North Dakota 1958 ballot measures

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Eight statewide ballot measures were on the June 24 and November 4, 1958 ballots in North Dakota.

• Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Two of the measures were an initiated state statute.
• Three of the measures were approved and five were defeated.

On the ballot

June 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	American Indians	Authorizes the legislature to accept jurisdiction over Native American lands as delegated to the state by the U.S. Congress	a
LRCA	Referendum 2	Suffrage	Reforms elective enfranchisement language	a
CISS	Initiative 3	Education	Authorizes the state government to give $450,000 to build a new School for the Blind	a

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Taxes	Levies a tax to fund college buildings	d
LRCA	Referendum 2	Direct Democracy	Changes number of signatures to qualify an initiative from 20,000 signatures to 10 percent of votes cast for governor at last general election	d
LRCA	Referendum 3	Term limits	Changes election terms of most state and county offices from two to four years	d
CICA	Initiative 4	Education	Changes the name of the North Dakota Agricultural College to the North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences	d
CISS	Initiative 5	Education	Annexes school districts not operating a high school into districts that operate high schools	d

See also

• 1958 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

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