North Dakota puts single-subject rule for constitutional amendments on the June 2026 primary ballot

Original title: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring each resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment to be comprised of a single subject.

Last action · April 29, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29Sponsors: David Hogue and 5 others

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What This Bill Would Do

North Dakota voters will decide in June 2026 whether to require all legislative constitutional amendments and citizen s to address only a single subject. The measure tasks the secretary of state with determining whether initiative petitions comply before approving them for circulation.

Why it matters

Changes the legal standards for placing constitutional changes on the ballot by restricting initiatives and legislative proposals to one topic per measure, affecting how future policy proposals are structured.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

qualified electors of North Dakota

Voters will decide the constitutional amendment at the June 2026 primary election and will vote on future single-subject ballot measures.

Directly affected

legislative assembly

Lawmakers must ensure any proposed constitutional amendments they adopt are limited to a single subject.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the single-subject rule apply to?

It applies to both resolutions adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and s and measures proposing a constitutional amendment.

Who decides if an initiative petition complies with the single-subject rule?

The secretary of state makes the determination and is prohibited from approving the for circulation if the proposed amendment comprises more than one subject.

When will voters decide on this constitutional change?

The proposed amendments must be submitted to the of North Dakota at the primary election to be held in June of 2026.

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Procedural history

23 actions

Apr 29, 2025Senate
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/29
Apr 29, 2025Senate
Signed by President
Apr 28, 2025House
Signed by Speaker
Apr 24, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading, adopted yeas 57 nays 36
Apr 24, 2025HouseCommittee
Conference committee report adopted
Apr 21, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject)

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Apr 21, 2025SenateCommittee
Conference committee report adopted
Apr 17, 2025SenateCommittee
Reported back from conference committee, placed on calendar (House reject)
Apr 16, 2025House
Appoint Rep. Bahl to replace Rep. T. Brown on conference committee
Apr 15, 2025HouseCommittee
Conference committee appointed Rohr Steiner T. Brown
Apr 11, 2025SenateCommittee
Conference committee appointed Roers Lee Braunberger
Apr 11, 2025Senate
Refused to concur
Mar 19, 2025Senate
Returned to Senate (12)
Mar 18, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading, adopted as amended yeas 68 nays 25
Mar 17, 2025HouseCommittee
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Mar 14, 2025HouseCommittee
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 8 6 0
Mar 14, 2025HouseCommittee
Committee Hearing 08:30
Mar 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Feb 25, 2025House
Received from Senate
Feb 24, 2025SenateFloor
Second reading, adopted yeas 46 nays 1
Feb 21, 2025SenateCommittee
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 1 0
Feb 20, 2025SenateCommittee
Committee Hearing 09:00
Jan 27, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee

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