North Dakota Youth Initiative, Initiated Statutory Measure 3 (2002)
The North Dakota Youth Initiative, also known as Initiated Statutory Measure 3, was on the November 5, 2002 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated.[1] The measure would have created a Bank of North Dakota administered program providing for partial reimbursement of student loan payments for employed North Dakota residents under 30 years of age who had graduated from accredited post-secondary schools. Reimbursement would have been limited to $1,000 per eligible resident per year for no more than 5 years. The measure would also provide an income tax credit of up to $1,000 for employed North Dakota residents from 21 through 29 years of age, for up to 5 years.[2]
Election results
| North Dakota Initiated Statutory Measure 3(2002) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 154,234 | 67.10% | ||
| Yes | 75,636 | 32.90% | ||
Election results via: North Dakota Secretary of State, Official Vote of General Election, 2002
Text of measure
Ballot title
The language appeared on the ballot as:[3]
| “ | Initiated Statutory Measure No. 3 would create a Bank of North Dakota administered program providing for partial reimbursement of student loan payments for employed North Dakota residents under thirty years of age who have graduated from accredited post-secondary schools. Reimbursements would be limited to $1,000 per eligible resident per year for not more than five years. The measure would also provide an income tax credit of up to $1,000 for employed North Dakota residents from twenty-one through twenty-nine years of age, for up to five years. _____ A “YES” vote means you approve the measure as summarized above.
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See also
- North Dakota 2002 ballot measures
- 2002 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
External links
- North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results
- North Dakota Legislative Assembly 2003 Session Laws
- National Conference of State Legislatures State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State Archived Election Results, "General Election Results - 2002," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Full Text of Initiated Statutory Measure 3," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Ballot Language Measure 3," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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