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Constitutional Measure No. 1 Raise the Vote Needed to Amend the Constitution to 60 Percent (HCR 3003)

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

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Constitutional Measure No. 1: Raise the Vote Needed to Amend the Constitution to 60 Percent (HCR 3003)
Failed with 56.5% no, the Grand Forks Herald reported.Grand Forks Herald, “North Dakota voters reject measure to increase future amendment approval threshold”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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North Dakota Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Raise the Vote Needed to Amend the Constitution to 60 Percent (HCR 3003)) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Official ballot language (House Concurrent Resolution 3003, 2025 Session Laws, Ch. 614): "This constitutional measure would amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota. The proposed amendment would require constitutional amendments submitted to the electors, by resolution adopted by the legislative assembly and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment, to receive an affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of those voting on the question for enactment." The Secretary of State's estimated fiscal impact is none.

As of November 4, 2026, the Grand Forks Herald reported that North Dakota Constitutional Measure No. 1 failed; the result is unofficial until North Dakota certifies it on November 20.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote YES: future ballot measures to change the North Dakota Constitution would need at least 60 percent of the vote to pass, instead of more than 50 percent.
A NO vote NO: no change; future ballot measures to change the North Dakota Constitution would still pass with more than 50 percent of the vote.
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Official ballot language (House Concurrent Resolution 3003, 2025 Session Laws, Ch. 614): "This constitutional measure would amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota. The proposed amendment would require constitutional amendments submitted to the electors, by resolution adopted by the legislative assembly and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment, to receive an affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of those voting on the question for enactment." The Secretary of State's estimated fiscal impact is none.

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How it reached the ballot

Constitutional Measure No. 1 reached the North Dakota ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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