North Dakota 2012 ballot measures

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Nine ballot measures were certified for the 2012 ballot in North Dakota.

• Three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• There was no regular legislative session in 2012 in North Dakota.
• Six were approved and three were defeated.

State signature requirements required that proposed initiated state statutes and veto referenda collect a minimum of 13,452 signatures, while initiated constitutional amendments need 26,904. The deadline to submit signatures for the June 12 ballot in North Dakota was March 14, 2012, while the deadline to submit signatures for the November 6 ballot was August 8, 2012.

On the ballot

June 12:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of gov't	Allows legislators to be appointed to full-time appointive state office	a
CICA	Measure 2	Taxes	Eliminates property taxes as a source of state revenue	d
CICA	Measure 3	Religion	Prohibits gov't from burdening person or organization from religious liberty	d
VR	Measure 4	Motto and symbols	Repeals the North Dakota Legislature's decision to allow UND to drop the Fighting Sioux nickname.	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of gov't	Revokes the authority for the poll tax and remove the offensive language	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Admin of gov't	Requires the governor and other executive officials to take an oath of office	a
CICA	Measure 3	Animal rights	Blocks any law which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers.	a
CISS	Measure 4	Smoking bans	Bans smoking in all indoor workplaces.	a
CISS	Measure 5	Treatment of animals	Makes it a felony to maliciously harm a cat, dog, or horse, with exemptions for people with occupations involving animals.	d

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Alcohol Tax Increase Initiative	Alcohol	Taxes on beer, wine and liquor
CICA	Term Limits Amendment	Term limits	Would limit legislators and executive branch office holders to two terms
CISS	Read Bills Before Vote Initiative	Admin of gov't	Requires lawmakers to swear they've read a bill before they vote to approve it
LRCA	Independent Redistricting Commission Amendment	Redistricting measure	Established a five-member commission to draw new legislative districts every 10 years
LRCA	Board of Education Amendment	Education	Would place public education - Kindergarten through college - under one board
CISS	Fireworks Referendum	Business	Would allow bottle rocket sales to people older than 17
CISS	Abortion Procedure Ban	Abortion	Would ban the use of instruments that would decapitate or crush the skull of a fetus
CICA	Redistricting Amendment	Redistricting	Would require that legislative district lines be drawn by an independent commission
LRCA	Education Reserve Fund Amendment	Education	Would reserve earnings from the state's "foundation aid stabilization fund" for annual scholarships
LRCA	Healthcare Amendment	Healthcare	Would allow residents to choose their health care insurance plans
LRCA	Second Election for Initiatives Amendment	Elections	Gives the legislature the authority to put revised initiatives back on the ballot for another vote, as well as initiatives that were previously rejected
CISS	Pharmacy Ownership Repeal	Healthcare	Would repeal North Dakota's pharmacy ownership law.
CICA	University Nickname Amendment	Motto and symbols	Would allow for the University of North Dakota to use the "Fighting Sioux" nickname.
CICA	Oil Taxes for Wildlife Projects Amendment	Taxes	Would redirect 5% of oil tax revenues to a wildlife projects fund.
CISS	Medical Marijuana Initiative	Marijuana	Would allow patients with debilitating illnesses to use marijuana if recommended by a doctor.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

No local measures have been identified for 2012.

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in North Dakota
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in North Dakota
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
• Campaign finance requirements for North Dakota ballot measures

Articles

• North Dakota petition signature threshold bumped for pending initiatives
• Efforts to repeal North Dakota's pharmacy ownership laws resurface for 2012
• North Dakota legislative referrals center around education, taxes and health care
• North Dakota ballot measure proposals continue to stack up for the 2012 ballot
• North Dakota census stats increase petition signature thresholds

External links

• Pending initiatives in North Dakota
• North Dakota Secretary of State website
• North Dakota ballot measures web portal