North Dakota Uniform Taxation Referendum (1914)
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The North Dakota Uniform Taxation Referendum, also known as Sections 176 and 179 Taxation Referendum, was on the November 3, 1914 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure replaced the requirement that all property be uniformly taxed by granting the North Dakota Legislative Assembly the authority to recognize different classifications of property and apply uniform taxation within each classification.[2]
Election results
| North Dakota Referendum (1914) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 45,162 | 71.35% | ||
| No | 18,135 | 28.65% | ||
Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official vote of North Dakota, 1914
Text of measure
Summary
The measure granted the North Dakota Legislative Assembly the authority to recognize different classifications of property and apply uniform taxation within each classification.[2]
Constitutional changes
The amendment changed first clause of the of Article XI of the North Dakota State Constitution to read as follows:
| Taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of property, including franchises within the territorial limits
of the authority levying the tax, . . . |
See also
- North Dakota 1914 ballot measures
- 1914 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
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Footnotes
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