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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3-HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3003
4-(Representatives Weisz, Bosch, Klemin, Lefor)
5-(Senators Hogue, Myrdal, Hogan)
6-A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the
7-Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment.
1+25.3037.01001
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3+Adopted by the Government and
4+Veterans Affairs Committee
5+Sixty-ninth
6+January 23, 2025
7+Legislative Assembly
8+of North Dakota
9+Introduced by
10+Representatives Weisz, Bosch, Klemin, Lefor
11+Senators Hogue, Myrdal, Hogan
12+A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV
13+of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the threshold for approving a constitutional
14+amendment.
815 STATEMENT OF INTENT
9-This measure increases the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment from a simple majority
10-to sixty percent.
11-BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE
12-CONCURRING THEREIN:
13-That the following proposed amendments to section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the
14-Constitution of North Dakota are agreed to and must be submitted to the qualified electors of North
15-Dakota at the general election to be held in 2026, in accordance with section 16 of article IV of the
16-Constitution of North Dakota.
17-SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 9 of article III of the Constitution of North Dakota is amended
18-and reenacted as follows:
16+This measure increases the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment from a simple
17+majority to sixty percent.
18+BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE
19+SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
20+That the following proposed amendments to section 9 of article III and section 16 of
21+article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota are agreed to and must be submitted to the
22+qualified electors of North Dakota at the general election to be held in 2026, in accordance with
23+section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota.
24+SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 9 of article III of the Constitution of North Dakota is
25+amended and reenacted as follows:
1926 Section 9. A constitutional amendment may be proposed by initiative petition. If signed by
2027 electors equal in number to four percent of the resident population of the state at the last federal
21-decennial census, the petition may be submitted to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds
22-the petition is valid, the secretary of state shall place the measure on the ballot. If at least sixty percent
23-of votes cast for a proposed constitutional amendment are affirmative, the measure is deemed enacted.
24-All other provisions relating to initiative measures apply heretoto initiative measures for constitutional
25-amendments.
26-SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota is amended
27-and reenacted as follows:
28+decennial census, the petition may be submitted to the secretary of state. If the secretary of
29+state finds the petition is valid, the secretary of state shall place the measure on the ballot. If at
30+le ast sixty percent of votes cast for a proposed constitutional amendment are affirmative, the
31+measure is deemed enacted. All other provisions relating to initiative measures apply heretoto
32+initiative measures for constitutional amendments .
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59+SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota is
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2861 Section 16. Any amendment to this constitution may be proposed in either house of the
29-legislative assembly, and if. If agreed to upon a roll call by a majority of the members elected to each
30-house, the question must be submitted to the electors and if a majority. If at least sixty percent of the
31-votes cast thereonupon the question are in the affirmative, the amendment is a part of this constitution. H.C.R. NO. 3003 - PAGE 2
32-____________________________ ____________________________
33-Speaker of the House President of the Senate
34-____________________________ ____________________________
35-Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
36-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
37-at ________ o’clock ________M.
38-____________________________
39-Secretary of State
62+legislative assembly, and if. If agreed to upon a roll call by a majority of the members elected to
63+each house, the question must be submitted to the electors and if a majority. If at least sixty
64+percent of the votes cast thereonupon the question are in the affirmative, the amendment is a
65+part of this constitution.
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