Constitutional Measure 1: Require 60% Voter Approval for Constitutional Amendments
Projected result: Failed
Source: kfyrtv.com
North Dakota
My vote power: Above average
What does this measure do?
Raises the vote needed to change the North Dakota Constitution from a simple majority to 60% of voters, for both citizen initiatives and amendments the Legislature refers. No cost to you; future amendments would be harder to pass.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: North Dakota Legislature (House Concurrent Resolution 3003, House Speaker Robin Weisz and six co-sponsors)
Speaker Weisz is a Hurdsfield Republican; the majority leaders of both chambers and the Senate Democratic leader joined him. They want the constitution harder to change than a simple majority.
Source: inforum.com
A YES vote means
Constitutional amendments would need 60% yes votes to pass instead of more than 50%.
A NO vote means
A simple majority keeps deciding constitutional amendments.
Sources: sos.nd.gov2 · ballotpedia.org · en.wikipedia.org