Laws governing ballot measures in North Dakota
Citizens of North Dakota may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In North Dakota, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. Citizens also have the power to place a constitutional convention question on the ballot via the initiative process.
The North Dakota State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Referred amendments require a simple majority vote in each chamber during one legislative session to be placed on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in North Dakota
- Laws governing recall in North Dakota
- Amending the North Dakota Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in North Dakota
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in North Dakota
- Campaign finance requirements for North Dakota ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- North Dakota House Bill 1372 (2013)
- North Dakota House Bill 1402 (2013)
- North Dakota House Bill 1451 (2013)
- North Dakota House Concurrent Resolution 3011 (2013)
- North Dakota House Concurrent Resolution 3034 (2013)
- North Dakota Senate Bill 2299 (2013)
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
