On August 25, the North Dakota Supreme Court unanimously removed the top-four initiative from the November ballot. Haugen v Jaeger, 2020 ND 177. The State Constitution says initiative petitions must include the full text of the proposed changes, and this initiative did not do so. Here is the six-page opinion.
File full text.
Get YEAR-NUMBER
Voter form —
I want to put ISSUE [YEAR-NUMBER] on the General Election ballots.
Voter sig, printed name, address, date signed.
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How many Legis bodies require full texts for co-sponsors – after full text of any bill is known ???
Poetic justice.
It’s a shame. Some of the ideas behind the ballot measure were solid.