North Dakota Amendment 2, Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity Amendment (1996)
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| Topic Civil trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Dakota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring that lawsuits against the state or its employees acting in their official capacity could only be brought if the legislature authorized the claims and established the procedures for them. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring that lawsuits against the state or its employees acting in their official capacity could only be brought if the legislature authorized the claims and established the procedures for them. |
Election results
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North Dakota Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 99,095 | 41.34% | ||
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140,590 | 58.66% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would provide that notwithstanding any other provision of the constitution, no law suit could be brought against the state or an employee of the state acting within the employee's official capacity unless the legislative assembly provides by law the type of claims and the procedure through which those claims may be brought against the state or its employees | ” |
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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