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North Dakota Amendment 1, Election of County Officers Amendment (June 2002)

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North Dakota Amendment 1

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Election date

June 11, 2002

Topic
Local government officials and elections
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 11, 2002. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting the legislative assembly to provide for the election of a county elective officer, other than the sheriff, to serve more than one county.

A "no" vote opposed permitting the legislative assembly to provide for the election of a county elective officer, other than the sheriff, to serve more than one county.


Election results

North Dakota Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

62,215 54.87%
No 51,174 45.13%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

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The measure would permit the legislative assembly to provide for the election of a county elective officer, other than the sheriff, to serve more than one county, and removes the requirement that a candidate for county office, other than sheriff, be a county resident at the time of election.


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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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