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Our call — vote YES
The measure
Constitutional Measure 1 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on North Dakota's November 3, 2026 ballot. It would require a 60% supermajority for constitutional amendments to pass — applying equally to citizen-initiated amendments and legislatively referred ones. Amendments currently pass by simple majority.
What YES does
A yes vote raises the passage threshold for every future constitutional amendment to 60%.
What NO does
A no vote keeps simple-majority approval for amending the state constitution.
The math
The official ballot title states the measure's fiscal impact is none.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
A constitution is the framework everything else hangs on; it should not be rewritten by a bare, transient majority in a single election cycle. Sixty percent demands the broad, durable consensus a foundational change ought to carry — and it applies the same rule to the legislature's amendments as to citizens' initiatives, which is the symmetry that makes it fair. North Dakota's constitution gets harder to amend, and that is the point.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1 measure page (accessed October 25, 2026)
- Ballotpedia — 2026 ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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