North Dakota Acquiring School Lands Referendum (1912)

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The North Dakota Acquiring School Lands Referendum, also known as Amendment to Section 158, was on the November 5, 1912 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure created an application system through the Board of University and School Lands for acquiring school or institutional lands belonging to the state. IT also established further requirements for the appraisal and pricing of such lands. The measure passed by the voters was not self-executing and required legislative action to take effect. The North Dakota Legislature did so on February 27, 1915.

Election results

North Dakota Referendum (1912)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		47,717	67.60%
No		22,871	32.40%

Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official vote of North Dakota, 1912

Text of measure

The language enacted by the legislature can be found here.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1912 ballot measures
• 1912 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results

Footnotes

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