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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

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	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provision established by Constitutional Measure 1 of 2022 which provided that term limits could only be amended or repealed by initiative petition and not by the state legislature
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	Require constitutional amendments to receive a 60% supermajority vote to be adopted

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	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

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	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum 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	Property taxes; Bond issue requirements	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

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

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

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

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	State legislative elections	a
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Severance taxes; Revenue allocation	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	Business regulations; Agriculture policy	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

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	State executive branch structure; Administrative organization; 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

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes		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	Salaries of government officials; Civil service	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%)
VR	Measure 4	State flags, symbols, and holidays; American Indian issues		a	113,865 (67%)	55,225 (33%)

2010

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Fuel taxes; Severance taxes	Establish a North Dakota legacy fund, provide for deposit of certain oil and gas tax revenues in the fund and impose limitations on use of moneys in the fund	a	141,783 (64%)	81,245 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Hunting regulations; Animal treatment laws	Prohibited the killing or attempted killing of privately owned big game species or exotic mammals by citizens	d	99,852 (43%)	130,272 (57%)

2008

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Fuel taxes; Severance taxes	Establish a permanent oil tax trust fund from oil and gas tax revenue exceeding 100 million dollars per biennium, adjusted for inflation	d	108,748 (36%)	193,111 (64%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Income taxes; Business taxes	Lower the state corporate income tax rates for tax years beginning after December 31, 2008 by 15 percent and have lowered adjusted state income tax rates for both resident and nonresident individuals, estates and trusts by 50 percent, except for specific tax brackets	d	91,412 (30%)	210,598 (70%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Tobacco laws	Establish a tobacco prevention and control advisory committee, an executive committee and a statewide tobacco prevention and control plan and trust fund	a	162,793 (54%)	139,034 (46%)
CISS	Initiative 4	Administrative organization	Provide for the appointment by the Governor of the director for the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency, the placement of its employees into the state personnel system and for the appointment of independent administrative law judges to conduct hearings and make final decisions	a	196,531 (67%)	96,457 (33%)

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive elections	Prohibit a legislator from being appointed to a state office if that office’s salary had been raised during their term	d	35,888 (42%)	48,644 (58%)

2006

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education funding; Higher education funding	Require state trust funds to preserve their purchasing power, base distributions on average fund value rather than just income, reinvest all revenues into the fund and pay administrative costs from the trust itself	a	128,800 (67%)	62,772 (33%)
CICA	Amendment 2	Eminent domain policy	Limit eminent domain by excluding economic development as a public use and prohibit the taking of private property for private benefit except when necessary for a common carrier or utility	a	137,660 (67%)	66,302 (33%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Family-related policy	Establish that in the event of a family separation, each parent would be entitled to joint and physical custody unless deemed unfit and require a joint parenting plan to be made	d	91,225 (44%)	118,048 (56%)

June 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State National Guard and militia; Sex and gender issues; Constitutional wording changes	Remove outdated age and gender references related to the state’s reserve militia and designate the state’s national guard as the active militia	a	72,581 (73%)	26,353 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Business regulations	Authorize the legislative assembly to provide by law for the regulation of business corporations, to update older language to present-day practice, to remove obsolete provisions related to railroads and banking and to permit corporations the option of determining the voting procedures for board of director candidates	a	70,617 (73%)	26,005 (27%)

2004

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		223,572 (73%)	81,716 (27%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Business regulations	Allow corporations to adopt bylaws limiting voting rights in director elections, similar to cooperative associations, and removed the requirement that existing shareholders approve the issuance of additional stock	d	311,461 (88%)	44,038 (12%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Initiative and referendum process	Authorize the legislative assembly to provide by law a procedure for determining the fiscal impact of initiated measures and for making that information available to the public	a	54,048 (69%)	23,812 (31%)

2002

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Remove the automatic constitutional property tax exemption for land used for conservation or wildlife purposes and left the decision on tax exemptions to the legislature	a	113,345 (51%)	106,770 (49%)
CICA	Amendment 2	Gambling policy	Direct the Legislative Assembly to authorize the state to join a multi-state lottery for the benefit of the state	a	146,852 (63%)	84,534 (37%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Banking policy; Higher education funding	Create a Bank of North Dakota administered program providing for partial reimbursement of student loan payments for employed North Dakota residents under 30 years of age who had graduated from accredited post-secondary schools	d	75,636 (33%)	154,234 (67%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government officials and elections	Permit the legislative assembly to provide for the election of a county elective officer, other than the sheriff, to serve more than one county	a	62,215 (55%)	51,174 (45%)
VR	Referendum 2	Business regulations; Banking policy	Align state financial privacy definitions with federal law and allow institutions to share nonpublic information unless customers opted out, while requiring annual notice of privacy policies and opt out rights	d	31,805 (27%)	87,446 (73%)

2000

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	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	Amendment 1	Administrative organization; Higher education governance	Change the number of individuals holding a bachelor's degree from a state institution of higher education who could serve on the state board of higher education at one time from one to two	a	46,226 (58%)	33,385 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive elections	Provide for one-half of the elected state officials to be chosen by voters in each election year	a	49,391 (62%)	30,431 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive branch structure	Remove the state treasurer as an elected constitutional officer effective January 1, 2003 and establish the term to two years	d	38,715 (48%)	42,734 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative elections	Allow the legislative assembly to provide by law the method for filling vacancies in the legislative assembly to replace the requirement that the governor issues writs of election to fill vacancies	a	41,058 (52%)	38,648 (48%)

1998

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Higher education governance	Remove references to the names, locations and missions of the institutions of higher education	d	70,403 (36%)	123,278 (64%)
CICA	Amendment 2	Local government officials and elections	Require elected county officers be elected in the jurisdiction they serve, candidates for elective county office be residents at the time of election and sheriffs to be elected	a	166,708 (83%)	34,961 (17%)

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial selection	Provide that a judge appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy on the North Dakota Supreme Court or District Court serve at least two years before facing election, while adjusting judicial terms to maintain staggered elections	a	56,057 (71%)	22,535 (29%)

1996

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Higher education governance; Administrative organization	Shorten Board of Higher Education terms from seven to four years, limited members to two terms, required balanced representation and expanded the nominating committee to include legislative leaders	a	165,361 (68%)	77,666 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Civil trials	Require that lawsuits against the state or its employees acting in their official capacity could only be brought if the legislature authorized the claims and established the procedures for them	d	99,095 (41%)	140,590 (59%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative term limits; State legislative structure; State legislative elections	Change the term of members of the North Dakota House of Representatives from two years to four years and authorize the Legislative Assembly to establish a procedure where one-half of the members of the house of representatives are elected biennially	a	132,718 (54%)	112,047 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 4	Veterans policy; Balanced budget requirements	Establish the veterans' postwar trust fund as a permanent trust fund	a	185,361 (76%)	57,478 (24%)
CICA	Amendment 5	State legislative term limits; Congressional term limits	Propose term limits for members of Congress and established new term limits for state legislative and executive officials	d	116,241 (47%)	129,187 (53%)
CICA	Amendment 6	State constitutional conventions; Federal government issues	Call for a national constitutional convention to set term limits on members of the U.S. Congress	d	105,878 (44%)	132,348 (56%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive powers and duties	Remove the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the senate, require the senate to elect its own presiding officer and prevent the chief justice from presiding over impeachment trials involving the governor or lieutenant governor	d	45,067 (42%)	62,902 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Mineral resources	Expand mineral interests that may be exchanged, eliminate the requirement that board reserve mineral interests when land is exchanged and allow for the exchange of land with Native American tribes and private owners	d	52,435 (49%)	54,256 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Federal government issues; Constitutional wording changes	Incorporate provisions of the 1889 Enabling Act into the North Dakota Constitution by adding a new section to Article XIII and removing outdated language	a	63,934 (63%)	36,795 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive branch structure	Create a new executive branch article in the North Dakota Constitution, retained the existing elected state officials and repealed the previous article effective July 1, 1997	a	67,534 (65%)	35,591 (35%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Gambling policy	Authorize state and licensed local lotteries in North Dakota, establish regulations and age limits for participation and set rules for the operation and distribution of lottery revenues	d	36,074 (31%)	80,122 (69%)
CISS	Initiative 6	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Business regulations	Ban private hazardous waste disposal facilities, require insurance for certain waste landfills and mandate local approval and voter review for permit changes	a	55,322 (50%)	55,165 (50%)
CISS	Initiative 7	Workers' compensation laws	Revise 34 sections of workers’ compensation law, including provisions on attorney fees, rehabilitation, claim payments and other related issues	d	28,071 (26%)	79,543 (74%)
CISS	Initiative 8	Housing development funding; Veterans policy	Authorize the Admistrative Commitee on Veteran's Affairs to borrow no more than $1.5 million from the veterans' postwar trust fund for the development of a care facility and no more than $100k for the renovations of a care home for veterans	d	46,528 (42%)	64,284 (58%)
LRSS	Measure 9	Workers' compensation laws	Establish minimum impairments in workers compensation laws and change the awards for differing degrees of impairment	a	72,207 (66%)	37,346 (34%)

1994

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Fuel taxes	Require 20 percent of oil extraction tax revenue to be split between the common schools trust fund and the foundation aid stabilization fund, with income from the latter transferred to the state general fund	a	159,034 (75%)	53,614 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Higher education governance; Administrative organization	Provide for the gubernatorial appointment of a student member to the state board of higher education	a	139,642 (65%)	73,877 (35%)
CISS	Initiative 4	Vehicle and driver regulations	Repeal the required use of safety belts in certain motor vehicles, enforcement of that law and the penalty for violation	d	106,203 (45%)	127,553 (55%)
CISS	Measure 3	Ballot measure process; Open meetings and public information	Replace the requirement to publish city council meetings with a requirement to publish meeting minutes and require cities to vote every four years on whether to publish those minutes in an official newspaper	a	141,831 (66%)	73,285 (34%)

June 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Fossil fuel energy	Provide that funds may be expended from the permanent coal trust fund for clean coal demonstration projects approved by the industrial commission	a	74,671 (61%)	46,903 (39%)
VR	Referendum 2	Vehicle and driver regulations	Require the mandatory use of seat belts of each front seat occupant when a driver operates a motor vehicle on a highway	a	67,744 (52%)	62,826 (48%)

1992

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Set most laws to take effect on August 1 after filing or 90 days after filing if filed between August 1 and January 1, while appropriation and tax measures continued to take effect on July 1	a	146,823 (54%)	127,500 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Mineral resources	Allow the Board of University and School Lands to exchange land and mineral interests with private owners, subject to approval by the legislative assembly	d	126,497 (46%)	148,599 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Restricted-use funds	Create a bicentennial trust fund and release the principal and interest on January 1, 2009	d	120,479 (42%)	164,030 (58%)
CISS	Initiative 4	Water storage; Sales taxes	Establish statewide water development goals and funded them with a temporary 0.5% sales tax, with revenues deposited into a resources trust fund to support those projects	d	110,045 (38%)	181,960 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 5	Federal government issues; Congressional term limits	Prohibit anyone who had already served at least 12 years in Congress, in the Senate, the House or a combination of both, from running for either office again	a	162,150 (56%)	129,930 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 6	Law enforcement officers and departments; Constitutional rights	Prohibit the stopping and searching of vehicles and the occupants at random or otherwise without probable cause by any law enforcement officer	d	114,959 (38%)	184,978 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 7	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Establish an environmental protection and recycling fund from money collected from fees for waste disposal or incineration and use the fund for recycling programs and pollution cleanup	d	144,781 (50%)	145,793 (50%)

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow the state to issue bonds to provide for the compensation to certain resident North Dakota veterans, including members of the regular active duty armed forces and those who served in the Persian Gulf theater, Grenada, Lebanon or Panama areas of armed conflict	a	82,448 (61%)	52,882 (39%)
VR	Referendum 2	Business regulations; Sunday regulations	Remove the prohibition against conducting business between the hours of noon and midnight on Sundays.	a	94,725 (68%)	43,988 (32%)
VR	Referendum 3	Public school teachers and staff; Public education governance	Require mediation for salary and benefit disputes between school boards and teachers and allowed either side to demand final offer resolution if negotiations reached an impasse	d	66,804 (49%)	69,684 (51%)

1990

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judicial selection	Require that a judge appointed to fill a vacancy serve until the next general election, or until the following election if the next one occurs within a year of the appointment	d	96,635 (45%)	118,164 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Higher education governance	Define a “graduate” for serving on the state board of higher education as someone with a bachelor’s degree, excluding those with only an associate or advanced degree	d	104,793 (49%)	109,437 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive branch structure; State legislative structure; Administrative organization	Remove the office of state auditor from the executive branch and place the office in the legislative branch effective in 1992	d	74,425 (35%)	136,546 (65%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Gambling policy	Allow the legislative assembly to authorize private citizens and for-profit organizations to conduct games of chance within the 1990 boundaries of Roland Township	d	73,649 (32%)	155,534 (68%)
CICA	Amendment 6	Gambling policy	Allow games of chance to be conducted by use of electronic video gaming devices and to permit such games to be conducted by for-profit entities	d	76,700 (33%)	152,918 (67%)
CISS	Initiative	Gambling policy	Allow the privatization of video gaming, provide for its taxation and a penalty for deceptive gaming practices	d	82,019 (36%)	145,973 (64%)
CISS	Initiative 7	Business regulations; Insurance policy	Allow the rebating of insurance agent commissions	d	25,825 (11%)	201,326 (89%)
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Set most laws to take effect on August 1 after filing or 90 days after filing if filed between August 1 and January 1, while appropriation and tax measures continued to take effect on July 1	d	99,362 (47%)	112,490 (53%)

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive branch structure; State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative structure	Remove the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate and provide that the presiding officer of the Senate must be elected from the membership of the Senate	d	48,967 (41%)	71,452 (59%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Hydroelectric energy; Energy conservation and efficiency	Authorize the legislative assembly to dedicate a percentage of oil tax revenues to a special resources trust fund and expand that for water projects and energy conservation programs	a	71,333 (59%)	50,320 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Mineral resources	Allow up to 50 percent of coal severance tax moneys deposited in the permanent coal development trust fund during the biennium to be appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for lignite research, development and marketing	a	63,851 (53%)	56,261 (47%)
CISS	Initative 4	Public education funding; Sales taxes; Higher education funding	Increase various sales and taxes and adjust the tax bracket system to generate additional funding for education during the 1989–1991 biennium	d	52,610 (41%)	74,207 (59%)

1989

December 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive branch structure; Administrative organization	Create a new section to the executive branch article of the North Dakota Constitution mandating a reorganization of the many offices, boards, bureaus, agencies and commissions of state government into no more than 14 departments other than constitutionally elected offices, boards or commissions	d	71,732 (29%)	174,919 (71%)
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 7	Taxes		d	99,866 (39%)	153,457 (61%)
VR	Referendum 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow state legislators to participate in a retirement program for public employees	d	29,452 (12%)	219,355 (88%)
VR	Referendum 6	Gambling policy	Allow the use of electronic video gaming devices to conduct games of chance	d	89,073 (37%)	152,563 (63%)
VR	Referendum 8	Public education governance; Healthcare governance	Provide for a comprehensive health education program to promote public health and public health awareness	d	99,011 (40%)	149,610 (60%)

1988

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	Higher education governance; Administrative organization	d	115,605 (44%)	146,325 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	a	143,922 (57%)	107,912 (43%)
CISS	Measure 4	Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	159,943 (60%)	108,195 (40%)

June 14

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislative processes and sessions; Ballot measure process; State legislative vote requirements	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

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

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

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 legislative processes and sessions	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	Public education governance	a	55,519 (67%)	26,758 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislative structure; State legislative processes and sessions	a	46,500 (58%)	34,039 (42%)
VR	Measure 3	Higher education governance	d	41,234 (45%)	51,080 (55%)

1982

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Healthcare facility funding; Taxes	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	Administrative powers and rulemaking; Higher education governance	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	Local government organization	a	44,963 (54%)	39,040 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislative structure; State legislative processes and sessions	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

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	State legislative processes and sessions; Salaries of government officials	d	128,341 (49%)	132,768 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative structure; State constitutional conventions	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	Fossil fuel energy; Taxes; Mineral resources	a	163,991 (57%)	125,231 (43%)
CISS	Measure 7	Housing; Bond issues	a	159,633 (60%)	104,644 (40%)
LRSS	Measure 8	Initiative and referendum process; Campaign finance; Ballot measure process; Absentee and mail voting; 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	Healthcare; Taxes	d	55,785 (47%)	63,002 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes; Property	d	51,178 (46%)	60,830 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local government officials and elections; State judicial selection	a	58,827 (54%)	50,643 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	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

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	Recall process; Initiative and referendum 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	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; State legislative authority; Tax and revenue administration	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	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	d	24,459 (33%)	48,974 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislative processes and sessions	a	46,442 (61%)	29,960 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issues; Veterans policy; State constitutional conventions	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

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials; Higher education governance; Administrative organization	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 legislative processes and sessions	a	60,587 (50%)	60,145 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judicial authority; Constitutional wording changes	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; Public education governance; Administrative organization	d	45,780 (38%)	75,010 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Redistricting policy; Salaries of government officials; 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

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 oversight; State legislative authority	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	Jury rules; State legislative authority	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

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

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	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		d	38,006 (35%)	70,355 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Higher education governance; Higher education funding		a	68,575 (62%)	41,350 (38%)

April 28

Type	Title	Subject	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	Constitutional rights; State constitutional conventions	d	63,223 (38%)	102,151 (62%)
CCRCA	Alternate Proposition 4	State legislative authority; Gambling policy	d	68,148 (42%)	93,137 (58%)
CCRCA	Constitution Question	State constitution ratification	d	64,073 (37%)	107,643 (63%)

1971

September 23

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

1970

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	Law enforcement; Administration of government	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	Administration of government; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	24,035 (25%)	71,719 (75%)

1968

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 legislative processes and sessions	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 authority; State judicial selection	d	45,926 (44%)	58,230 (56%)
LRCA	Number 1	Education	a	59,675 (53%)	52,449 (47%)

1966

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 judicial selection	d	73,231 (47%)	82,644 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative processes and sessions; State executive official measures; State legislative authority; Constitutional wording changes; State judicial authority	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

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	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	d	54,045 (40%)	79,638 (60%)
VR	Referendum 4	Taxes	d	37,886 (28%)	99,269 (72%)

1964

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Initiative 2	Taxes	d	97,466 (41%)	140,908 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Business regulations; Railways	a	157,823 (64%)	87,164 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 4	Business regulations; Railways	d	85,931 (37%)	147,785 (63%)
CISS	Initiative 5	Business regulations; Railways	d	81,321 (35%)	148,568 (65%)
CISS	Initiative 6	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	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	State legislative authority; State judicial selection	a	55,202 (53%)	49,504 (47%)

1963

July 17

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Referendum 1	Income 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

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 legislative authority; Government continuity policy	a	56,097 (55%)	46,646 (45%)
LRCA	Referendum 2	Higher education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Agriculture policy	d	50,005 (50%)	50,203 (50%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Elections and campaigns; Salaries of government officials	d	43,822 (44%)	56,695 (56%)
VR	Referendum 4	Taxes; County and municipal governance	d	37,529 (37%)	64,874 (63%)

1960

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	Labor and unions; Administrative organization	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	Business regulations; Banking policy	a	109,225 (73%)	40,914 (27%)

1958

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	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process	d	47,814 (27%)	127,290 (73%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Judicial term limits; Executive official term limits; State legislative term limits; Local 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	Suffrage; Constitutional wording changes	a	99,749 (80%)	25,296 (20%)

1956

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 judicial authority; State legislative authority	d	59,272 (46%)	68,668 (54%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Bond issues; Transportation	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

November 1

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

1954

November 2

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

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws	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	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	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

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	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	d	48,250 (29%)	116,235 (71%)
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	d	29,045 (17%)	137,016 (83%)

1948

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	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	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	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	Taxes; Healthcare facility funding	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	Religion in public schools; Constitutional rights; Public school teachers and staff; Religion-related policy	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

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	Defense-related funding; Taxes	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

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	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	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

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

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Classification of Taxable Property Initiative	Taxes; Property	d	91,396 (37%)	156,901 (63%)
CICA	Graduated Land Tax Initiative	Taxes; Property	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	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	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 education funding; Public assistance programs	a	77,962 (58%)	55,810 (42%)

1939

July 11

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Diversion of State Highway Construction Funds Initiative	Public assistance programs; Taxes	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

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	Banking policy; Business regulations	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 legislative processes and sessions	a	106,699 (62%)	64,087 (38%)
CICA	Tax Commissioner Election Initiative	Elections and campaigns	a	86,822 (53%)	78,206 (47%)

1936

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	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws	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	Federal government issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	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

July 15

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

1934

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

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 legislative processes and sessions	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

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result
CISS	Abolish Tax Supervisor Initiative	Administrative organization	a
CISS	Crop Mortgage Initiative	Agriculture policy; Banking 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	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary structure	a
CISS	Reducing Supreme Court Judge Salary Initiative	State judiciary structure; Salaries of government officials	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	Business regulations; Agriculture policy	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	Taxes; Property		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	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

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	Judicial term limits	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	Administrative organization; Fisheries and fishing regulations; Hunting 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	Judicial term limits	a	75,009 (53%)	65,795 (47%)

1928

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

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

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Property Tax Initiative	Property; 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	Tax and revenue administration; Banking policy	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

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

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 structure; State judicial authority	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

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	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	Residency voting requirements; Citizenship voting requirements; Sex and gender issues; Constitutional wording changes; American Indian issues	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	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	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, symbols, and holidays	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	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

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 structure; State judicial selection	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	Tax and revenue administration; Administrative organization	a	60,412 (55%)	50,316 (45%)

1918

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 legislative processes and sessions		a	46,121 (59%)	32,507 (41%)
LRCA	Hail Insurance Amendment	Insurance policy; Storm infrastructure; Taxes; Agriculture policy		a	52,475 (63%)	30,257 (37%)
CICA	Hail Insurance Initiative	Storm infrastructure; Insurance policy; Taxes; Agriculture 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 legislative vote requirements		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 judicial authority; State judiciary structure		a	52,678 (65%)	28,846 (35%)
CICA	Uniform Taxation within Classification Initiative	Property; Taxes		a	46,833 (58%)	33,921 (42%)

1916

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

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	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure 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	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	40,209 (45%)	49,348 (55%)

1912

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Acquiring School Lands Referendum	Public education funding; Higher 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	Judicial term limits	d	27,892 (40%)	42,415 (60%)

1910

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

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 structure	a	47,732 (70%)	20,584 (30%)

Types of ballot measures in North Dakota

See also: Types of ballot measures in North Dakota

Citizen-initiated ballot measures

In North Dakota, citizens have the power to initiate constitutional amendments, state statutes, and veto referendums. In 1914, voters adopted constitutional amendments allowing for initiatives and veto referendums.

Initiated constitutional amendments

See also: Initiated constitutional amendment

An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.

In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 4% of the state's population reported by the last decennial census. Each initiative has its own unique deadline of one year after it was approved to circulate. The completed petition must be submitted at least 120 days prior to the election.

Initiated state statutes

See also: Initiated state statute

An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.

In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 2% of the state's population reported by the last decennial census. Each initiative has its own unique deadline of one year after it was approved to circulate. The completed petition must be submitted at least 120 days prior to the election.

Veto referendums

See also: Veto referendum

A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.

In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 2% of the state's population reported by the last decennial census.

A referendum petition with the required number of signatures must be submitted within 90 days after the legislation being referred was signed by the governor and filed with the secretary of state.

Legislative referrals

Legislatively referred constitutional amendments

See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the North Dakota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 48 votes in the North Dakota House of Representatives and 24 votes in the North Dakota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Constitutional convention questions

See also: Constitutional convention question

According to Section 1 of Article III of the North Dakota Constitution, the state's initiative petition process is used to call a constitutional convention.

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