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North Dakota · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Constitutional Measure No. 1: what your vote means

Vote needed to amend the constitution. On every North Dakota ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.

Constitutional Measure No. 1 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

Vote needed to amend the constitution

Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the simple-majority vote now needed to amend the North Dakota Constitution and requires at least 60 percent.

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

This constitutional measure would amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota. The proposed amendment would require constitutional amendments submitted to the electors, by resolution adopted by the legislative assembly and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment, to receive an affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of those voting on the question for enactment. The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is none.

Official ballot language published by the North Dakota Secretary of State.

A YES vote means:

Future amendments to the North Dakota Constitution, whether proposed by the Legislature or by petition, would need at least 60 percent yes votes to pass.

A NO vote means:

Future constitutional amendments would continue to need more than 50 percent yes votes to pass.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: voters, petition sponsors, and the Legislature.
  • Applies to: both legislatively referred and citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.
  • This measure itself: needs a simple majority to pass.
  • Fiscal impact: The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is none.

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.

Who supports it

Who opposes it

Official sources

SaveYourState is independent and nonpartisan, not a government site, and does not take positions on ballot measures. This explainer describes effects only, using the official ballot title, explanatory statement, full text, and fiscal impact statement. If anything here differs from those documents, the official documents control.