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North Dakota Remove Restrictions on Vehicle Window Tinting Initiative (2026)

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North Dakota Remove Restrictions on Vehicle Window Tinting Initiative
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Election date
November 3, 2026
Topic
Transportation
Status
Cleared for signature gathering
Type
State statute
Origin
Citizens

The North Dakota Remove Restrictions on Vehicle Window Tinting Initiative may appear on the ballot in North Dakota as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2026.

This measure would remove the restriction prohibiting windshield tints with light transmittance of less than 30% and window tints with light transmittance of less than 50%; allows window tinting and designs applied to windows of any level.[1]

Text of measure

The full text of the initiative is available here.

Path to the ballot

Process in Ohio

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in North Dakota

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. The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the November 2026 ballot:

  • Signatures: 15,582
  • Deadline: Each initiative has its own signature deadline of one year after it was approved for circulation. The final deadline to submit signatures regardless of a petition's approval date is July 6, 2026.

Details about this initiative

  • Jeremy-Isaac Schaeffer sponsored the initiative. The initiative was appoved for circulation on February 24, 2025. To qualify for the 2026 primary election, the signature deadline was set to be February 9, 2026. To qualify for the 2026 general election, the signature deadline was set to be February 24, 2026.[2]

See also

  • Ballot measure lawsuits
  • Ballot measure readability
  • Ballot measure polls
  • Ballot measure signature costs

External links

8Initiative text

Footnotes