North Dakota 1942 ballot measures

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← 1940

Seven statewide ballot measures were on the June 30 and November 3, 1942 ballots in North Dakota.

• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Two of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• One of the measures was approved and six were defeated.

On the ballot

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Tax Exemption Referendum	Taxes	Allows the state assembly to exempt any and all classes of personal property from taxation	d
LRCA	Amendments Referendum	Direct Democracy	Increases number of signatures required for voters to submit constitutional amendments to 30,000	d
LRCA	Direct Democracy Referendum	Direct Democracy	Increases signature requirements 20,000 to initiate, 30,000 to refer and 40,000 to force special election	d
CICA	Graduated Land Tax Initiative	Taxes	Allows enactment of a graduated land tax on farms in excess of $15,000 valuation	d
CISS	Property Classification Initiative	Taxes	Creates three classes of property for tax purposes	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Butterfat Prices Referendum	Business	Requires butterfat sellers to post prices of all their establishments in 100 mile radius	a
CISS	Alcohol in Restaurants Initiative	Alcohol	Prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants	d

See also

• 1942 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• Mouse River Farmers Press, "Legal Notices," June 25, 1942
• Mouse River Farmers Press, "Legal Notices," October 29, 1942
• List of North Dakota ballot initiatives
• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results