North Dakota Direct Democracy and Publicity Pamphlet, Referendum 2 (1958)
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The North Dakota Direct Democracy and Publicity Pamphlet Referendum, also known as Referendum 2, was on the November 4, 1958 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have changed the number of signatures required to qualify a ballot initiative in North Dakota for the ballot from 10,000 for initiated state statutes and initiated constitutional amendments and 7,000 for veto referendums to 10 and 7 percent, respectively, of all electors voting for the office of governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. It also required the secretary of state to print and mail to each elector a publicity pamphlet, which would contain a copy of each measure with its ballot title. Any citizen could submit arguments concerning any measure in the pamphlet by subscribing their names and addresses to the arguments and paying a fee.[2]
Election results
| North Dakota Referendum 2 (1958) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 127,290 | 72.69% | ||
| Yes | 47,814 | 27.31% | ||
Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official Vote of North Dakota General Election, 1958
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- North Dakota 1958 ballot measures
- 1958 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
External links
Footnotes
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