North Dakota Amendment 1, State Militia Amendment (June 2006)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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North Dakota Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Dakota on June 13, 2006. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing outdated age and gender references related to the state’s reserve militia and designate the state’s national guard as the active militia. |
A "no" vote opposed removing outdated age and gender references related to the state’s reserve militia and designate the state’s national guard as the active militia. |
Election results
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72,581 | 73.36% | ||
| No | 26,353 | 26.64% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would remove obsolete age and gender references related to the state’s reserve militia and designate the state’s national guard as the active militia. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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State of North Dakota Bismarck (capital) |
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