North Dakota 1978 ballot measures
In 1978, voters decided on sixteen statewide ballot measures in North Dakota on the September 5 and November 7 ballots.
- Eleven (69%) of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- One (6%) of the measures was a veto referendum.
- Four (25%) of the measures were initiated state statutes.
- Ten (63%) of the measures were approved, and six (37%) were defeated.
On the ballot
November 7, 1978
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public information | Require the records of governmental entities and organizations supported in whole or part by public funds to be open to the public unless otherwise provided for by law |
|
172,125 (84%) |
33,965 (16%) |
|
| Amendment 2 | Absentee voting; Residency requirements; Voter registration; Voting rights restoration | Change voter eligibility and residency requirements for voting and allow the Legislative Assembly to provide for the administration of elections |
|
124,519 (67%) |
61,224 (33%) |
|
| Amendment 3 | Initiative process; Recall | Raises the number of signatures needed to file initiatives, referrals, and constitutional amendments and changes the filing dates |
|
102,182 (58%) |
75,413 (42%) |
|
| Measure 1 | Local government; Local government; Spending | Provide for the sharing of state general fund revenues with counties, park districts, cities, and townships |
|
146,187 (72%) |
56,761 (28%) |
|
| Measure 2 | Business taxes; Income taxes | Reduce the individual income tax rate and increases the corporate income tax rate |
|
127,280 (65%) |
68,215 (35%) |
|
| Measure 3 | Game and fish commissions; Spending | Specify that all income of the State Game and Fish Department together with all the interest derived from such income would only be used by that department |
|
138,500 (68%) |
65,638 (32%) |
|
| Measure 4 | Healthcare governance | Provide for state control of health care costs by the State Health Officer and directs the Insurance Commissioner to develop a plan to improve health insurance |
|
54,060 (24%) |
169,823 (76%) |
September 5, 1978
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Tax administration; Voting requirements; Legislature | Repeal the deadlines for the introduction of bills in the legislature and the general appropriation bill and poll tax provisions |
|
35,313 (48%) |
38,512 (52%) |
|
| Amendment 2 | Legislative structure; Redistricting | Repeal outdated constitutional sections regarding the transition schedule and apportionment of the state legislature |
|
37,307 (52%) |
34,598 (48%) |
|
| Amendment 3 | Tax administration; Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits | Limit revenue raised by property tax to four mills |
|
18,110 (24%) |
56,755 (76%) |
|
| Amendment 4 | Local government; Local government; Bonds | Increase the debt limitation for political subdivisions to 8% of assessed value of taxable property |
|
24,459 (33%) |
48,974 (67%) |
|
| Amendment 5 | State executive powers; Legislative processes | Allow the lieutenant governor to vote as a tiebreaker in the state senate |
|
46,442 (61%) |
29,960 (39%) |
|
| Amendment 6 | Constitutional conventions; Veterans; Bonds | Repeal obsolete language related to veterans' bonus bonds and the calling of a constitutional convention in 1972 |
|
41,379 (56%) |
32,613 (44%) |
|
| Amendment 7 | Business | Repeal multiple sections regarding the charters and administration of corporations |
|
27,933 (39%) |
43,985 (61%) |
|
| Amendment 8 | Salaries | Allow the state legislature to increase salaries of elected officials during their terms |
|
34,185 (45%) |
41,539 (55%) |
|
| Measure 1 | Public land | Authorize the state board of higher education to sell land that was being used by the Dickinson experiment station at the time; provide for the use of the proceeds of the sale to provide for the purchase of replacement land for the use of the Dickinson experiment station; and authorize a loan from the Bank of North Dakota |
|
41,368 (56%) |
32,498 (44%) |
See also
- 1978 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
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