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North Dakota Amendment 1, Coal Trust Fund Expenditures Amendment (June 1994)

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North Dakota Amendment 1

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Election date

June 14, 1994

Topic
Fossil fuel energy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Dakota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on June 14, 1994. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing that funds may be expended from the permanent coal trust fund for clean coal demonstration projects approved by the industrial commission.

A "no" vote opposed providing that funds may be expended from the permanent coal trust fund for clean coal demonstration projects approved by the industrial commission.


Election results

North Dakota Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

74,671 61.42%
No 46,903 38.58%
Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

A constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to appropriate twenty percent of the taxes collected and deposited during the biennium in the permanent coal trust fund for clean coal demonstration projects.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the North Dakota Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the North Dakota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 48 votes in the North Dakota House of Representatives and 24 votes in the North Dakota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

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