North Dakota Emergency Measures Initiative (1918)

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The North Dakota Emergency Measures Initiative, also known as Amendment to Section 67, was on the November , 5 1918 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure established that all measures passed by the legislature take effect on July 1 after the end of the regular session. It also included an emergency allowance stating that if two-thirds of both houses of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly vote to declare it an emergency measure and the governor approves it, the measure can be enacted immediately.

Election results

North Dakota Initiative (1918)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		46,121	58.66%
No		32,507	41.34%

Election results via: Legislative Manual, Official vote of North Dakota, 1918

Text of measure

The constitutional amendment language can be read here.

See also

Suggest a link

• North Dakota 1918 ballot measures
• 1918 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

Footnotes

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