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ND SCR4015
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeffery Magrum
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to expand the Public Service Commission from three elected members to five members
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Requires the Legislative Assembly to divide North Dakota into five compact, contiguous districts, with one commissioner elected from each district for four-year terms
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Mandates redistricting after each decennial census to ensure equal voting power for all electors in commission elections
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Constitutional amendment would appear on the November 2026 general election ballot for voter approval
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Two additional commissioners would be elected in the 2028 general election and take office January 1, 2029, with initial districts drawn before January 1, 2027 using 2020 census data
Legislative Description
The election of public service commissioners; to provide for application; and to provide an effective date.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 9 nays 38
2/24/2025