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ND HCR3010

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2019

Primary Sponsor

Steve Vetter

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Origin

House of Representatives

66th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the threshold for legislative approval of constitutional amendments from a simple majority to at least 55 percent of members in each house of the legislative assembly.

  • Increases the voter approval threshold for constitutional amendments from a simple majority to at least 55 percent of votes cast on the amendment at a general election.

  • Applies the 55 percent approval requirement to both legislature-proposed amendments (Article IV, Section 16) and citizen-initiated amendments (Article III, Section 9).

  • Requires submission of the proposed amendments to North Dakota voters at the 2020 general election for ratification.

Legislative Description

Constitutional amendments.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 1 nays 45

4/15/2019

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs3/7/2019
Judiciary1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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