 443 324 483 440 371 319 507 334 479 Foster 11 568 129 322 238 137 201 181 268 215 329 156 195 299 270 213 Golden Valley 5 326 87 159 139 63 104 44 116 206 142 123 132 135 98 175 135 135 Grand Forks 46 12,352 4,662 6,056 6,156 2,688 4,045 332 1,703 975 2,812 1,116 7,429 2,940 6,351 3,929 5,843 4,651 5,741 4,656 Grant 7 1,032 307 536 393 321 713 224 584 386 470 457 408 308 580 411 446 Griggs 7 642 175 385 269 197 214 267 302 252 349 214 235 338 322 239 Hettinger 3 988 296 487 417 235 488 145 184 661 420 443 529 347 348 530 455 415 Kidder 10 569 219 280 229 201 415 204 257 234 250 265 214 189 306 226 261 LaMoure 11 963 232 414 320 197 311 232 357 430 470 334 321 495 376 432 Logan 5 711 184 325 233 178 421 215 199 199 337 223 314 193 359 201 330 McHenry 14 1,387 450 567 458 361 820 917 593 512 678 448 485 670 621 487 Mclntosh 6 608 166 233 210 141 360 189 162 251 249 277 228 192 332 239 267 McKenzie 17 1,008 330 481 329 288 161 141 206 124 605 695 456 384 518 351 366 526 459 407 McLean 22 1,980 623 944 681 543 1,231 1,074 425 832 701 981 587 723 878 847 710 Mercer 14 2,366 703 1,359 987 782 1,763 955 999 1,040 987 1,173 852 831 1,205 1,143 891 Morton 19 3,814 1,235 1,914 1,443 1,300 2,621 1,003 1,888 1,655 1,470 1,846 1,307 1,470 1,738 1,552 1,594 Mountrail 9 960 292 451 327 251 297 94 166 108 710 573 411 396 481 342 365 484 415 410 Nelson 7 637 202 282 244 125 180 3 20 74 115 73 287 203 319 174 239 269 271 222 Oliver 7 726 272 411 362 231 574 292 379 336 322 371 288 236 429 338 323 Pembina 18 1,356 353 654 516 317 950 847 633 501 707 439 566 601 591 553 Pierce 12 705 231 290 222 166 379 459 286 313 343 263 283 331 288 308 Ramsey 16 1,946 551 1,078 906 419 1,171 1,271 950 666 1,021 590 807 849 845 764 Ransom 8 720 165 355 294 159 236 235 343 273 399 219 263 374 336 287 Renville 5 596 186 308 249 159 390 403 292 197 313 177 224 288 288 204 Richland 22 1,935 375 926 846 314 836 542 878 695 1,051 533 714 910 835 737 Rolette 5 1,473 294 843 493 432 880 935 687 435 661 479 516 642 628 497 Sargent 6 879 162 467 333 181 308 244 385 322 421 302 315 420 379 328 Sheridan 4 745 251 367 318 212 531 243 310 278 323 330 282 246 381 284 321 Sioux 8 252 72 161 125 89 197 118 95 123 100 138 82 93 133 132 87 Slope 6 276 85 161 140 58 182 25 55 206 112 140 136 111 81 172 118 130 Stark 14 7,014 1,730 4,253 3,541 1,601 2,485 1,338 2,668 5,465 3,411 2,331 3,714 2,002 2,916 2,836 2,999 2,747 Steele 4 554 110 223 156 120 242 204 270 175 189 276 255 195 Stutsman 19 3,085 806 1,770 1,405 735 1,398 861 1,521 1,050 1,669 907 1,156 1,473 1,360 1,224 Towner 5 387 99 155 124 72 199 212 179 125 189 111 156 154 174 132 Traill 14 1,356 289 487 390 252 541 541 703 372 494 605 539 533 Walsh 18 1,468 371 766 608 298 1,057 891 590 500 665 434 623 535 584 508 Ward 34 6,330 2,342 3,326 2,527 1,906 2,149 718 1,150 1,376 4,558 4,335 3,257 2,198 3,562 1,921 2,942 2,701 2,914 2,572 Wells 15 856 309 420 413 192 400 224 362 373 421 310 306 439 377 359 Williams 18 3,211 912 1,651 1,270 777 947 403 615 233 2,046 1,966 1,594 1,112 1,814 899 1,344 1,384 1,464 1,209 Total 693 94,306 28,423 46,872 38,068 24,731 3,846 1,428 2,242 1,895 8,438 8,024 7,969 8,116 4,225 335 1,723 1,049 2,927 1,189 5,343 3,857 14,529 6,864 9,453 4,637 1,921 3,763 8,589 46,226 33,385 49,391 30,431 38,715 42,734 41,058 38,648