Get Ready to Vote by Getting to Know Your Candidates

The general election is nearly upon us! November 3 will be here before we know it, and voters 50-plus are a power force in every election. And older voters want candidates and elected officials to address the issues that matter most to them and their families:

• Protecting Social Security
• Supporting family caregivers
• Preventing fraud
• Helping you live independently in your home and community

Make your voice heard in 2026. AARP is committed to giving voters in North Dakota and across the nation trusted, up-to-date information on when, where and how to vote in the 2026 elections. “We want to make sure that everyone can make their voices heard on the issues that matter most to them,” says Josh Askvig, AARP ND State Director.

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Make your plan now: learn when, where and how to vote at aarp.org/vote.

 Get ready to vote

• Check voting options (in person, absentee and key dates) at aarp.org/vote.
• Get a look at your local ballot at sos.nd.gov/elections.
• Get to know the candidates at forums being held in Bismarck, Mandan, Fargo and West Fargo. Forums are sponsored by AARP and the League of Women Voters in Bismarck-Mandan and the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley. Details below. The forums are open to the public.

Bismarck- Mandan Candidate Forums
You can attend the forums in person at the Bismarck City/County Building (221 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND) OR watch them live or later on Dakota Media Access.

• Burleigh County Auditor and County Commission Forum
  Wednesday, September 16 from 5:30-7 p.m.
• D47 Senate and D31 Reps
  Wednesday, September 23 from 5:30-7 p.m.
• D7 Senate and D7 Reps
  Tuesday, September 29 from 5:30-7 p.m.
• D35 Senate and D35 Reps
  Wednesday, September 30 from 5:30-7 p.m.
• D31 Senate and D47 Reps
  Wednesday, October 7 5:30-7 p.m.

Fargo Candidate Forums
Fargo forums will be held at Fargo City Hall.

• District 41
  Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m.
• District 45 and District 11
  Thursday, October 8 at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

West Fargo Forum
West Fargo forums will be held at West Fargo Fire Hall.

• District 13
  Thursday, October 15 at 7 p.m.