North Dakota Measure 7, Change Primary Election Date Referendum (September 1980)
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| Topic Primary election systems |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
North Dakota Measure 7 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in North Dakota on September 2, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing an act to move the primary election from September to June, and provide for a presidential preference primary. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing an act to move the primary election from September to June, and provide for a presidential preference primary. |
Election results
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64,231 | 54.93% | ||
| No | 52,699 | 45.07% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 7 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT to provide for presidential preference primary elections in presidential election years; and to amend and reenact section 16-04-01, 16-04-11, and 16-04-20, relating to the primary election date, notice to county uaditors of the offices to be filled at the primary, and filling petitions to obtain a separate column on the primary election ballot; or, in the alternative, to create and enact sections 16.1-11-01, 16.1-11-02, and 16.1-11-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the primary election date, notifying the county auditors of the offices to be filled at the primary, and filling petitions to obtain a separate column of the primary ballot; and to repeal sections 16-04-1, 16-04-11, and 16-04-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, as described above, if House Bill No. 1138 is approved by the forty-sixth legislative assembly. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 2% of the state's population reported by the last decennial census.
A referendum petition with the required number of signatures must be submitted within 90 days after the legislation being referred was signed by the governor and filed with the secretary of state.
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Footnotes
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