North Dakota Measure 1, General Fund Appropriations Limits Initiative (1976)
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| Topic Revenue allocation and Revenue and spending limits |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
North Dakota Measure 1 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in North Dakota on September 7, 1976. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the amount of money that could be appropriated from the general fund for operation of the state government to a total of $332 million for the biennial appropriation periods between 1975 and 1979. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the amount of money that could be appropriated from the general fund for operation of the state government to a total of $332 million for the biennial appropriation periods between 1975 and 1979. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 50,917 | 40.18% | ||
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75,790 | 59.82% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | An act to limit the amount of money appropriated from the general fund for operation of the government of the State of North Dakota to the total sum of three hundred thirty-two million dollars ($332,000,000.00) for each of the biennial appropriation periods beginning July 1, 1975, and ending June 30, 1977; and beginning July 1, 1977, and ending June 30, 1979. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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