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North Dakota Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
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Similar measures in other states
Groups in Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico and Wyoming considered a similar proposal. Two of those states (North Dakota and Wyoming) allowed ballot initiatives; in the other three states, the state legislature would have had to vote it onto the ballot using their state's procedure for constitutional amendments.[1]
- Arizona Health Insurance Reform Amendment (2010)
- Oklahoma Health Care Freedom Amendment, State Question 756 (2010)
Missouri Health Care Freedom, Proposition C (2010)
Indiana Health Care Freedom Act
Minnesota Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
New Mexico Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
Wyoming Health Care Freedom Act (2010)
National lawsuit
With United States President Barack Obama's signing of the federal health care bill into law, many states began preparing themselves to combat the health care mandates that were on the verge of taking place across the country. Some states had pending initiatives or legislative referrals for the statewide ballots, however, in other states attorney generals joined in a national lawsuit.[2][3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the North Dakota Constitution
According to the North Dakota Constitution an amendment proposed by either the House or the Senate requires only majority approval.
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