List of North Dakota ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in North Dakota.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2026

See also: North Dakota 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	60% Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require constitutional amendments to receive a 60% supermajority vote to be adopted
LRCA	State Legislative Term Limits Amendment	State legislative term limits	Establish term limits for state legislators of four complete four-year terms in the state legislature regardless of chamber; provide that a term that is less than four-years does not count toward the term limit; repeal the constitutional provision established by Constitutional Measure 1 of 2022 which provided that term limits could only be amended or repealed by initiative petition and not by the state legislature

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Single-Subject Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Create a single-subject requirement for initiated constitutional amendments and legislatively referred constitutional amendments in North Dakota

2024

See also: North Dakota 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Constitutional wording changes	Update language used in the state constitution to describe certain state institutions such as changing "insane" to "individuals with mental illness", "feebleminded" to "individuals with developmental disabilities", and "deaf and dumb" to "deaf and hard of hearing"	a	301,944 (84%)	55,464 (16%)
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Establish a single-subject rule for initiatives; increase the signature requirement for constitutional initiatives; and require constitutional initiatives to be approved at two elections	d	150,362 (44%)	194,570 (56%)
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Change requirements for transfers from the state legacy fund, a fund that receives 30% of tax revenue from oil and gas production	a	174,994 (52%)	161,496 (48%)
CICA	Initiated Measure 4	Taxes; Property	Prohibit the state and local governments from levying taxes on the assessed value of any real or personal property except for those designed to pay for bonded indebtedness	d	130,038 (37%)	225,889 (63%)
CISS	Initiated Measure 5	Marijuana laws	Legalize the recreational or personal use of marijuana	d	172,174 (47%)	190,548 (53%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiated Measure 1	Federal government issues; Age limits for officials	Set an age limit for election or appointment to the U.S. Congress	a	68,468 (61%)	44,076 (39%)

2022

See also: North Dakota 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Constitutional Measure 1	State legislative term limits; Executive official term limits	Create term limits for state legislators and the governor	a	150,363 (63%)	86,674 (37%)
CISS	Statutory Measure 2	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana in North Dakota	d	107,608 (45%)	131,192 (55%)

2020

See also: North Dakota 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Higher education governance	Increases the membership of the Board of Higher Education from eight to 15, increases term length from four years to six years, and restricts membership	d	91,706 (27%)	242,004 (73%)
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Require voter-approved initiated constitutional amendments to be submitted to the Legislature, which must also pass the amendment; or, when the Legislature does not, the initiative must receive voter approval for a second time	d	125,460 (38%)	201,343 (62%)

2018

See also: North Dakota 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 1	Ethics rules and commissions; Campaign finance	The North Dakota Ethics Commission, Ban on Foreign Political Contributions, and Laws Governing Lobbying and Conflicts of Interest Initiative may appear on the ballot in North Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	a	169,676 (54%)	146,709 (46%)
CICA	Measure 2	Citizenship voting requirements	Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote	a	208,499 (66%)	107,751 (34%)
CISS	Measure 3	Marijuana laws		d	132,199 (41%)	193,837 (59%)
CISS	Measure 4	Civil service	The North Dakota Personalized License Plates and Free Access to State Parks for Volunteer Emergency Responders Initiative may appear on the ballot in North Dakota as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.	a	203,634 (64%)	112,964 (36%)

2016

See also: North Dakota 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	State legislative elections		a
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Taxes		a
CICA	Initiated Constitutional Measure 3	Criminal trials; Crime victims' rights		a	207,248 (62%)	126,884 (38%)
CISS	Initiated Statutory Measure 4	Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Tobacco laws		d
CISS	Measure 5	Marijuana laws		a

June 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 1	Agriculture policy; Business regulations	The North Dakota Corporate Dairy and Swine Farming Referendum, also known as Referred Measure 1, was on the June 14, 2016, ballot in North Dakota as a veto referendum. Voters rejected the corporate farming bill, accomplishing the goal of the petitioners responsible for putting this measure on the ballot.	d	32,045 (24%)	99,976 (76%)

2014

See also: North Dakota 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Abortion policy	Provide that "[the] inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected"	d	90,224 (36%)	161,303 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	The North Dakota Property Transfer Tax Ban Amendment, Measure 2 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure prohibited the state and any political subdivision from imposing mortgage, sales or transfer taxes on the mortgage or transfer of real property.	a	188,283 (76%)	60,478 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Administrative organization; State executive branch structure; Higher education governance		d	61,007 (25%)	182,492 (75%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Initiative and referendum process		d
CICA	Measure 5	Environment	The North Dakota Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment, Measure 5 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was overwhelmingly defeated. The measure, upon voter approval, would have redirected five percent of the state's oil extraction tax revenue to a Clean Water, Wildlife, and Parks Trust (the "trust") and a Clean Water, Wildlife, and Parks Fund (the "fund").	d	51,775 (21%)	199,305 (79%)
CISS	Measure 6	Family-related policy		d	92,807 (38%)	152,004 (62%)
CISS	Measure 7	Business regulations		d	102,731 (41%)	147,644 (59%)
CISS	Measure 8	Public education governance	The North Dakota School Year Begins After Labor Day Initiative, Measure 8 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated. The measure, upon voter approval, would have mandated that public school classes begin after Labor Day.	d	109,489 (44%)	136,963 (56%)

June 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Initiative and referendum process	The North Dakota Initiative Filing Deadline Amendment, Measure 1 was on the June 10, 2014 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.	a	43,868 (54%)	38,051 (46%)

2012

See also: North Dakota 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Constitutional wording changes; Taxes		a	206,150 (71%)	82,518 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive elections		a	259,497 (89%)	32,926 (11%)
CICA	Measure 3	Agriculture policy; Constitutional rights		a	201,920 (67%)	99,934 (33%)
CICA	Measure 4	Smoking bans	Category:Approved, general, 2012	a	209,456 (67%)	104,730 (33%)
CISS	Measure 5	Animal treatment laws		d	109,395 (35%)	206,546 (65%)

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Civil service; Salaries of government officials	The North Dakota State Office Appointment Amendment, Measure 1 was on the June 12, 2012 statewide ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment where it was approved. Measure 1 allows state legislators to be appointed to other government offices. The amendment further stipulates that the appointment of a member of the Legislative Assembly to a state office for which the compensation was increased more than an increase provided to full-time state employees during the member's term of office is prohibited.	a	96,951 (60%)	63,350 (40%)
CICA	Measure 2	Taxes		d	40,438 (23%)	131,903 (77%)
CICA	Measure 3	Religion-related policy	The North Dakota Religious Freedom Amendment was on the June 12, 2012 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment where it was defeated.	d	60,611 (36%)	107,831 (64%)
VR	Measure 4	State flags and symbols; American Indian issues		a	113,865 (67%)	55,225 (33%)

2010

See also: North Dakota 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Statutory Measure 2	Hunting regulations; Animal treatment laws	d	99,852 (43%)	130,272 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	141,783 (64%)	81,245 (36%)

2008

See also: North Dakota 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Statutory Measure 2	Taxes	d	91,412 (30%)	210,598 (70%)
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	108,748 (36%)	193,111 (64%)
CISS	Measure 3	Tobacco laws	a	162,793 (54%)	139,034 (46%)
CISS	Measure 4	Administrative organization	a	196,531 (67%)	96,457 (33%)

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	State executive elections	d	35,888 (42%)	48,644 (58%)

2006

See also: North Dakota 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	128,800 (67%)	62,772 (33%)
CICA	Measure 2	Eminent domain policy	a	137,660 (67%)	66,302 (33%)
CISS	Measure 3	Family-related policy	d	91,225 (44%)	118,048 (56%)

June 13

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Sex and gender issues; Constitutional wording changes; State National Guard and militia	a	72,581 (73%)	26,353 (27%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Business regulations	a	70,617 (73%)	26,005 (27%)

2004

See also: North Dakota 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Constitutional Measure 1	Family-related policy	Define marriage as between a man and a woman, and to recognize no other domestic union as marriage in the state	a	223,572 (73%)	81,716 (27%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Business regulations		d	311,461 (88%)	44,038 (12%)
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Initiative and referendum process		a	54,048 (69%)	23,812 (31%)

2002

See also: North Dakota 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Taxes; Environment; Property	a	113,345 (51%)	106,770 (49%)
CICA	Initiated Constitutional Measure 2	Gambling policy	a	146,852 (63%)	84,534 (37%)
CISS	Measure 3	Banking policy; Higher education funding	d	75,636 (33%)	154,234 (67%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Local government officials and elections	a	62,215 (55%)	51,174 (45%)
VR	Measure 2	Banking policy; Business regulations	d	31,805 (27%)	87,446 (73%)

2000

See also: North Dakota 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Constitutional rights; Right to hunt and fish	Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, trap, and take game	a	206,443 (77%)	61,531 (23%)

June 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Higher education governance; Administrative organization		a	46,226 (58%)	33,385 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive elections		a	49,391 (62%)	30,431 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State executive branch structure		d	38,715 (48%)	42,734 (52%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State legislative elections		a	41,058 (52%)	38,648 (48%)

1998

See also: North Dakota 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Higher education governance	d	70,403 (36%)	123,278 (64%)
CICA	Measure 2	Local government officials and elections	a	166,708 (83%)	34,961 (17%)

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State judicial selection	a	56,057 (71%)	22,535 (29%)

1996

See also: North Dakota 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Administrative organization; Higher education governance	a	165,361 (68%)	77,666 (32%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Civil trials	d	99,095 (41%)	140,590 (59%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State legislatures measures	a	132,718 (54%)	112,047 (46%)
CICA	Measure 4	Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	185,361 (76%)	57,478 (24%)
CICA	Measure 5	State legislative term limits; Congressional term limits	d	116,241 (47%)	129,187 (53%)
CICA	Measure 6	Federal government issues; State constitutional conventions	d	105,878 (44%)	132,348 (56%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 8	Housing; Veterans policy	d	46,528 (42%)	64,284 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures	d	45,067 (42%)	62,902 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Mineral resources	d	52,435 (49%)	54,256 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Federal government issues; Constitutional wording changes	a	63,934 (63%)	36,795 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State executive official measures	a	67,534 (65%)	35,591 (35%)
CICA	Measure 5	Gambling policy	d	36,074 (31%)	80,122 (69%)
CISS	Measure 6	Business regulations; Environment	a	55,322 (50%)	55,165 (50%)
CISS	Measure 7	Workers' compensation laws	d	28,071 (26%)	79,543 (74%)
LRSS	Measure 9	Workers' compensation laws	a	72,207 (66%)	37,346 (34%)

1994

See also: North Dakota 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	159,034 (75%)	53,614 (25%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Administrative organization; Higher education governance	a	139,642 (65%)	73,877 (35%)
CISS	Measure 3	County and municipal governance; Open meetings and public information	a	141,831 (66%)	73,285 (34%)
CISS	Measure 4	Transportation	d	106,203 (45%)	127,553 (55%)

June 14

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Fossil fuel energy	a	74,671 (61%)	46,903 (39%)
VR	Measure 2	Law enforcement; Transportation	a	67,744 (52%)	62,826 (48%)

1992

See also: North Dakota 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures	a	146,823 (54%)	127,500 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Mineral resources	d	126,497 (46%)	148,599 (54%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	120,479 (42%)	164,030 (58%)
CISS	Measure 4	Taxes; Water	d	110,045 (38%)	181,960 (62%)
CISS	Measure 5	Federal government issues	a	162,150 (56%)	129,930 (44%)
CISS	Measure 6	Transportation; Constitutional rights; Law enforcement	d	114,959 (38%)	184,978 (62%)
CISS	Measure 7	Taxes; Environment	d	144,781 (50%)	145,793 (50%)

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	a	82,448 (61%)	52,882 (39%)
VR	Measure 2	Sunday regulations; Business regulations	a	94,725 (68%)	43,988 (32%)
VR	Measure 3	Public school teachers and staff; Labor and unions; Public education governance	d	66,804 (49%)	69,684 (51%)

1990

See also: North Dakota 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures	d	99,362 (47%)	112,490 (53%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State judicial selection	d	96,635 (45%)	118,164 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Higher education governance	d	104,793 (49%)	109,437 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Administration of government; State executive official measures	d	74,425 (35%)	136,546 (65%)
CICA	Measure 5	County and municipal governance; Gambling policy	d	73,649 (32%)	155,534 (68%)
CICA	Measure 6	Gambling policy	d	76,700 (33%)	152,918 (67%)
CISS	Measure 7	Business regulations; Insurance policy	d	25,825 (11%)	201,326 (89%)
CISS	Measure 8	Gambling policy	d	82,019 (36%)	145,973 (64%)

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures; State legislatures measures	d	48,967 (41%)	71,452 (59%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Energy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	71,333 (59%)	50,320 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Mineral resources; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	63,851 (53%)	56,261 (47%)
CISS	Measure 4	Public education funding; Higher education funding; Taxes	d	52,610 (41%)	74,207 (59%)

1989

See also: North Dakota 1989 ballot measures

December 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Administration of government; State executive official measures		d	71,732 (29%)	174,919 (71%)
VR	Measure 2	State legislatures measures		d	29,452 (12%)	219,355 (88%)
VR	Measure 3	Taxes		d	102,786 (40%)	151,499 (60%)
VR	Measure 4	Taxes		d	118,108 (47%)	135,833 (53%)
VR	Measure 5	Vehicle and driver regulations	Uphold SB 2316, which required drivers and front-seat passengers of cars to wear seatbelts	d	102,992 (41%)	149,969 (59%)
VR	Measure 5	Vehicle and driver regulations		d	102,992 (41%)	149,969 (59%)
VR	Measure 6	Gambling policy		d	89,073 (37%)	152,563 (63%)
VR	Measure 7	Taxes		d	99,866 (39%)	153,457 (61%)
VR	Measure 8	Healthcare; Public education governance		d	99,011 (40%)	149,610 (60%)

1988

See also: North Dakota 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Initiative and referendum process	d	104,832 (40%)	157,783 (60%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Administrative organization; Higher education governance	d	115,605 (44%)	146,325 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	a	143,922 (57%)	107,912 (43%)
CISS	Measure 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy	a	159,943 (60%)	108,195 (40%)

June 14

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Ballot measure process; State legislatures measures	d	29,803 (31%)	67,477 (69%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive official measures	d	27,125 (29%)	67,530 (71%)
CICA	Measure 3	Gambling policy	d	43,951 (42%)	61,331 (58%)
VR	Measure 4	Taxes	d	23,497 (22%)	81,622 (78%)

1987

See also: North Dakota 1987 ballot measures

March 18

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	a	66,687 (57%)	50,991 (43%)
VR	Measure 2	Income taxes	a	62,635 (51%)	59,340 (49%)

1986

See also: North Dakota 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures	a	171,766 (65%)	93,220 (35%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive elections	a	131,956 (51%)	124,599 (49%)
CICA	Measure 3	Gambling policy	d	127,136 (45%)	156,777 (55%)
CISS	Measure 4	Sunday regulations; Business regulations	d	115,422 (40%)	172,577 (60%)

June 10

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Mineral resources	a	62,240 (59%)	43,259 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive official measures	d	44,706 (44%)	56,115 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Administration of government	a	58,337 (55%)	47,518 (45%)
CISS	Measure 4	Business regulations; Sunday regulations	d	57,903 (46%)	67,544 (54%)

1984

See also: North Dakota 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures	d	123,365 (43%)	162,309 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures	a	177,733 (67%)	86,792 (33%)
CICA	Measure 3	Firearms policy	a	236,596 (80%)	58,582 (20%)
CISS	Measure 4	Higher education funding; Higher education governance	d	107,357 (37%)	182,989 (63%)

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	County and municipal governance	a	55,519 (67%)	26,758 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures	a	46,500 (58%)	34,039 (42%)
VR	Measure 3	Higher education governance	d	41,234 (45%)	51,080 (55%)

1982

See also: North Dakota 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Healthcare facility funding	d	115,326 (49%)	119,561 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Eminent domain policy	a	176,464 (76%)	57,203 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Constitutional wording changes	a	150,236 (68%)	70,491 (32%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State executive elections	d	85,510 (36%)	149,627 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Higher education governance; Administrative powers and rulemaking	d	94,228 (43%)	127,087 (57%)
CICA	Measure 6	Gambling policy	d	96,677 (37%)	164,816 (63%)
CISS	Measure 7	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	a	139,089 (58%)	98,882 (42%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	County and municipal governance	a	44,963 (54%)	39,040 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures	d	38,094 (47%)	43,258 (53%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	50,813 (61%)	33,170 (39%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Salaries of government officials	a	45,470 (54%)	38,362 (46%)

1980

See also: North Dakota 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	a	132,014 (51%)	125,973 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	d	128,341 (49%)	132,768 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures measures	d	111,250 (45%)	137,849 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive official measures	d	94,166 (38%)	153,927 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	154,590 (60%)	104,762 (40%)
CISS	Measure 6	Taxes; Fossil fuel energy; Mineral resources	a	163,991 (57%)	125,231 (43%)
CISS	Measure 7	Bond issues; Housing	a	159,633 (60%)	104,644 (40%)
LRSS	Measure 8	Absentee and mail voting; Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process; Campaign finance; Election administration and governance	d	97,307 (38%)	157,916 (62%)

September 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	d	53,495 (45%)	65,289 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	a	63,699 (53%)	56,618 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes; Healthcare	d	55,785 (47%)	63,002 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes; Property	d	51,178 (46%)	60,830 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judicial selection; Local government officials and elections	a	58,827 (54%)	50,643 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	d	45,960 (42%)	63,906 (58%)
VR	Measure 7	Primary election systems	a	64,231 (55%)	52,699 (45%)
VR	Measure 8	Veterans policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	d	57,002 (44%)	72,442 (56%)

1978

See also: North Dakota 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Open meetings and public information	a	172,125 (84%)	33,965 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Suffrage; Race and ethnicity issues	a	124,519 (67%)	61,224 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Initiative and referendum process; Recall process	a	102,182 (58%)	75,413 (42%)
CISS	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	146,187 (72%)	56,761 (28%)
CISS	Measure 2	Taxes	a	127,280 (65%)	68,215 (35%)
CISS	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	138,500 (68%)	65,638 (32%)
CISS	Measure 4	Insurance policy; Healthcare	d	54,060 (24%)	169,823 (76%)

September 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislatures measures; Taxes	d	35,313 (48%)	38,512 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting policy	a	37,307 (52%)	34,598 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	d	18,110 (24%)	56,755 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	d	24,459 (33%)	48,974 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislatures measures	a	46,442 (61%)	29,960 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issues; State constitutional conventions; Veterans policy	a	41,379 (56%)	32,613 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Business regulations	d	27,933 (39%)	43,985 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Salaries of government officials	d	34,185 (45%)	41,539 (55%)
VR	Measure 1	Public land policy	a	41,368 (56%)	32,498 (44%)

1976

See also: North Dakota 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials; Administrative organization; Higher education governance	a	136,720 (58%)	99,080 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	a	145,499 (58%)	106,341 (42%)

September 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative elections	a	66,383 (53%)	58,538 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures	a	60,587 (50%)	60,145 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary	a	59,795 (52%)	55,784 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gambling policy	a	93,287 (71%)	38,894 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Higher education governance; Administrative organization; Public education governance	d	45,780 (38%)	75,010 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Salaries of government officials; Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	d	60,396 (53%)	53,126 (47%)
CISS	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	50,917 (40%)	75,790 (60%)

1974

See also: North Dakota 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive elections	a	111,197 (55%)	89,977 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	a	130,600 (66%)	66,523 (34%)
CISS	Measure 1	Public economic investment policy	d	98,201 (49%)	100,913 (51%)
CISS	Measure 2	Agriculture policy; Business regulations	d	73,874 (36%)	130,026 (64%)

September 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	a	73,763 (69%)	32,813 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials	d	50,341 (48%)	54,289 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Open meetings and public information	a	82,799 (78%)	22,894 (22%)

1973

See also: North Dakota 1973 ballot measures

December 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 1	Redistricting policy	d	43,178 (45%)	53,831 (55%)
VR	Measure 1	Redistricting policy	d	44,363 (47%)	50,729 (53%)

1972

See also: North Dakota 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure 1	Abortion policy	Allow physicians to perform abortions when a woman's period of gestation has not exceeded 20 weeks	d	62,604 (23%)	204,852 (77%)

September 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance		d	38,006 (35%)	70,355 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Higher education funding; Higher education governance		a	68,575 (62%)	41,350 (38%)

April 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Alternate Proposition 1	State legislative structure		a	109,146 (69%)	48,217 (31%)
CCRCA	Alternate Proposition 2	Initiative and referendum process		a	76,585 (52%)	71,062 (48%)
CCRCA	Alternate Proposition 3	State constitutional conventions; Constitutional rights		d	63,223 (38%)	102,151 (62%)
CCRCA	Alternate Proposition 4	State legislatures measures; Gambling policy		d	68,148 (42%)	93,137 (58%)
CCRCA	Constitution Question	State constitution ratification		d	64,073 (37%)	107,643 (63%)

1971

See also: North Dakota 1971 ballot measures

September 23

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 1	Administration of government; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	61,342 (61%)	39,076 (39%)

1970

See also: North Dakota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	d	82,145 (45%)	99,402 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Executive official term limits	d	85,763 (47%)	96,712 (53%)
CISS	Measure 1	Administration of government; Law enforcement	d	73,819 (42%)	101,990 (58%)

September 1

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	a	75,294 (75%)	25,199 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State constitutional conventions	a	56,734 (59%)	40,094 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	48,552 (53%)	43,435 (47%)
LRSS	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Administration of government	d	24,035 (25%)	71,719 (75%)

1968

See also: North Dakota 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	d	82,400 (41%)	116,813 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Gambling policy	d	85,235 (39%)	133,713 (61%)
VR	Referendum 3	Agriculture policy; Business regulations	d	53,938 (24%)	171,321 (76%)

September 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	d	39,892 (39%)	61,940 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures measures	a	64,727 (61%)	41,675 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Voting age policy	d	59,034 (49%)	61,813 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judicial selection; State judicial authority	d	45,926 (44%)	58,230 (56%)
LRCA	Number 1	Education	a	59,675 (53%)	52,449 (47%)

1966

See also: North Dakota 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance	a	84,255 (52%)	77,187 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary	d	73,231 (47%)	82,644 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judiciary; State legislatures measures; Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	d	69,116 (45%)	84,131 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 5	Public education governance; Open meetings and public information	a	99,358 (62%)	60,833 (38%)
VR	Referendum 2	Residency voting requirements	a	88,314 (58%)	64,898 (42%)

September 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	a	46,052 (55%)	37,743 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance; Public education governance	a	56,175 (63%)	32,297 (37%)

1965

See also: North Dakota 1965 ballot measures

September 21

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 2	Taxes	d	51,836 (39%)	82,191 (61%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Taxes	d	51,081 (38%)	83,610 (62%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	54,045 (40%)	79,638 (60%)
VR	Referendum 4	Taxes	d	37,886 (28%)	99,269 (72%)

1964

See also: North Dakota 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiative 2	Taxes	d	97,466 (41%)	140,908 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Railways; Business regulations	a	157,823 (64%)	87,164 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 4	Railways; Business regulations	d	85,931 (37%)	147,785 (63%)
CISS	Initiative 5	Business regulations; Railways	d	81,321 (35%)	148,568 (65%)
CISS	Initiative 6	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	a	133,216 (56%)	106,701 (44%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	Elections and campaigns	a	125,117 (57%)	96,283 (43%)

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiative 4	Gambling policy; Taxes	d	41,871 (35%)	76,198 (65%)
CICA	Initiative 5	Elections and campaigns	a	60,099 (52%)	55,294 (48%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	61,721 (57%)	46,333 (43%)
LRCA	Referendum 2	Salaries of government officials; Elections and campaigns	d	46,029 (43%)	59,955 (57%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Law enforcement; State judiciary; County and municipal governance	a	55,202 (53%)	49,504 (47%)

1963

See also: North Dakota 1963 ballot measures

July 17

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	d	19,021 (15%)	108,575 (85%)
VR	Referendum 2	Taxes	d	19,219 (15%)	108,057 (85%)
VR	Referendum 3	Taxes	d	25,673 (20%)	101,100 (80%)
VR	Referendum 4	Taxes; County and municipal governance	d	23,399 (19%)	98,553 (81%)
VR	School District Taxes Referendum	Public education funding; Taxes	d	24,859 (20%)	98,328 (80%)

1962

See also: North Dakota 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiative 1	Bond issues; Energy	a	105,787 (56%)	84,112 (44%)
CICA	Initiative 2	County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns	a	111,733 (55%)	91,924 (45%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Elections and campaigns	a	110,193 (58%)	81,356 (42%)

June 26

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Referendum 1	State legislatures measures	a	56,097 (55%)	46,646 (45%)
LRCA	Referendum 2	Agriculture policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Higher education funding	d	50,005 (50%)	50,203 (50%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Salaries of government officials; Elections and campaigns	d	43,822 (44%)	56,695 (56%)
VR	Referendum 4	County and municipal governance; Taxes	d	37,529 (37%)	64,874 (63%)

1960

See also: North Dakota 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 3	Higher education governance	a	174,566 (67%)	86,106 (33%)
VR	Referendum 1	Redistricting policy	a	133,523 (55%)	109,377 (45%)
VR	Referendum 2	Transportation	a	154,806 (59%)	108,857 (41%)

June 28

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administrative organization; Labor and unions	a	82,114 (51%)	79,112 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Mineral resources	a	84,348 (54%)	72,088 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Redistricting policy	a	84,002 (56%)	66,529 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Transportation; Taxes	a	83,604 (51%)	80,352 (49%)
VR	Referendum 5	Banking policy; Business regulations	a	109,225 (73%)	40,914 (27%)

1958

See also: North Dakota 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiative 4	Higher education governance	d	86,719 (44%)	111,043 (56%)
CISS	Initiative 5	Public education governance	d	79,924 (42%)	109,901 (58%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	Taxes	d	81,214 (41%)	115,392 (59%)
LRCA	Referendum 2	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	d	47,814 (27%)	127,290 (73%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Judicial term limits; State legislative term limits; Local official term limits; Executive official term limits	d	54,546 (30%)	125,828 (70%)

June 24

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 3	Public education funding	a	86,920 (66%)	44,020 (34%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	American Indian issues	a	74,398 (65%)	40,639 (35%)
LRCA	Referendum 2	Constitutional wording changes; Suffrage	a	99,749 (80%)	25,296 (20%)

1956

See also: North Dakota 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 2	Public education funding	a	130,753 (60%)	85,721 (40%)
VR	Referendum 1	Business regulations	d	83,159 (34%)	160,344 (66%)

June 26

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 7	Salaries of government officials	d	52,394 (39%)	80,658 (61%)
CICA	Initiative 9	County and municipal governance	a	67,339 (52%)	63,345 (48%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	a	85,908 (59%)	59,441 (41%)
LRCA	Referendum 2	State judiciary	d	59,272 (46%)	68,668 (54%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Transportation; Bond issues	d	53,563 (36%)	96,950 (64%)
LRCA	Referendum 4	American Indian issues	d	55,480 (45%)	68,372 (55%)
LRCA	Referendum 5	Property; Eminent domain policy	a	68,111 (53%)	60,371 (47%)
LRCA	Referendum 6	Public education governance	d	60,720 (45%)	74,107 (55%)
VR	Referendum 8	County and municipal governance; Taxes	d	43,407 (34%)	86,144 (66%)

1955

See also: North Dakota 1955 ballot measures

November 1

Type	Title	Subject	Result
CISS	State Loan Fund Issue	Public education funding; Public education governance	a

1954

See also: North Dakota 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 1	Food policy; Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	d	73,472 (38%)	118,339 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Alcohol laws	d	87,203 (44%)	111,228 (56%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Transportation; Taxes	d	82,290 (43%)	109,057 (57%)
CISS	Initiative 4	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	78,566 (42%)	109,077 (58%)

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiative 1	Taxes	d	67,286 (44%)	85,123 (56%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Business regulations	a	75,362 (55%)	61,780 (45%)
LRCA	Referendum 1	Business regulations	a	66,234 (50%)	65,802 (50%)

1952

See also: North Dakota 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	d	85,923 (35%)	159,250 (65%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Business regulations; Banking policy	d	115,380 (47%)	129,081 (53%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Taxes	a	119,641 (50%)	119,065 (50%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	d	110,506 (42%)	150,231 (58%)

June 24

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	a	100,197 (63%)	59,694 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	99,187 (67%)	49,778 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public education governance	a	108,469 (64%)	61,006 (36%)
VR	Referendum 1	Transportation	d	82,740 (49%)	85,940 (51%)

1950

See also: North Dakota 1950 ballot measures

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education governance	d	74,927 (49%)	77,092 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property; Taxes	d	38,561 (26%)	110,567 (74%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Taxes	d	74,528 (49%)	79,013 (51%)
CISS	Initiative 2	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws	d	48,250 (29%)	116,235 (71%)
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	d	29,045 (17%)	137,016 (83%)

1948

See also: North Dakota 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Legislature Fix Salaries Amendment	Salaries of government officials		d	77,348 (41%)	110,179 (59%)
LRCA	Municipal Liquor Stores Amendment	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws		d	84,857 (40%)	127,529 (60%)
LRCA	Post War Rehabilitation Amendment	Taxes		d	71,729 (39%)	112,719 (61%)
CISS	Repeal Parking Meter Initiative	Transportation		d	89,483 (44%)	112,227 (56%)
LRCA	State Medical Center Referendum	Healthcare facility funding; Taxes		a	108,133 (56%)	86,262 (44%)

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes		d	64,747 (39%)	100,853 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy; Bond issues		a	126,573 (70%)	55,377 (30%)
CISS	Initiated Measure 1	Constitutional rights; Religion in public schools; Religion-related policy; Public school teachers and staff	Prohibit public school teachers from wearing clothing or garb that indicates their affiliation with a religious order, sect, or denomination	a	104,133 (53%)	92,771 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Transportation		a	96,192 (51%)	93,670 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Business regulations; Alcohol laws		d	92,717 (48%)	100,612 (52%)
VR	Referendum 1	Labor disputes and strikes		a	85,206 (58%)	60,976 (42%)
VR	Referendum 2	Right-to-work laws		a	105,192 (66%)	53,515 (34%)

1946

See also: North Dakota 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Gasoline Tax Refunds Initiative	Taxes	a	88,102 (54%)	76,337 (46%)
LRCA	Legislative Pay Amendment	Salaries of government officials	d	66,265 (45%)	80,970 (55%)
LRSS	Liquor Sale Restriction Measure	Alcohol laws	a	86,114 (51%)	82,332 (49%)

June 25

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Levy for Post War Rehabilitation Measure	Taxes; Defense-related funding	d	48,121 (41%)	69,362 (59%)
LRCA	Optional Form County Government Amendment	County and municipal governance	d	48,937 (45%)	60,573 (55%)
VR	Valuation Basis for Computing Tax Referendum	Taxes	d	56,988 (45%)	70,983 (55%)

1944

See also: North Dakota 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Financing Highway Construction Initiative	Bond issues; Transportation	a	128,421 (73%)	48,253 (27%)
LRCA	Legislative Pay Amendment	Salaries of government officials	d	85,212 (50%)	86,340 (50%)
CISS	Liquor Sale Restriction Initiative	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	d	94,071 (49%)	97,058 (51%)
LRCA	Municipal Liquor Stores Amendment	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws	d	85,874 (46%)	100,726 (54%)

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Repeal State Income Tax Laws Initiative	Taxes	d	50,378 (45%)	60,355 (55%)
LRSS	Sale of School and Public Lands Measure	Administration of government	a	56,033 (54%)	48,641 (46%)
LRSS	State Equalization Fund Levy Measure	Taxes	d	47,026 (43%)	61,200 (57%)

1942

See also: North Dakota 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Alcohol in Restaurants Initiative	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	d	84,049 (50%)	85,733 (50%)
VR	Posting Butterfat Prices Referendum	Business regulations	a	92,344 (62%)	56,589 (38%)

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Classification and Exemption of Personal Property from Taxation Amendment	Property; Taxes	d	59,362 (47%)	67,872 (53%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendments Signatures Measure	Initiative and referendum process	d	52,275 (43%)	69,904 (57%)
LRCA	Direct Democracy Amendment	Initiative and referendum process	d	53,925 (43%)	70,927 (57%)
CICA	Graduated Land Tax Initiative	Taxes	d	62,726 (44%)	80,202 (56%)
CISS	Taxation and Classification of Property Initiative	Taxes	d	58,314 (43%)	77,249 (57%)

1940

See also: North Dakota 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Classification of Taxable Property Initiative	Property; Taxes	d	91,396 (37%)	156,901 (63%)
CICA	Graduated Land Tax Initiative	Property; Taxes	d	94,250 (38%)	154,521 (62%)
CISS	Tax Abatement Initiative	Taxes	d	63,213 (27%)	166,864 (73%)

June 25

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Basis of Need Payments State Equalization Fund Initiative	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	d	57,675 (50%)	58,333 (50%)
CISS	Board of Finance and Administration Initiative	Administration of government	d	53,908 (7%)	711,011 (93%)
LRCA	County Government Organizing Amendment	State legislative authority; County and municipal governance	a	67,804 (51%)	64,519 (49%)
CISS	Earmarking Sales Tax for Schools and Relief Initiative	Public assistance programs; Public education funding	a	79,393 (60%)	52,731 (40%)
CICA	Gasoline Motor Fuel Initiative	Taxes; Transportation	a	91,149 (65%)	49,324 (35%)
LRCA	Legislative Power and Direct Democracy Amendment	Initiative and referendum process	d	61,573 (49%)	64,636 (51%)
CICA	Public Service Commission Initiative	Administrative organization	a	67,294 (54%)	57,239 (46%)
CISS	Reallocating Basis of Need Payments Initiative	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	a	64,415 (52%)	59,913 (48%)
LRCA	Recall Amendment	Recall process	d	60,049 (49%)	62,501 (51%)
CISS	Sales Tax for Schools and Relief Initiative	Public assistance programs; Public education funding	a	77,962 (58%)	55,810 (42%)

1939

See also: North Dakota 1939 ballot measures

July 11

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Diversion of State Highway Construction Funds Initiative	Taxes; Public assistance programs	d	39,789 (19%)	172,513 (81%)
CISS	Gross Income Tax Initiative	Taxes	d	36,117 (18%)	168,976 (82%)
CISS	Municipal Liquor Sales Initiative	Alcohol laws	d	41,814 (20%)	170,538 (80%)
VR	Repeal Grain Storage Commissioner Referendum	Agriculture policy; Administrative organization	d	41,152 (20%)	165,851 (80%)

1938

See also: North Dakota 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Old Age Assistance Initiative	Public assistance programs	a	154,367 (66%)	78,427 (34%)
CISS	Repeal of Liquor Control Act Initiative	Alcohol laws	d	98,478 (38%)	160,365 (62%)
VR	Volume-Based License Fees for Creameries Referendum	Taxes; Agriculture policy	d	97,019 (48%)	106,718 (52%)

June 28

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Abolishing Regulatory Department Initiative	Administration of government	a	77,683 (50%)	76,672 (50%)
CICA	Board of Higher Education Initiative	Higher education governance	a	93,156 (57%)	71,448 (43%)
CISS	Civil Service Initiative	Civil service	d	39,710 (25%)	116,632 (75%)
CISS	County Bond Transactions Initiative	Bond issues	d	41,301 (26%)	115,785 (74%)
LRSS	County Government Manager Plan Referendum	County and municipal governance	d	80,786 (46%)	94,702 (54%)
LRSS	County Officers Election Terms Referendum	County and municipal governance	d	80,246 (47%)	91,219 (53%)
VR	Dancing and Liquor Sales Prohibition Referendum	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	a	109,619 (59%)	77,046 (41%)
CISS	Legal Rates of Interest Initiative	Business regulations; Banking policy	a	458,081 (79%)	121,206 (21%)
CISS	Municipal Official Appointments Initiative	County and municipal governance	d	24,222 (15%)	138,940 (85%)
CICA	Public Funds in State Treasury Initiative	Bond issues	a	831,401 (92%)	75,818 (8%)
LRSS	Sale of School and Public Lands Measure	Administration of government	a	95,700 (56%)	76,051 (44%)
CICA	State Legislators and State Employment Initiative	State legislatures measures	a	106,699 (62%)	64,087 (38%)
CICA	Tax Commissioner Election Initiative	Elections and campaigns	a	86,822 (53%)	78,206 (47%)

1936

See also: North Dakota 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Liquor Control Initiative	Alcohol laws	a	147,330 (53%)	128,064 (47%)

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Municipal Liquor Control Referendum	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	d	78,337 (43%)	105,832 (57%)

June 26

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Assessment of Property Amendment	Property	d	36,187 (20%)	147,009 (80%)
LRCA	County Officials Election Terms Amendment	County and municipal governance	d	50,183 (31%)	111,007 (69%)
LRCA	Sale and Rental of School and University Lands Amendment	Property	d	47,987 (31%)	108,064 (69%)
LRCA	School and Public Lands Sales Amendment	Property	d	51,691 (32%)	108,703 (68%)

June 24

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Abolish Absent Ballot Initiative	Absentee and mail voting	d	61,677 (36%)	108,792 (64%)
CISS	Federal Funds for Political Purposes Initiative	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Federal government issues	d	74,579 (44%)	96,716 (56%)
VR	Income Tax Referendum	Taxes	d	45,498 (26%)	127,359 (74%)
LRCA	Legislative Power and Direct Democracy Amendment	Initiative and referendum process	d	41,500 (25%)	127,511 (75%)
VR	Packing Plants Referendum	Business regulations; Agriculture policy	d	49,069 (29%)	120,229 (71%)
VR	Police Magistrates and City Justices Jurisdiction Referendum	County and municipal governance	d	42,304 (28%)	110,331 (72%)

1935

See also: North Dakota 1935 ballot measures

July 15

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Sales Tax Referendum	Taxes	a	75,166 (53%)	65,890 (47%)

1934

See also: North Dakota 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Repeal Statutory Prohibition Initiative	Alcohol laws	d	111,511 (44%)	139,733 (56%)
CISS	Sunday Movies and Theaters Initiative	Sunday regulations	a	136,743 (50%)	135,073 (50%)

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Local Option Anti-Monopoly Liquor Control Initiative	Alcohol laws	d	90,076 (44%)	114,299 (56%)
CISS	Maximum School Taxes Initiative	Taxes; Public education funding	d	91,391 (48%)	99,299 (52%)
CISS	Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative	Alcohol laws	d	88,079 (42%)	119,968 (58%)

1933

See also: North Dakota 1933 ballot measures

September 22

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Administration of Insolvent Banks Referendum	Banking policy	d	58,746 (38%)	94,130 (62%)
CISS	Beer Initiative	Alcohol laws	a	116,420 (70%)	48,731 (30%)
LRCA	County Officers Amendment	County and municipal governance	a	84,207 (57%)	62,945 (43%)
LRCA	Legislative Bills Reading Amendment	State legislatures measures	a	77,077 (55%)	61,987 (45%)
VR	Removal of Workmen's Compensation Bureau Commissioner Referendum	Administrative organization	d	50,819 (35%)	94,429 (65%)
VR	Sales Tax Referendum	Taxes	d	41,241 (27%)	113,807 (73%)
CISS	Sunday Theaters and Movies Initiative	Sunday regulations	d	81,453 (50%)	82,235 (50%)

1932

See also: North Dakota 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Abolish Tax Supervisor Initiative	Administrative organization		a
CISS	Crop Mortgage Initiative	Banking policy; Agriculture policy		d
CISS	Newspaper Public Notice Fees Initiative	Telecommunications infrastructure; Open meetings and public information		a
CICA	Prohibition Repeal Initiative	Alcohol laws		a
CISS	Reducing District Court Judge Salary Initiative	State judiciary; Salaries of government officials		a
CISS	Reducing Supreme Court Judge Salary Initiative	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary		a
CISS	Shortening Public Notice of Delinquent Tax Sales Initiative	Administration of government		a
CISS	State Officials Salary Initiative	Salaries of government officials		a
CISS	Three Year Debt Moratorium Initiative	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		d

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Corporation Farming and Agriculture Prohibition Initiative	Agriculture policy; Business regulations	Prohibit corporations from engaging in farming and from holding excess real estate	a	114,496 (57%)	85,932 (43%)
CISS	Five Year Debt Moratorium Initiative	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		d	92,266 (45%)	111,745 (55%)
CISS	Outlawing Crop Mortgages Initiative	Banking policy; Agriculture policy		a	102,149 (51%)	98,135 (49%)
CISS	Reducing Assessed Valuation Initiative	Property; Taxes		a	111,308 (53%)	97,733 (47%)
CISS	Reducing County Officers Mileage Initiative	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials		a	159,434 (76%)	50,603 (24%)
CISS	Reducing County Officers Salary Initiative	Salaries of government officials		a	144,175 (72%)	55,459 (28%)
CISS	Reducing State Officials Mileage Initiative	Salaries of government officials		a	153,878 (74%)	54,027 (26%)

March 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Absent Voters Ballot Initiative	Absentee and mail voting		d	65,707 (46%)	76,135 (54%)
LRCA	Future Constitutional Amendments Amendment	Initiative and referendum process		d	51,459 (33%)	104,953 (67%)
VR	Gasoline Tax Referendum	Taxes		d	69,181 (39%)	106,770 (61%)
LRSS	Legislative Power and Direct Democracy Measure	Initiative and referendum process		d	50,967 (34%)	100,581 (66%)
CICA	State Capitol Move Initiative	State capitals		d	24,368 (13%)	170,000 (87%)

1930

See also: North Dakota 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Four Year Term Limit Initiative	Executive official term limits; Local official term limits	d	84,849 (44%)	109,060 (56%)

June 25

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	District Court Judges Terms Amendment	State judiciary	a	83,635 (57%)	63,316 (43%)
CISS	Four Cent Gasoline Tax Initiative	Taxes	d	81,758 (49%)	83,681 (51%)
VR	One Man Game and Fish Commission Referendum	Hunting regulations; Administrative organization; Fisheries and fishing regulations	a	91,443 (61%)	59,329 (39%)
VR	Repeal Depositor's Guaranty Fund Referendum	Administrative organization; Banking policy	a	94,124 (63%)	55,853 (37%)
CISS	Sunday Theaters, Shows and Movies Initiative	Sunday regulations	d	84,629 (47%)	96,990 (53%)
LRCA	Supreme Court Judges Term Limits Amendment	State judiciary	a	75,009 (53%)	65,795 (47%)

1928

See also: North Dakota 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Deposits Closed Bank Bond Initiative	Bond issues; Banking policy	d	24,755 (10%)	218,270 (90%)

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Prohibition Repeal Initiative	Alcohol laws	d	96,837 (48%)	103,696 (52%)

March 20

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Assessment of Property Amendment	Property	a	63,568 (63%)	37,284 (37%)
LRCA	Legislative Compensation Amendment	Salaries of government officials	d	41,446 (38%)	66,904 (62%)

1926

See also: North Dakota 1926 ballot measures

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Gasoline Tax Initiative	Taxes	a	65,813 (53%)	57,374 (47%)
LRCA	Per Diem Legislature Amendment	Salaries of government officials	d	48,719 (36%)	86,883 (64%)
LRCA	Tenure of Railroad Commissioners Amendment	Executive official term limits	a	69,214 (53%)	61,235 (47%)

1924

See also: North Dakota 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Property Tax Initiative	Property; Taxes	d	97,384 (49%)	102,393 (51%)

March 18

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Compromise Bank Stock Taxes Referendum	Banking policy; Taxes	d	56,717 (47%)	64,189 (53%)
VR	Date of Presidential Primary Election Referendum	Elections and campaigns	d	54 (45%)	65 (55%)
CISS	Farm Labor Lien Initiative	Labor and unions; Agriculture policy	d	51,550 (40%)	78,174 (60%)
VR	Nonpartisan Elections Referendum	Elections and campaigns	d	53,914 (45%)	66,621 (55%)

1922

See also: North Dakota 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Grain Grading Initiative	Agriculture policy	a	138,735 (76%)	44,406 (24%)

June 28

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Bonds Initiative	Banking policy; Bond issues	a	99,866 (63%)	58,186 (37%)
LRCA	Electors Residence Requirements Amendment	Elections and campaigns; Constitutional rights	a	127,074 (77%)	38,299 (23%)
CISS	Repeal of Teachers Minimum Training and Salary Initiative	Public school teachers and staff	a	101,167 (59%)	70,372 (41%)

March 18

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	County Officials Amendment	County and municipal governance	a	70,447 (59%)	49,762 (41%)
VR	Party Central Committees Referendum	Elections and campaigns	d	53,449 (45%)	64,093 (55%)
LRCA	State Bond Issues Referendum	Bond issues	a	64,996 (53%)	57,345 (47%)

1921

See also: North Dakota 1921 ballot measures

October 28

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Abolish Bank of North Dakota Initiative	Administration of government; Banking policy	d	101,353 (49%)	105,591 (51%)
LRCA	County Officials Referendum	State judiciary; Administration of government	d	94,661 (47%)	105,975 (53%)
CICA	Debt Limit and Bond Issues Initiative	Bond issues	d	101,034 (49%)	104,822 (51%)
CISS	Industrial Commission Initiative	Administrative organization	d	101,438 (49%)	106,230 (51%)
LRCA	Legislative Compensation Amendment	Salaries of government officials	d	88,168 (44%)	112,622 (56%)
CISS	Non-partisan Election Initiative	Elections and campaigns	d	98,103 (48%)	108,324 (52%)
CISS	Partisan Elections Initiative	Elections and campaigns	d	100,672 (48%)	108,409 (52%)
CISS	Public Depositories Initiative	Banking policy	d	103,474 (49%)	106,225 (51%)
CISS	Rural Credit Initiative	Banking policy	d	103,933 (50%)	105,821 (50%)

1920

See also: North Dakota 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	County Seats Referendum	County and municipal governance		d	85,637 (48%)	92,213 (52%)
CISS	Deposit of Public Funds Initiative	Banking policy		a	114,022 (52%)	106,853 (48%)
LRCA	Elective Franchise Referendum	American Indian issues; Constitutional wording changes; Sex and gender issues; Citizenship voting requirements; Residency voting requirements		a	135,370 (69%)	60,772 (31%)
CISS	Industrial Institutions Examination Initiative	Business regulations		a	118,269 (54%)	102,238 (46%)
CISS	Official Newspapers Initiative	Open meetings and public information; Telecommunications infrastructure		a	114,320 (52%)	105,961 (48%)
CISS	Real Estate Loans Initiative	Banking policy		a	116,508 (52%)	106,348 (48%)
LRCA	Reform School Amendment	Constitutional wording changes; Public education governance		a	129,628 (67%)	63,569 (33%)
LRCA	School Funds Referendum	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding		a	124,331 (69%)	56,526 (31%)
CISS	Teacher Certification Initiative	Public school teachers and staff		a	114,671 (52%)	104,722 (48%)

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Absent Voters Referendum	Residency voting requirements		d	52,301 (45%)	62,998 (55%)
VR	Investigation Committee Referendum	Administrative organization		d	61,083 (49%)	63,152 (51%)
CISS	Prohibit Red or Black Flags Initiative	Law enforcement; State flags and symbols	Prohibit public displays of red or black flags, banners, or ensigns with inscriptions opposed to "the United States or State Government or the use of which would tend to occasion a breach of the public peace"	a	74,634 (65%)	41,009 (35%)
VR	State Sheriff Referendum	Law enforcement officers and departments		d	47,831 (36%)	83,777 (64%)

March 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Cigarette Legalization Initiative	Tobacco laws		d	24,152 (47%)	27,212 (53%)
LRCA	Debt Limit of Political Subdivisions Referendum	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	24,869 (57%)	18,923 (43%)
LRCA	Leasing of State Lands Amendment	Administration of government		a	31,679 (69%)	14,153 (31%)
LRCA	Recall of Public Officers Amendment	Recall process		a	29,262 (63%)	17,255 (37%)
LRCA	Residence Requirements of Electors Referendum Amendment	Constitutional rights; Elections and campaigns		a	31,082 (66%)	16,366 (34%)
CISS	State Athletic Commission Initiative	Administrative organization; Transportation		d	22,712 (45%)	27,677 (55%)
CISS	Sunday Baseball Initiative	Sunday regulations		a	26,681 (52%)	24,885 (48%)
CISS	Sunday Theaters Initiative	Sunday regulations		d	23,522 (46%)	27,363 (54%)

1919

See also: North Dakota 1919 ballot measures

June 26

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Bank of North Dakota Referendum	Banking policy; Administration of government	a	61,495 (56%)	48,239 (44%)
VR	Board of Administration Referendum	Public education governance	a	59,749 (54%)	51,894 (46%)
VR	Commissioner of Immigration Referendum	Administrative organization; Immigration policy	a	59,421 (53%)	52,156 (47%)
VR	Industrial Commission Referendum	Administrative organization	a	61,188 (55%)	50,271 (45%)
VR	Judicial Districts Referendum	State judiciary	a	60,343 (55%)	49,925 (45%)
VR	State Publication and Printing Commission Referendum	Administrative organization	a	59,364 (53%)	52,450 (47%)
VR	Tax Commissioner Referendum	Taxes; Administrative organization	a	60,412 (55%)	50,316 (45%)

1918

See also: North Dakota 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Debt Limit Initiative	Bond issues		a	46,275 (57%)	34,235 (43%)
CICA	Emergency Measures Initiative	State legislatures measures		a	46,121 (59%)	32,507 (41%)
LRCA	Hail Insurance Amendment	Agriculture policy; Insurance policy; Taxes; Storm infrastructure		a	52,475 (63%)	30,257 (37%)
CICA	Hail Insurance Initiative	Storm infrastructure; Agriculture policy; Taxes; Insurance policy		a	49,878 (61%)	31,586 (39%)
CICA	Public Ownership of Industries Initiative	Administrative organization; Business regulations	Allow the state, counties, and cities to own operate businesses and industries	a	46,830 (59%)	32,574 (41%)
CICA	Requirements for Constitutional Amendment Passage Initiative	Initiative and referendum process; State legislatures measures		a	46,329 (58%)	33,572 (42%)
LRCA	Shareholder Voting Privileges Amendment	Business regulations		a	49,392 (61%)	32,053 (39%)
CICA	Simplified Initiative and Referendum Process Initiative	Initiative and referendum process		a	47,447 (59%)	32,598 (41%)
LRCA	Supreme Court Requirements to Declare Laws Unconstitutional Amendment	State judiciary		a	52,678 (65%)	28,846 (35%)
CICA	Uniform Taxation within Classification Initiative	Taxes; Property		a	46,833 (58%)	33,921 (42%)

1916

See also: North Dakota 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Bootlegging Definition Referendum	Alcohol laws	a	51,673 (55%)	42,956 (45%)
LRCA	Dickinson Normal School Amendment	Higher education governance; Higher education funding	a	60,582 (58%)	43,334 (42%)
LRCA	Hospital for the Insane Amendment	Healthcare facility funding	a	49,001 (52%)	44,356 (48%)
VR	Repeal Mill Tax for Terminal Elevators Referendum	Taxes; Agriculture policy	a	51,889 (52%)	47,035 (48%)

1914

See also: North Dakota 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Blind Asylum Amendment	Administration of government		a	42,365 (66%)	21,779 (34%)
LRCA	Establish Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Establishes a process for initiated constitutional amendments	a	43,111 (66%)	21,815 (34%)
LRCA	Initiative and Referendum Measure	Initiative and referendum process	Establish the initiative and referendum process in the state	a	48,783 (71%)	19,964 (29%)
LRCA	State Aid for Highways Amendment	Transportation		a	47,387 (69%)	21,054 (31%)
LRCA	Terminal Grain Elevators Amendment	Agriculture policy		a	51,507 (74%)	18,483 (26%)
LRCA	Uniform Taxation Amendment	Taxes		a	45,162 (71%)	18,135 (29%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	40,209 (45%)	49,348 (55%)

1912

See also: North Dakota 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Acquiring School Lands Referendum	Higher education funding; Public education funding	a	47,717 (68%)	22,871 (32%)
LRCA	State Ownership of Grain Elevators Amendment	Agriculture policy	a	56,488 (75%)	18,864 (25%)
LRCA	Supreme Court Term Limits Amendment	State judiciary	d	27,892 (40%)	42,415 (60%)

1910

See also: North Dakota 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Minot Normal School Referendum	Higher education funding; Higher education governance	a	45,792 (64%)	25,743 (36%)
LRCA	School Lands Sales Referendum	Administration of government	a	47,400 (70%)	20,578 (30%)

1908

See also: North Dakota 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Investment of School Fund Amendment	Public education funding	a	50,793 (78%)	13,952 (22%)
LRCA	Minimum Price of State Lands Amendment	Administration of government	a	50,001 (76%)	15,903 (24%)
LRCA	Supreme Court Judge Increase Amendment	State judiciary	a	47,732 (70%)	20,584 (30%)

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