North Dakota Initiative 6, Hazardous Waste Facilities Measure (June 1996)
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| Topic Business regulations and Pollution, waste, and recycling policy |
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Origin |
North Dakota Initiative 6 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in North Dakota on June 11, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported banning private hazardous waste disposal facilities, requiring insurance for certain waste landfills and mandating local approval and voter review for permit changes. |
A "no" vote opposed banning private hazardous waste disposal facilities, requiring insurance for certain waste landfills and mandating local approval and voter review for permit changes. |
Election results
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North Dakota Initiative 6 |
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55,322 | 50.07% | ||
| No | 55,165 | 49.93% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 6 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would prohibit private hazardous waste facilities in North Dakota; require private owners and operators of industrial and municipal landfill disposal sites to have liability insurance at least equal to $50 per ton times the number of tons of solid waste accepted at the facility beginning January 1, 1995; hold officers and directors of such facilities personally jointly and severally strictly liable for damages caused by the facility; remove any statute of limitations applicable to the measure; and require approval of the qualified voters of the county for permit renewal or expansion of private disposal facilities within the county. This measure would not apply to inert waste, waste from agricultural processing or oil exploration and production, or to solid waste disposed on site at energy conversion facilities and coal mining operations. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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