North Dakota County Officer References Referendum, Measure 1 (1984)

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The North Dakota County Officer References Referendum, also known as Measure 1, was on the June 12, 1984 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure dealt with references to county officers in the North Dakota Constitution. The measure replaced the constitutional county superintendent of common schools, the chairmen of the county board and the county auditor with public officers designated by law to constitute boards of appraisal. These boards appraise all school lands within their respective counties. This amendment applied to Section 4 of Article IX of the North Dakota Constitution.

The measure also changed some language regarding bonds, including changing the requirement that bond certificates be signed by the county auditor to an officer authorized by law to sign such certificates. This amendment applied to Section 17 of Article X.

Election results

North Dakota Measure 1 (1984)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		55,519	67.48%
No		26,758	32.52%

Election results via: North Dakota Secretary of State, Official Vote of Primary Election, 1984

Text of measure

The full text of the amended language can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1984 ballot measures
• 1984 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
• North Dakota Legislative Assembly, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, APPROVED CHAPTER 705

Footnotes

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