On this day in 1988, a Jamestown man named Ben Meier considered entering North Dakota’s secretary of state race, creating the possibility of two Ben Meiers on the ballot. Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:ADVERTISEMENTA Ben Meier may be on N.D. ballotBy Randy BradburySTAFF WRITERBISMARCK, N.D. — Ben Meier may run for secretary of state after all. The other Ben Meier. Koland and Kusler are squared off to determine who will inherit the seat held for 34 years by Republican Ben Meier, originally of Napoleon. Secretary of State Ben Meier is not running for re-election.