The North Dakota Constitution has faced a proposed amendment by initiated measure in every election cycle over the past decade. For comparison, the U.S. Constitution hasn’t been amended in nearly three decades.
ELECTION YEAR | INITIATIVE | |
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2012 | Modern Farming and Ranching Practices | |
2014 | North Dakotans for Clean Water, Wildlife, and Parks | |
2016 | Marsy’s Law for North Dakota | |
2018 | North Dakotans for Citizen Voting | |
2018 | Ethics Measure | |
2020 | ND Voter First Initiative |
Because it’s easy to change North Dakota’s Constitution and that’s concerning. In North Dakota, both constitutional and statutory measures have the same approval requirement, a simple majority of 50%, plus one.
Protect North Dakota’s Constitution believes changing the state Constitution should have a higher threshold because of the ramification of modifying our foundational framework. A Constitutional change should require more support from our state’s citizens, providing our Constitution the respect it deserves.

This is a North Dakota Issue -
A belief that changes to the Constitution should be held to the highest standards.