Press Release: Constitutional Amendment Introduced To Modernize Initiated Measures
House Concurrent Resolution would place a ballot measure on the November 2024 ballot to make North Dakota the first state in the union to authorize electronic signatures for formal petitioning.
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
This afternoon, Representative Steve Vetter (R-Grand Forks) with co-sponsors Rep. Larry Klemin (R-Bismarck), Rep. Mike Motschenbacher (R-Bismarck), Rep. Jeff Hoverson (R-Minot), Rep. Claire Cory (R-Grand Forks), Rep. Nico Rios (R-Williston) and Sen. Bob Paulson (R-Minot) introduced a House Concurrent Resolution that would enact several constitutional changes:
Requires the legislature to fully fund and authorize a secure electronic signature gathering system by the end of 2025 - this date could be pushed to 2026 if the Secretary of State thinks that it will take more than a year.
Contingent on #1: Increases the signature requirement for statutory from 2% to 5% of population.
Contingent on #1: Increases the signature require…
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