North Dakota Elective Franchise Referendum (1920)

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The North Dakota Elective Franchise Referendum was on the November 2, 1920 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed persons 21 years and older to vote if they had resided in a county in North Dakota for 90 days and in the precinct 30 days preceding any election. Additionally, the measure specified that only U.S. citizens and "civilized persons of Indian descent who [had] severed their tribal relation two years preceding the election" could vote. This measure created equal suffrage for women in North Dakota.

Election results

North Dakota Referendum (November 1920)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		135,370	69.02%
No		60,772	30.98%

Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official vote of North Dakota, 1920

Text of measure

The text of the constitutional amendment can be read here.

Summary

The measure allowed persons 21 years and older to vote if they had resided in a county in North Dakota for 90 days and in the precinct 30 days preceding any election. Additionally, the measure specified that only U.S. citizens and "civilized persons of Indian descent who [had] severed their tribal relation two years preceding the election" could vote. This measure created equal suffrage for women in North Dakota.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1920 ballot measures
• 1920 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

Footnotes

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