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"Political organization" denotes a political party or other group,
the a principal purpose
of which is to further the election or appointment of candidates to political
office for
legislative or executive office or to support or oppose the continuation, amendment,
repeal, enactment, initiative, or referendum of any constitutional, statutory, or regulatory
provision. "Political organization" does not include the North Dakota Judges
Association, the North Dakota Judicial Conference, the State Bar Association of North
Dakota, the American Bar Association, or any association or entity composed of active or
retired judges or attorneys whose principal purpose is other than to further the election or
appointment of candidates for legislative or executive office or to support or oppose the
continuation, amendment, repeal, enactment, initiative, or referendum of any
constitutional, statutory, or regulatory provision. See Sections 5A(1), 5B(2) and 5C(1).
Indicators of whether an organization has, as one of its principal purposes, any of the purposes listed above include whether, and the extent to which, the organization practices any of the following activities (which are listed by way of example and not by way of limitation): 1) lobbying, retaining lobbyists or registering as lobbyists for any legislative body; 2) nominating or endorsing any candidates for legislative or executive office; 3) drafting or circulating any petitions for action to be taken in regard to any constitutional, statutory, or regulatory provision; 4) publicly advocating, through the use of print, electronic, or other mass media, in support of or opposition to the election or appointment of candidates for legislative or executive offices, or for or against the continuation, amendment, repeal, enactment, initiative, or referendum of any constitutional, statutory, or regulatory provision; or 5) frequently being a party in, or appearing or requesting to appear as an amicus curiae in, litigation involving the validity or interpretation, or both, of constitutional, statutory, or regulatory provisions of the State of North Dakota or the United States of America.
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