North Dakota Amendment 1, Legislative Member Appointment to a State Office Amendment (June 2008)

North Dakota Amendment 1
Election date June 3, 2008
Topic State executive elections
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

North Dakota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on June 3, 2008. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported prohibiting a legislator from being appointed to a state office if that office’s salary had been raised during their term.

A "no" vote opposed prohibiting a legislator from being appointed to a state office if that office’s salary had been raised during their term.

Election results

North Dakota Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		35,888	42.45%
No		48,644	57.55%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

It would remove the prohibition on appointing a member of the legislative assembly to an office for which the compensation was increased by the legislative assembly during that member’s term of office.

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Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the North Dakota Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the North Dakota State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 48 votes in the North Dakota House of Representatives and 24 votes in the North Dakota State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

2008 Measures

• 2008 Measures
• State executive elections on the ballot
• 2008 legislative sessions

North Dakota

• North Dakota ballot measures
• North Dakota ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• North Dakota List of Measures