North Dakota Amendment 1, Lieutenant Governor Duties Amendment (June 1996)
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| Topic State executive powers and duties |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Dakota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on June 11, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the senate, require the senate to elect its own presiding officer and prevent the chief justice from presiding over impeachment trials involving the governor or lieutenant governor. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the senate, require the senate to elect its own presiding officer and prevent the chief justice from presiding over impeachment trials involving the governor or lieutenant governor. |
Election results
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North Dakota Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 45,067 | 41.74% | ||
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62,902 | 58.26% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would remove the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the senate and provide that the presiding officer of the senate must be elected from the membership of the senate. This measure would also removing the presiding judge of the supreme court from presiding over impeachment trials involving the governor or lieutenant governor. | ” |
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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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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