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Oberon voters officially contest city's election

Allege voters weren't properly notified, or sent absentee ballots, for primary election

On Tuesday, June 14, voters across North Dakota took to the polls to cast their votes in this summer’s elections, even in the small town of Oberon.

Oberon’s population is just 101 according to the 2020 census, and the number of eligible voters is fewer still. Even so, one resident says relatively few voters turned out for the city’s elections, and, in his opinion, that’s no coincidence.

Corey Ploi...