North Dakota Initiative 4, Water Development and Funding Measure (1992)
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| Topic Sales taxes and Water storage |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
North Dakota Initiative 4 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in North Dakota on November 3, 1992. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing statewide water development goals and funded them with a temporary 0.5% sales tax, with revenues deposited into a resources trust fund to support those projects. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing statewide water development goals and funded them with a temporary 0.5% sales tax, with revenues deposited into a resources trust fund to support those projects. |
Election results
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North Dakota Initiative 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 110,045 | 37.69% | ||
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181,960 | 62.31% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 4 was as follows:
| “ | This initiated measure imposes a 1/2 percent sales, use, or excise tax on certain retail sales to be used to implement comprehensive water development objectives. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 2% of the state's population reported by the last decennial census. Each initiative has its own unique deadline of one year after it was approved to circulate. The completed petition must be submitted at least 120 days prior to the election.
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