North Dakota Amendment 2, Resources Trust Fund Amendment (June 1990)
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| Topic Energy conservation and efficiency and Hydroelectric energy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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North Dakota Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on June 12, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislative assembly to dedicate a percentage of oil tax revenues to a special resources trust fund and expanding that for water projects and energy conservation programs. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislative assembly to dedicate a percentage of oil tax revenues to a special resources trust fund and expanding that for water projects and energy conservation programs. |
Election results
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71,333 | 58.64% | ||
| No | 50,320 | 41.36% | ||
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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 resolution enacts a new section to article X of the Constitution of North Dakota. It authorizes the legislature to allocate a percentage of the oil extraction tax to a special resources trust fund. The income of the resources trust fund may be spent only for the construction of water related projects, including rural water systems, and the funding of programs for energy conservation. Any amounts in the sinking fund established for the payment of the North Dakota water development bonds, Southwest Pipeline series, and any amounts in the existing resource trust fund must be transferred to the constitutional resources trust fund created by this new constitutional section. This measure would become effective on July 1, 1991, and apply to tax collections recieved on or after that date. | ” |
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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