North Dakota Amendment 1, State Government Reorganization Amendment (December 1989)
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| Topic Administrative organization and State executive branch structure |
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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 December 5, 1989. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a new section to the executive branch article of the North Dakota Constitution mandating a reorganization of the many offices, boards, bureaus, agencies and commissions of state government into no more than 14 departments other than constitutionally elected offices, boards or commissions. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a new section to the executive branch article of the North Dakota Constitution mandating a reorganization of the many offices, boards, bureaus, agencies and commissions of state government into no more than 14 departments other than constitutionally elected offices, boards or commissions. |
Election results
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North Dakota Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 71,732 | 29.08% | ||
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174,919 | 70.92% | ||
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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 to create a new section of article V of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the reorganization of executive and administrative offices, boards, bureaus, agencies, commissions and instrumentalities of state government. | ” |
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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