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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/North_Dakota_Bills.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Every Bill Gets Vote in North Dakota' data-article-id='1799'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8042'>It took just two weeks for lawmaker Howard Anderson Jr. to get a vote on his bill.</span> <span data-start-time='8042' data-end-time='12625'>Anderson serves in the North Dakota State Senate.</span> <span data-start-time='12625' data-end-time='20521'>His bill would help people seeking medical help for a drug overdose avoid arrest.</span> <span data-start-time='20521' data-end-time='31563'>In most legislatures across the United States, including the U.S. Congress, it is a big deal to get a vote on a bill.</span> <span data-start-time='31563' data-end-time='38667'>But in North Dakota, every bill proposed is guaranteed a vote.</span> <span data-start-time='38667' data-end-time='47958'>Anderson’s bill was one of over 900 introduced in the last North Dakota legislative session.</span> <span data-start-time='47958' data-end-time='59250'>All bills that were not withdrawn got votes and over half were passed and signed into law, including Anderson’s.</span> <span data-start-time='59250' data-end-time='65979'>“I think it’s a good thing,” said North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson.</span> <span data-start-time='65979' data-end-time='69021'>“We are a citizens’ legislature.</span> <span data-start-time='69021' data-end-time='71958'>We don’t get paid a lot of money.</span> <span data-start-time='71958' data-end-time='76438'>We go into session for 80 days every two years.</span> <span data-start-time='76438' data-end-time='82479'>And if you introduce a bill, you are going to get a hearing and a vote.”</span> <span data-start-time='82479' data-end-time='87146'>That is a big difference from other legislatures.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/North_Dakota_Bills.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6973 data-hint-location='38667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/what_does_introduce_mean.m4a'>What does introduce mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to submit a bill to a legislature'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/very_little_chance_of_happening.m4a'><span>very little chance of happening</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/very_unusual.m4a'><span>very unusual</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/to_submit_a_bill_to_a_legislature.m4a'><span>to submit a bill to a legislature</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/a_date_or_time_when_something_must_be_finished.m4a'><span>a date or time when something must be finished</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6974 data-hint-location='38667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/how_many_bills_were_introduced_in_the_last_legislative_session.m4a'>How many bills were introduced in the last legislative session?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='900'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/800.m4a'><span>800</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/900.m4a'><span>900</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/1000.m4a'><span>1,000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/700.m4a'><span>700</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6975 data-hint-location='31563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/but_in_north_dakota_every__blank__proposed_is_guaranteed_a_vote.m4a'>But in North Dakota, every <span class='blank'>bill</span> proposed is guaranteed a vote.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bill'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/bill.m4a'><span>bill</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/idea.m4a'><span>idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1290/test.m4a'><span>test</span></div><div class='choice' 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