North Dakota Amendment to Create a Process for Indirect Initiatives (2020)
| North Dakota Amendment to Create a Process for Indirect Initiatives | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The North Dakota Amendment to Create a Process for Indirect Initiatives was not on the ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.[1]
This measure would have created an additional method of direct democracy in the form of indirect initiated constitutional amendments and indirect initiated state statutes.[2]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article III, North Dakota Constitution
The measure would habe amended sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of Article III of the state constitution. The full text can be found here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the North Dakota Constitution
In North Dakota, a constitutional amendment needs to be passed by a simple majority vote in both chambers of the state legislature to be certified for the ballot.
This amendment was introduced as House Concurrent Resolution 3007 on January 3, 2019, by Republican Representatives Scott Louser, Rick Becker, Jake Blum, James Kasper, Mike Lefor, and Dan Ruby. On February 28, 2019, the House passed HCR 3007 by a vote of 77 to 14 with three Republican Representatives, Dwight Kiefert, Keith Kempenich, and Emily O'Brien absent or not voting. Vote totals by party are displayed below. The Senate did not approve the measure before the legislature adjourned its 2019 session.[1]
| Vote in the North Dakota House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 48  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 77 | 14 | 3 |
| Total percent | 81.91% | 18.08% | 3.19% |
| Democrat | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Republican | 72 | 4 | 3 |
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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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