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HCR 3031 Floor Debate on Modernizing The Initiated Measure Process

Dustin Gawrylow

Here is more information on the bill: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/bill-overview/bo3031.html?bill_year=2023&bill_number=3031

Here is the background on how it came to be:

North Dakota's Watchdog Update
Press Release: Constitutional Amendment Introduced To Modernize Initiated Measures
Pro-Grassroots Constitutional Amendment Also Addresses Long-Standing Concerns By Legislators By Raising The Bar On Passage Of Future Constitutional Measures, Without Disenfranchising Citizens Of The Powers Reserved To The People In Article III Of The State Constitution…
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a month ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · Dustin Gawrylow
North Dakota's Watchdog Update
How do we protect the state constitution, protect citizen rights, and North Dakota traditions?
Watch now (37 min) | Yesterday, the Senate State and Local Government Committee hear testimony on SCR 4013. I’ve written about how bad this resolution is before. To her credit, Senator Janne Myrdal was hearing this too, and offered up amendments to her own bill to make it less bad - specifically taking out the 67% threshold for approval…
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a month ago · 1 comment · Dustin Gawrylow
North Dakota's Watchdog Update
Powers Reserved To The People
Article I of North Dakota’s constitution is titled “Declaration of Rights”. Article I Section 2. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for the protection, security and benefit of the people, and they have a right to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require…
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2 months ago · 1 like · 1 comment · Dustin Gawrylow
North Dakota's Watchdog Update
The Annual Attack On The "Powers Reserved To The People" Has Begun
Like the energizer bunny, legislators who are afraid of their own voters never stop trying to weaken the Powers Reserved To The People. SCR 4013 is the legislature’s latest attack. It seeks to do three things: Require circulator live in North Dakota for 120 prior to circulating…
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2 months ago · 1 like · Dustin Gawrylow
North Dakota's Watchdog Update
Archive of North Dakota Watchdog Networks' Efforts To Protect The Powers Reserved To The People
April 22, 2022 Today, the petition to increase the threshold on constitutional measures submitted paperwork to the Secretary of State to gain ballot access approval for their measure.Watchdog Update is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber…
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a year ago · Dustin Gawrylow

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