North Dakota Amendment 5, Coal Development Impact Trust Fund Amendment (1980)

North Dakota Amendment 5
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Restricted-use funds and Severance taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

North Dakota Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on November 4, 1980. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the North Dakota Constitution to require that at least 15% of the coal severance tax be placed in a permanent trust fund.

A "no" vote opposed amending the North Dakota Constitution to require that at least 15% of the coal severance tax be placed in a permanent trust fund.

Election results

North Dakota Amendment 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		154,590	59.61%
No		104,762	40.39%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

“

A concurrent resolution for a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of a coal development impact trust fund; and providing an effective 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.

See also

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Severance taxes on the ballot
• Restricted-use funds on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

North Dakota

• North Dakota ballot measures
• North Dakota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• North Dakota List of Measures