BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved the formatting of a petition for a proposed ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The sponsoring committee behind the petition must obtain 15,582 valid signatures by July 11 for the measure to be placed on November’s ballot. The proposed measure seeks to allow people age 21 or older to purchase and use marijuana under certain conditions. It also sets up the framework for the sale of marijuana within North Dakota. Similar petition drives have failed twice in recent years .