North Dakota Initiative 3, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program Measure (2008)
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| Topic Tobacco laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
North Dakota Initiative 3 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in North Dakota on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a tobacco prevention and control advisory committee, an executive committee and a statewide tobacco prevention and control plan and trust fund. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a tobacco prevention and control advisory committee, an executive committee and a statewide tobacco prevention and control plan and trust fund. |
Election results
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162,793 | 53.94% | ||
| No | 139,034 | 46.06% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 3 was as follows:
| “ | This measure would establish a tobacco prevention and control advisory committee and an executive committee; develop and fund a comprehensive statewide tobacco prevention and control plan; and create a tobacco prevention and control trust fund to receive tobacco settlement dollars to be administered by the executive committee. | ” |
Path to the ballot
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.
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Footnotes
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