North Dakota Constitutional Revision Referendum, Number 1 (1968)
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The North Dakota Constitutional Revision Referendum, also known as Number 1, was on the November 5, 1968 ballot in North Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1]
The measure would have revised multiple sections of the North Dakota Constitution, including the following and more:[2]
- Changing language of legally incompetency and being qualified to vote
- Changing the regulation of the trust fund for schools, including requiring that only interest and income of the fun could be spent and the principle could not be used
- Changes to the sale of properties held by the state for school or other institutional trust funds
- Allowing optional forms of county government to be implemented if approved by majority of voters
- Allowing the state to engage in any industry, enterprise or business except alcohol beverage businesses
- Giving precedent to the ballot measure receiving most votes if two conflicting ballot measures are approved in an election
- Allows for state colleges at Mayville, Dickinson and Minot
- Allows for state school for the mentally deficient at the city of Grafton
- Allows for a state soldier's home
Election results
| North Dakota Number 1 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 116,813 | 58.64% | |||
| Yes | 82,400 | 41.36% | ||
Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official Vote of North Dakota General Election, 1968
Text of measure
The full text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- North Dakota 1968 ballot measures
- 1968 ballot measures
- List of North Dakota ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota
External links
- North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results
- Mouse River Farmers Press, Notice of Election, October 24, 1968
Footnotes
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