North Dakota Measure 8, Election Law Revision Referendum (1980)

North Dakota Measure 8
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Absentee and mail voting and Ballot measure process
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

North Dakota Measure 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in North Dakota on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported an act to repeal and replace the North Dakota election code, including modifications to: elector qualifications; initiative and referendum procedures; administration of elections; voting precincts; elections officers; voting machines; electronic voting systems; absent voters' ballots; corrupt practices reporting; contributions by corporations and associations; and financial disclosures.

A "no" vote opposed an act to repeal and replace the North Dakota election code, including modifications to: elector qualifications; initiative and referendum procedures; administration of elections; voting precincts; elections officers; voting machines; electronic voting systems; absent voters' ballots; corrupt practices reporting; contributions by corporations and associations; and financial disclosures.

Election results

North Dakota Measure 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		97,307	38.13%
No		157,916	61.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 8 was as follows:

“

An Act to create and enact chapters 16.1-01, 16.1-04, 16.1-05, 16.1-06, 16.1-07, 16.1-08, 16.1-09, 16.1-10, 16.1-12, 16.1-13, 16.1-14, 16.1-15, and 16.1-16 and sections 16.1-11-03 through 16.1-11-24 and sections 16.1-11-26 through 16.1-11-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a new election code establishing qualifications for electors, initiative and referendum procedures, election offenses, the administration of elections, the establishment of voting precicnts, the qualifications and duties of election officers, election supplies, ballots, electornic voting systems, and voting machines, absent voters' ballots, political contributions by corporations and associations, the disclosure of financial interests, corrupt practices, primary elections, nominations at the general election, the conduct of elections, presidential electors, election returns, recounts, and contests; to provide effective dates; and to repeal chapters 16-1, 16-03, 16-05, 16-06, 16-08, 16-09, 16-10, 16-11, 16-12, 16-13, 16-14, 16-15, 16-16, 16-18, 16-20, 16-21, 16-21.1, 16-22, and sections 16-04-02, 16-04-02.1, 16-04-03, 16-04-04, 16-04-05, 16-04-06, 16-04-07, 16-04-08, 16-04-09, 16-04-10, 16-04-12, 16-04-13, 16-04-15.1, 16-04-15.2, 16-04-15.2, 16-04-16, 16-04-17, 16-04-18, 16-04-19-, 16-04-21, 16-04-25, 16-04-26, 16-04-27, 16-04-28, 16-04-29, 16-04-30, 16-04-31, 1604-32, 16-04-33, 16-04-34, 16-04-35, 16-04-36, 16-07-01, 16-07-03, 16-07-04, 16-07-05, 16-07-06, 16-07-07, 16-07-08, 16-07-09, 16-17-10, and 16-17-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the general election provisions, individual nominations, primary elections, nominations for office, general and special elections, the no-party ballot, the establishment of precincts and voting places, election officers and supplies, the conduct of elections, returns and contests of elections, voting by new residents, absent voters' ballots, corrupt practices, voting machines, electronic voting systems, and the disclosure of financial interests.

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See also

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• Election administration and governance on the ballot
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• Absentee and mail voting on the ballot
• Campaign finance on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

North Dakota

• North Dakota ballot measures
• North Dakota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• North Dakota List of Measures