Ballot measure · North Dakota · November 3, 2026

Constitutional Measure No. 1

On North Dakota's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3,4

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would require future amendments to the state constitution, whether proposed by the Legislative Assembly or by citizen petition, to win at least 60 percent of the votes cast on them to pass.2,3,4

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current rule that a constitutional amendment passes when more than half of the votes cast on it are yes.5,6,7 guide pp. 1-2; N.D. Const. art. III, §§ 8-9; art. IV, § 16

More about it

The Secretary of State's guide describes the 60 percent rule as applying to future measures and lists Constitutional Measure No. 2 on the same ballot as passing by a majority vote.5 pp. 2-3

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3,4

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3,4

The 2025 Legislative Assembly placed this measure on the ballot by passing House Concurrent Resolution No. 3003 (2025 Session Laws, Chapter 614).3,4

It is on North Dakota's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,5 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on North Dakota's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. Needs more yes votes than no votes.5,7 N.D. Const. art. IV, § 16; guide p. 1