North Dakota could become the 17th state to have a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives
On June 9, North Dakota voters will decide on Constitutional Amendment 1, which would create a single-subject rule for future constitutional amendments. A single-subject rule requires ballot measures to address a single subject, topic, or issue. The amendment would also establish a separate-vote requirement for constitutional amendments, requiring that proposed constitutional amendments placed on statewide ballots must be decided by voters as separate ballot questions.
North Dakota voters rejected a single-subject rule amendment in 2024 that would have applied to both statutory and constitutional initiatives and would have increased the signature requirements for initiated constitutional amendments and required voters to pass constitutional amendments twice in two consecutive general elections. Voters rejected that measure, Constitutional Measure 2, 56% to 44%.
