North Dakota voters to decide single-subject requirement for future constitutional amendments on June 9
On June 9, North Dakota voters will decide Constitutional Amendment 1, which would, if approved, create a single-subject rule for future constitutional amendments.
A single-subject rule is a requirement for ballot measures to address a single subject, topic, or issue.
Constitutional Amendment 1 would also establish a separate-vote requirement for legislatively referred constitutional amendments. This is a constitutional provision featured in 32 state constitutions requiring that proposed constitutional amendments placed on statewide ballots must be decided by voters as separate ballot questions. In some states, constitutional amendments have been overturned after courts found that the amendments violated the state constitution's separate-vote requirement.
Under Constitutional Amendment 1, the secretary of state would be responsible for determining whether a constitutional amendment initiative embraces one or more subjects and would be prohibited from approving an initiative for circulation if the initiative is determined to include more than one subject.
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