North Dakota Recall Referendum (1940)

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The North Dakota Recall Referendum was on the June 25, 1940 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have allowed the recall of elected officials by petitions signed by 30 percent of the voters of the previous gubernatorial election. It also would have allowed for a 200 words or less description of the reasons for recalling the official and an equal length defense by the recalled official.

Election results

North Dakota Recall Referendum (1940)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		62,501	51.00%
Yes		60,049	49.00%

Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official Vote of North Dakota Primary Election, 1940

Text of measure

The full text of the referendum can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1940 ballot measures
• 1940 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results

• Mouse River Farmers Press "Constitutional Amendments, Referred and Initiated Measures"

Footnotes

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