19.3041.03000
Sixty-sixth
Legislative Assembly SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4001
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Hogue, Dever, G. Lee
Representatives K. Koppelman, Louser, Nathe
1 A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III of the Constitution of North
2 Dakota, relating to the process for approving constitutional amendments.
3 STATEMENT OF INTENT
4 This measure requires an initiated constitutional measure approved by voters to be approved by
5 the two subsequent legislative assemblies before becoming effective.
6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE OF
7 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
8 That the following proposed amendment to section 9 of article III of the Constitution of North
9 Dakota is agreed to and must be submitted to the qualified electors of North Dakota at the
10 general election to be held in 2020, in accordance with section 16 of article IV of the
11 Constitution of North Dakota.
12 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 9 of article III of the Constitution of North Dakota is
13 amended and reenacted as follows:
14 Section 9. A constitutional amendment may be proposed by initiative petition. If signed by
15 electors equal in number to four percent of the resident population of the state at the last federal
16 decennial census, the petition for a constitutional amendment may be submitted to the
17 secretary of state. If electors approve an initiative for a constitutional amendment in a statewide
18 election, the amendment must be submitted to the two subsequent legislative assemblies. If the
19 initiative is approved by a majority of members of each house in both legislative assemblies, the
20 initiative is deemed enacted. All other provisions relating to initiative measures apply heretoto
21 initiative measures for constitutional amendments.
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