North Dakota 1932 ballot measures

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Twenty-one statewide ballot measures were on the March 15, June 29 and November 8, 1932 ballots in North Dakota.

• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• Two of the measures were veto referendums.
• Sixteen of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Thirteen of the measures were approved and eight were defeated.

On the ballot

March 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Moves the state capitol from Bismarck to Jamestown	d
LRCA	Referendum	Direct Democracy	Increases the number of signatures required to initiate a constitutional amendment from 20,000 to 40,000	d
LRCA	Referendum	Direct Democracy	Increases the signature requirements to 30,000 signatures for initiatives and 25,000 signatures for referendums	d
VR	Referendum	Taxes	Increases gas taxation	d
CISS	Initiative	Constitutional Rights	Extends use of the absentee ballot	d

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative	Taxes	Reduces taxable assessed valuation of property from 75 percent to 50 percent	a
CISS	Initiative	Business	Prohibits farming by corporations	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Reduces reimbursement for travel expenses for county officials	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces salaries of county officials and bases them on county population	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Creates five year partial moratorium on debts	d
CISS	Initiative	Food & Agri	Prohibits crop mortgages	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Reduces travel expenses reimbursements for state officials	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative	Alcohol	Repeals prohibition of alcohol	a
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Abolishes the office of District Tax Supervisor	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces salaries of elected and appointed state officials	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces the salaries of Supreme Court judges from $5,500 to $5,000	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces the salaries of District Judges from $4,000 to $3,500 per year	a
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Changes requirements for public notice of sale of real estate for delinquent taxes	a
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Reduces fees paid to newspapers for publication of legal notices	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Creates three year partial moratorium on debts	d
CISS	Initiative	Food & Agri	Allows crop mortgages	d

See also

• 1932 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• List of North Dakota ballot initiatves
• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results