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North Dakota Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program Initiative, Measure 3 (2008)
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The North Dakota Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program Initiative, Measure 3, was an initiated state statute on the November 4, 2008 ballot in North Dakota, where it was approved.
The initiative established a tobacco prevention and control advisory committee to develop and fund a statewide tobacco prevention and control plan, and create a tobacco prevention and control trust fund to receive tobacco settlement money.
Aftermath
In late 2010, Jeanne Prom, director of the North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy, reported that since the approval of the 2008 measure the number of North Dakotans who signed up for help in quitting smoking has increased by an estimated 80 percent.[1]
Following the 2008 measure both Grand Forks and Napoleon cities approved local ordinances to ban smoking in public workplaces. Prior to the measure both Fargo and West Fargo approved similar ordinances.[1]
Election results
| Measure 3 (2008) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 162,793 | 53.94% | ||
| No | 139,034 | 46.06% | ||
Election Results via: The North Dakota Secretary of State
Specific provisions
The ballot title reads, "This initiated measure would add seven new sections to the North Dakota Century Code and amend N.D.C.C. section 54-27-25 to establish a tobacco prevention and control advisory committee and an executive committee; develop and fund a comprehensive statewide tobacco prevention and control plan; and create a tobacco prevention and control trust fund to receive tobacco settlement dollars to be administered by the executive committee."
The measure established a nine-member board that is in charge of developing a comprehensive program to discourage smoking, smokeless tobacco chewing and other forms of tobacco use.
Fiscal impact
The cost for the program is about $18.6 million over two years, financed with part of North Dakota's income from the 1998 settlement of a lawsuit against the nation's largest tobacco companies. Heitkamp, who was attorney general from 1992 to 2000, helped negotiate the settlement.
North Dakota has received more than $200 million from the settlement since the payments began in 1999.[2]
Supporters
Supporters included:
- Richland County Tobacco Compliance Officer Jason Bergstrand
- Former Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp, chairwoman of the campaign
- Richland County Tobacco Free Coalition
Path to the ballot
Supporters of the initiative turned in 15,667 signatures on July 28, 2008, to the North Dakota Secretary of State. To qualify the initiative for the November 2008 ballot in North Dakota, 12,844 valid signatures were needed.[3] [4],[5]
See also
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in North Dakota
- Laws governing the initiative process in North Dakota
- Campaign finance requirements for North Dakota ballot measures
- North Dakota 2008 ballot measures
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Associated Press,"ND anti-tobacco efforts succeeding, advocate says," December 17, 2010
- ↑ ND anti-tobacco initiative petitions turned in
- ↑ Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota anti-tobacco initiative petitions turned in", July 29, 2008
- ↑ Forbes: "ND anti-tobacco initiative petitions turned in," July 29, 2008
- ↑ Forbes: "ND anti-tobacco initiative petitions turned in," July 29, 2008
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