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Initiated Measure Modernization Act Defeated

House also passes unconstitutional plan to repeal and replace voter-approved term limits, and votes to add 20 days to the length of legislative sessions.
Dustin Gawrylow
Mar 15, 2023
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House Decides Not To Make It Better With Vetter

Yesterday, the House voted by a vote of 29 Yeas to 63 Nays to reject the compromise amendment to the constitution that Representative Steve Vetter (R-Grand Forks) helped me introduce.

You can watch the floor debate here.

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HCR 3031 Floor Debate on Modernizing The Initiated Measure Process
Watch now (14 min) | 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…
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a year ago · Dustin Gawrylow

You can read about the development of this approach here.

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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 year ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · Dustin Gawrylow

The good news from this floor debate is that a provision may be added to the Secretary of State’s budget appropriation to allow for some sort of study. Hopefully, it is a mandatory study with enough funding to do the issue justice.

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