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North Dakota Authorize Public Ownership of Businesses and Industries Initiative (1918)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Dakota Public Ownership of Industries Initiative was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in North Dakota on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the North Dakota Constitution to allow the state, counties, and cities to own and operate businesses and industries. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the North Dakota Constitution to allow the state, counties, and cities to own and operate businesses and industries. |
Election results
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46,830 | 58.98% | ||
| No | 32,574 | 41.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Public Ownership of Industries Initiative was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. Public Ownership of Industries. To amend Section 185 in Article 12 as amended by Article 18 of Amendments so as to read as follows: Section 185 in Article 12 as Amended by Article 18 of Amendment. The state, any county or city may make internal improvements and may engage in any industry, enterprise or business, not prohibited by Article 20 of the Constitution, but neither the state nor any political subdivision thereof shall otherwise loan or give its credit or make donations to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation except for reasonable support of the poor, nor subscribe to or become the owner of capital stock in any association or corporation. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In North Dakota, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 4% 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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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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