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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.

Governor · 2024

Kelly Armstrong

Republican

Each entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.

Certified 2024 results · NPR

Results rating

★★★★★★★★★★85.7%

6 of 7 tracked commitments fulfilled

Tracked
7
Fulfilled
6
With progress
1
Not achieved
0
Awaiting assessment
0

7 of 7 commitments

Primary residence tax credit

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Provide a $1,550 annual property-tax credit for qualifying primary residences in the 2025–27 biennium.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2025 State of the State address

What has been verified

HB 1176 set the annual credit at $1,600, exceeding the proposed amount, with financing from Legacy Fund earnings.

2025 legislative session results · governor’s office

Local property-tax budgets

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Cap annual growth in local property-tax budgets at 3%, with unused increases carried forward for up to five years.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2025 State of the State address

What has been verified

HB 1176 adopted the proposed 3% limit, including the five-year carryforward.

2025 legislative session results · governor’s office

State Hospital capital funding

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Provide $300 million for construction of a new State Hospital in Jamestown.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2025–27 executive budget proposal

What has been verified

Lawmakers approved $300 million in construction funding for a replacement hospital with 140 treatment beds. This entry tracks the funding decision.

2025 legislative session results · governor’s office

Rural health appropriations

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Appropriate nearly $200 million in federal funding for the first year of the state Rural Health Transformation Program.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Special-session State of the State address

What has been verified

Armstrong signed legislation appropriating the first year’s federal funding. The measure financed program launch.

Enacted legislation · governor’s office
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
· Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Kelly Armstrong · 2024
Documented early record

Kelly Armstrong’s first 100 days

North Dakota’s governor signed a law broadening access to the property tax credit for primary residences.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Bismarck, North Dakota

Kelly Armstrong · 2024 · Reported remarks

What they said on election night

Armstrong thanked his predecessors and said North Dakota was starting from a strong position. In separate election-night comments to North Dakota Monitor, he called property-tax reform his top priority.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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