North Dakota Amendment 6, United States Constitutional Convention Amendment (1996)
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| Topic Federal government issues and State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Dakota Amendment 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in North Dakota on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported calling for a national constitutional convention to set term limits on members of the U.S. Congress. |
A "no" vote opposed calling for a national constitutional convention to set term limits on members of the U.S. Congress. |
Election results
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North Dakota Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 105,878 | 44.44% | ||
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132,348 | 55.56% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would provide for the people of North Dakota to act as the legislature of this state for the sole purpose of applying to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention according to Article 5 of the United States Constitution. The application would request that the constitutional convention consider a constitutional amendment which would limit members of the United States House of Representatives to serve three terms and members of the United States Senate to serve two terms. Representatives serving at the time of ratification of the constitutional amendment would be limited to two additional terms and senators to one additional term. This measure also designates the North Dakota Supreme Court as having original and exclusive jurisdiction over any challenges to this initiative. This measure further provides that the North Dakota Supreme Court would have no jurisdiction to determine whether the measure conflicts with the Constitution of North Dakota | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 4% of the state's population reported by the last decennial census. Each initiative has its own unique deadline of one year after it was approved to circulate. The completed petition must be submitted at least 120 days prior to the election.
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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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