North Dakota Amendment 3, Judiciary Reorganization Amendment (1976)

North Dakota Amendment 3
Election date September 7, 1976
Topic Constitutional wording changes and State judicial authority
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

North Dakota Amendment 3 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 Constitution of North Dakota to: establish a new judicial system consisting of a five member supreme court, judicial districts, and other courts, as provided by law; establish term limits for judges; and establish vacancy procedures for judges.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Constitution of North Dakota to: establish a new judicial system consisting of a five member supreme court, judicial districts, and other courts, as provided by law; establish term limits for judges; and establish vacancy procedures for judges.

Election results

North Dakota Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		59,795	51.74%
No		55,784	48.26%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

A concurrent resolution creating a new Article IV of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, relating to the judicial branch of government; the jurisdiction of the supreme, district, and other courts; the location of judicial districts; the election of judges of the supreme court and district courts; teh qualifications of judges; the procedures for removal of judges and filling vacancies; and to the retirement of judges; and to repeal Article IV, consisting of sections 85 through 120 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, relating to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and district, county, and municipal courts; the time of holding court sessions; the location of judicial districts; and to other judicial matters.

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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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• State judicial selection on the ballot
• State judiciary oversight on the ballot
• Constitutional wording changes on the ballot
• State judiciary structure on the ballot
• State judicial authority on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

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External links

• North Dakota List of Measures