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Evaluation of North Dakota county websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on North Dakota county websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on North Dakota's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

[edit] Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

[edit] Conclusions chart

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	15	21	22	10	1	0	0	0	8
P	0	11	12	9	2	0	1	0	0	15
N	28	7	0	2	21	32	32	33	33	10
No Website	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

[edit] Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Barnes County, North Dakota	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	N	N	P
Billings County, North Dakota	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Burke County, North Dakota	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Burleigh County, North Dakota	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Cass County, North Dakota	C-	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P
Cavalier County, North Dakota	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dewey County, South Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dickey County, North Dakota	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Emmons County, North Dakota	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Foster County, North Dakota	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Grand Forks County, North Dakota	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Grant County, North Dakota	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson County, South Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jerauld County, South Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
LaMoure County, North Dakota	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Marshall County, South Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
McCook County, South Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
McKenzie County, North Dakota	D	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
McLean County, North Dakota	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Mercer County, North Dakota	F	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Morton County, North Dakota	F	N	Y	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Nelson County, North Dakota	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pembina County, North Dakota	F	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Ramsey County, North Dakota	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Ransom County, North Dakota	F	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Renville County, North Dakota	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	P
Richland County, North Dakota	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Rolette County, North Dakota	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Sargent County, North Dakota	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Sheridan County, North Dakota	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Stark County, North Dakota	F	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Stutsman County, North Dakota	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Towner County, North Dakota	F	N	N	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Traill County, North Dakota	F	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N	P
Walsh County, North Dakota	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Ward County, North Dakota	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Wells County, North Dakota	D-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	P
Williams County, North Dakota	F	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	P

[edit] Counties without websites (20)

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Permits/Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Adams County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Benson County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bottineau County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bowman County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Divide County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Dunn County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Eddy County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Golden Valley County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Griggs County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hettinger County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Kidder County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Logan County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
McHenry County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
McIntosh County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Mountrail County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Oliver County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pierce County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sioux County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Slope County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Steele County, North Dakota	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

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