North Dakota Minot State College Name Change Referendum, Measure 3 (1984)
The North Dakota Minot State College Name Change Referendum, also known as Measure 3, was on the June 12, 1984 ballot in North Dakota as a veto referendum, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have changed the name of Minot State College to Dakota Northwestern University Minot.[2]
Election results
| North Dakota Measure 3 (1984) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 51,080 | 55.33% | ||
| Yes | 41,234 | 44.67% | ||
Election results via: North Dakota Secretary of State, Official Vote of Primary Election, 1984
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ | "Referred Statutes (Measures)
No. 3
A 'yes' vote means you approve the statutory law providing for a change in the name of Minot State College to Dakota Northwestern University. A 'no' vote means you reject the statutory law providing for a change in the name of Minot State College to Dakota Northwestern University. Shall said referred measure be approved: Yes---- No---- [3] |
” |
Path to the ballot
The 48th Session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly passed House Bill No. 1500. It was signed by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State on April 19, 1983. The bill codified as Chapter 191 of the 1983 North Dakota Session Laws, provided that the name of Minot State College be changed, to "Dakota Northwestern University Minot." Petitions to refer the bill to the people were approved by the Secretary of State on May 23, 1983. The North Dakota Supreme Court set aside the Secretary of State's approval as to form because the petitions contained an impermissible statement of intent.[2]
Subsequent referral petitions were prepared and were approved as to form by the Secretary of State on July 5, 1983. This North Dakota Supreme Court was then requested, but refused, to set aside the Secretary of State's approval as to form of the second set of petitions.[2]
See also
- North Dakota 1984 ballot measures
- 1984 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State Archived Election Results, "Primary Election Results - 1984," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 North Dakota Courts, "State of North Dakota, ex rel. Robert O. Wefald, Attorney General, Petitioner, v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State, Respondent and Cross-Petitioner," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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