21.3045.01000
Sixty-seventh
Legislative Assembly HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3003
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representative Fegley
1 A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III of the Constitution of North
2 Dakota, relating to initiated measures for constitutional amendments.
3 STATEMENT OF INTENT
4 This measure prohibits an initiated measure for a constitutional amendment placed on the ballot
5 from comprising more than one subject.
6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH DAKOTA,
7 THE SENATE 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 2022, 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. The
15 proposed amendment may not comprise more than one subject, and the secretary of state may
16 not approve the initiative petition for circulation if the proposed amendment comprises more
17 than one subject. If signed by electors equal in number to four percent of the resident
18 population of the state at the last federal decennial census, the petition may be submitted to the
19 secretary of state. All other provisions relating to initiative measures apply heretoto initiative
20 measures for constitutional amendments.
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