North Dakota 1940 ballot measures

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Thirteen statewide ballot measures were on the June 25 and November 5, 1940 ballots in North Dakota.

• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Three of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Seven of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Six of the measures were approved and seven were defeated.

On the ballot

June 25

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	County Government Referendum	Local Gov't	Changes state legislature power in organization and administration of counties and county governments	a
LRCA	Direct Democracy Referendum	Direct Democracy	Requires 15,000 signatures for both initiated and referred measures	d
LRCA	Recall Referendum	Recall	Changes recall petitioning and ballot procedures	d
CICA	Public Service Commission Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Changes the name of state Board of Railroad Commissioners to Public Service Commission	a
CICA	Highway Tax Initiative	Taxes	Allocates highway user taxes to defray cost of construction and maintenance of highways	a
CISS	Educational Funding Initiative	Education	Reduces the state's per people payment to schools and increases the emergency funds for schools in distress	a
CISS	School Funding Initiative 2	Education	Reduces the state's per people payment to schools regardless of need and increasing the emergency funds for schools in distress	d
CISS	Sales Tax for Schools Initiative	Taxes	Earmarking sales tax revenues--7/12ths for the school equalization fund and 5/12ths for the state welfare fund	a
CISS	School Funding Initiative	Education	Increasing the funds for financially distressed schools	a
CISS	Board of Finance Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Creates a state Board of Finance and Administration to handle all trust funds	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Property Tax Classifications Initiative	Taxes	Creates three classes of property for tax purposes	d
CISS	Tax Abatement Initiative	Taxes	Allows the abatement of past, present and future taxes based on excessive valuation	d
CICA	Graduated Land Tax Initiative	Taxes	Creates a graduated land tax with a homestead exception of $5,000 for legal owner-resident farmers	d

See also

• 1940 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• Mouse River Farmers Press, "Constitutional Amendments, Referred and Initiated Measures," June 20, 1940
• Mouse River Farmers Press, "Constitutional Amendment and Initiated Measures," October 31, 1940
• List of North Dakota ballot initiatives
• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results