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North Dakota Farming and Ranching Amendment, Measure 3 (2012)

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Farming and Ranching Amendment
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TypeConstitutional amendment
OriginCitizens
TopicTreatment of animals
StatusApproveda

The North Dakota Farming and Ranching Amendment was on the 2012 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1]

The measure, sponsored by the North Dakota Farm Bureau, called for a constitutional amendment that would block any law "which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology, modern livestock production and ranching practices."[2]

Election results

See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
North Dakota Measure 3
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 201,920 66.89%
No99,93433.11%

Officials results obtained from the North Dakota Secretary of State.

Text of measure

Constitutional changes

The proposed measure adds a new section to Article XI of the North Dakota Constitution. The new section would read as follows:

Text of Section 29:

The right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices shall be forever guaranteed in this state. No law shall be enacted which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology, modern livestock production and ranching practices.

Support

The campaign in support of the measure was led by N.D. Feeding Families Committee.

Opposition

No formal opposition was identified.

Path to the ballot

Right-to-farm movement
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Amendments
ND Measure 3 in 2012
MO Amendment 1 in 2014
Proposals
OK Question 777 in 2016
See also: North Dakota signature requirements

Supporters were required to collect and submit a minimum of 26,904 valid signatures by August 8, 2012 in order to qualify the proposed measure for the 2012 statewide ballot.[3]

The initiative was officially filed with the state on August 1, 2011. Fifteen days later on August 16 the North Dakota Secretary of State approved the proposed initiative for petition circulation.[4]

On Tuesday, September 4, 2012, Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced that sufficient signatures had been gathered and that the measure was qualified for the ballot.[5]

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