North Dakota Amendment 1, Qualifications for Legislators Amendment (1976)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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North Dakota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on September 7, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the North Dakota Constitution to lower the residency requirement to become a state legislator to one year in their respective district and lower the age requirement. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the North Dakota Constitution to lower the residency requirement to become a state legislator to one year in their respective district and lower the age requirement. |
Election results
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North Dakota Amendment 1 |
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66,383 | 53.14% | ||
| No | 58,538 | 46.86% | ||
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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:
| “ | A concurrent resolution for the amendment of sections 28 and 34 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, relating to qualifications of legislators. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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Footnotes
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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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