North Dakota Amendment 4, Political Subdivision Bond Limits Amendment (September 1978)
| North Dakota Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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North Dakota Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on September 5, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the North Dakota Constitution to increase the debt limitation for political subdivisions to 8% of the assessed value of taxable property. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the North Dakota Constitution to increase the debt limitation for political subdivisions to 8% of the assessed value of taxable property. |
Election results
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North Dakota Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 24,459 | 33.31% | ||
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48,974 | 66.69% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | A concurrent resolution for the amendment of section 183 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, relating to bonding limitations of political subdivisions. | ” |
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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