North Dakota County Government Organizing Referendum (1940)

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The North Dakota County Government Organizing Referendum was on the June 25, 1940 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure changed the way the state legislature could affect the organization and administration of counties and county governments.

Election results

North Dakota County Government Organizing Referendum (1940)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		67,804	51.24%
No		64,519	48.76%

Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official Vote of North Dakota Primary Election, 1940

Text of measure

The full text of the referendum can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1940 ballot measures
• 1940 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results

• Mouse River Farmers Press "Constitutional Amendments, Referred and Initiated Measures"

Footnotes

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