North Dakota 1920 ballot measures

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Twenty-one statewide ballot measures were on the March 16, June 30 and November 2, 1920 ballots in North Dakota.

• Seven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were veto referendums.
• Ten of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Fourteen of the measures were approved and seven were defeated.

On the ballot

March 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative	Sunday	Allows baseball to be played on Sundays	a
CISS	Initiative	Sunday	Allows operation of motion picture theaters on Sundays	d
CISS	Initiative	Tobacco	Legalizes sale of cigarettes to non-minors	d
CISS	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Creates a state Athletic Commission to regulate boxing	d
LRCA	Referendum	Constitutional rights	Changes residency requirements for voting	a
LRCA	Referendum	Gov't Finances	Sets debt limits for various levels of government	a
LRCA	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Authorizes legislature to lease lands designated for educational and charitable	a
LRCA	Referendum	Recall	Creates petition process for recalling elected officials	a

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum	Constitutional rights	Deals with the period of residency required to register to vote in North Dakota	d
VR	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Regards to an investigation committee	d
CISS	Referendum	Constitutional rights	Bans public display of red or black flags	a
VR	Referendum	Law Enforcement	Creates office of State Sheriff	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum	Local Gov't	Regards the county seats	d
CISS	Initiative	Banking	Requires all state, county, township, municipal and school district funds be deposited in the Bank of North Dakota	a
LRCA	Referendum	Constitutional Rights	Extends right to vote to all citizens over 21 years old	a
CISS	Initiative	Business	Requires state board of auditors to examineaccounts books of all industrial institutions twice in each year	a
CISS	Initiative	Media	Defines the duties of official county newspapers	a
CISS	Initiative	Banking	Stipulates Bank of North Dakota to only make real estate loans to resident farmers	a
LRCA	Referendum	Education	Renames the Reform School in Mandan to the State Training School	a
LRCA	Referendum	Education	Stipulates where permanent school fund and other educational funds can be invested	a
CISS	Initiative	Education	Makes the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction responsible for supervising the certification of teachers	a

See also

• 1920 ballot measures
• List of North Dakota ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in North Dakota

External links

• List of North Dakota ballot initiatves
• North Dakota Secretary of State, Archived Election Results