North Dakota Direct Democracy Referendum (1942)
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The North Dakota Direct Democracy Referendum, also known as Legislative Power - Initiative and Referendum, was on the June 30, 1942 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have changed the signature requirements to the following:[2][3]
- 20,000 signatures for initiated state statutes and initiated constitutional amendments
- 30,000 signatures for veto referendums
- 40,000 signatures or gubernatorial order to call a special election when a veto referendum is petitioned for on a piece of emergency legislation
Election results
| North Dakota Direct Democracy Referendum (1942) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 70,927 | 56.81% | ||
| Yes | 53,925 | 43.19% | ||
Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official Vote of North Dakota Primary Election, 1942
Text of measure
The full text of the referendum can be read here.
See also
- North Dakota 1942 ballot measures
- 1942 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, "Legal Notices," June 25, 1942
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State Archived Election Results, "Primary Election Results - 1942 ," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Mouse River Farmers Press, "Legal Notices, June 25, 1942," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "History of Initiative and Referendum in North Dakota," accessed March 11, 2014
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