North Dakota Measure 7, Establish State Housing Finance Agency Initiative (1980)
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| Topic Housing assistance programs |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
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North Dakota Measure 7 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in North Dakota on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported an initiative to empower the Industrial Commission to act as a state housing finance agency in providing mortgage loans to finance the purchase or rehabilitation of homes by low-income persons. |
A "no" vote opposed an initiative to empower the Industrial Commission to act as a state housing finance agency in providing mortgage loans to finance the purchase or rehabilitation of homes by low-income persons. |
Election results
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159,633 | 60.40% | ||
| No | 104,644 | 39.60% | ||
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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 initiated measure to amend certain sections of the North Dakota Century Code, to provide amendments allowing tax-exempt revenue bonds to be issued to finance single family residential mortgage loans for persons and families of low and moderate income. | ” |
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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