Ballot measure · North Dakota · November 3, 2026

Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2

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

Research draftCitizen initiativeConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Citizen initiative
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 add a section to the state constitution requiring public school districts, public schools and public charter schools to give every enrolled student one breakfast and one lunch each school day at no cost, letting private and tribal schools opt in, and requiring the state to reimburse schools, using Legacy Fund earnings if the Legislative Assembly finds no other source.2,4

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current system, in which students get free or reduced-price school meals only if they apply and meet income rules, and the state has no constitutional duty to pay for meals for all students.5 pp. 3-4

More about it

The official ballot language estimates the measure's cost at $124.3 million to $134.3 million in added ongoing spending for the 2027-2029 two-year budget period, adjusted for inflation each year after that.2,6

§2How it got on the ballot

Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,2,3,4

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

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. III, §§ 8-9; guide p. 3