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ND HB1514
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Nathan Toman
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AI Summary
- Changes the voter threshold for municipal bond passage from 60 percent of all qualified voters to a majority of 30 percent of all qualified electors
- Applies the new 30 percent threshold to Section 21-03-07 (general bond election requirements) and Section 21-03-10.1 (changes to bond expenditure purposes)
- Voter count is determined by qualified electors in the appropriate voter list or pollbook generated from the central voter file the day before election, plus any electors added on election day
- Lowers the approval requirement for municipalities to issue bonds for general purposes, while maintaining two-thirds vote requirements for specific bond types authorized by resolution
- Makes parallel changes to the threshold for approving material changes to bond expenditure plans after bond approval
Legislative Description
The threshold for passing a bond within a municipality.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 10 nays 80
2/10/2023
Committee Referrals
Political Subdivisions1/18/2023
Full Bill Text
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