North Dakota State Government Reorganization, Measure 1 (1989)
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The North Dakota State Government Reorganization Referendum, also known as Measure 1, was on the December 5, 1989 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have created a new section to the executive branch article of the North Dakota Constitution mandating a reorganization of the many offices, boards, bureaus, agencies and commissions of state government into no more than 14 departments other than constitutionally elected offices, boards or commissions.[2]
Election results
| North Dakota Measure 1 (1989) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 174,919 | 70.92% | ||
| Yes | 71,732 | 29.08% | ||
Election results via: North Dakota Secretary of State, Official Vote of Special Election, 1989
Text of measure
- See also: North Dakota Constitution, Article V
Constitutional changes
The new section of Article V of the North Dakota Constitution would have read as follows:[2]
| “ | For more effective administration, the governor may propose to the legislative assembly, from time to time, changes in the statutory allocation
of functions, powers, and duties among and within the executive departments, other than those headed by constitutionally elective offices. A commission consisting of the governor, lieutenant governor, and three members of the legislative assembly selected by the legislative council shall, on or before February 1, 1991, propose the allocation of executive power to not more than fourteen departments, not including the departments under constitutionally elected officials or constitutional boards and commissions. Proposed changes under this section must be in special executive orders, setting forth the structural and all statutory changes, and submitted to both houses of the legislative assembly on the same day. If an executive order under this section is not disapproved by a majority of the members elected to either house of the legislative assembly within thirty legislative days, the order shall have the force of law when filed with the secretary of state or on a later day specified in the order.[3] |
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See also
- North Dakota 1989 ballot measures
- 1989 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, "Special Election Results - 1989," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "1991 Session Laws, CHAPTER 749 STATE GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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