North Dakota Compact with United States, Measure 3 (1996)
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The North Dakota Compact with United States Referendum, also known as Measure 3, was on the June 11, 1996 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure incorporated reference provisions of the Enabling Act of 1889 by creating a new section to Article XIII of the North Dakota Constitution. It also eliminated language made unnecessary by the new section.[2] The Enabling Act of 1889 was the act that allowed Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington to become states.[3]
Election results
| North Dakota Measure 3 (1996) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 63,934 | 63.47% | ||
| No | 36,795 | 36.53% | ||
Election results via: North Dakota Secretary of State, Official Vote of Primary Election, 1996
Text of measure
- See also: North Dakota Constitution, Article XIII
Constitutional changes
The measure made the changes to Article XIII of the North Dakota Constitution, which can be read here.
See also
- North Dakota 1996 ballot measures
- 1996 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State Archived Election Results, "Primary Election Results - 1996," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "1997 Session Laws, CHAPTER 567 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3030 COMPACT WITH UNITED STATES," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, "Enabling Act of 1889," accessed March 28, 2014
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