Published August 03, 2012, 12:00 AM


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North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger, right, and the state elections director, Lee Ann Oliver, left, count initiative petitions that advocate a smoking ban in North Dakota public workplaces on Thursday, in the North Dakota secretary of state's office in the state Capitol in Bismarck.

Read the article: Smoking ban initiative: Supporters turn in 21,000 petition signatures to put issue on N.D. ballot