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2026 North Dakota Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	North Dakota	Initiated Statutory Measure No. 5: Relating to the Prevention of Animal Cruelty	Failed
Nov. 8, 2016	North Dakota	Initiated Constitutional Measure Number 3: Initiated Constitutional Measure to Preserve and Protect the Right of Crime Victims to Justice	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	North Dakota	Initiated Statutory Measure No. 3: Pertaining to the Legalization of Marijuana	Failed

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	: Initiated Statutory Measure 8	Failed
Nov. 3, 2026	North Dakota	: Require Schools to Provide Free Meals to Students Initiative	Pending

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 10, 2008	North Dakota	Constitutional Measure 1: Appointment of Legislators to State Office	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	North Dakota	Statutory Measure 4: Workforce Safety and Insurance Agency	Passed
June 12, 2012	North Dakota	Constitutional Measure No. 1: Appointment of Legislator to a Full-Time Appointive State Office	Passed
June 9, 2026	North Dakota	Senate Concurrent Resolution 4007: Single-Subject Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure	Pending

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	North Dakota	Statutory Measure 3: Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	: Initiated Statutory Measure 7	Failed
Nov. 8, 2016	North Dakota	Initiated Statutory Measure Number 4: Initiated Measure Relating to Tobacco	Failed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 12, 2012	North Dakota	Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2: Elimination of Property Taxes and Replacement of Lost Revenue	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	HCR 3006: Constitutional Measure No. 2	Passed
June 14, 2016	North Dakota	Referred Measure Number 1: Referred Measure relating to the Ownership or Leasing of a Dairy Farm or Swine Production Facility by Corporations and Limited Liability Companies	Failed

Infrastructure

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	North Dakota	Initiated Statutory Measure No. 4: Pertaining to the Establish Personalized Vehicle Plates for Volunteer Emergency Responders	Passed