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Debate in committee over proposal to raise constitutional amendment threshold to 60%
Summary
House Concurrent Resolution 3003 would amend the state constitution to require a 60% vote to approve constitutional amendments (excluding initiative procedures); supporters called for greater stability, opponents and witnesses urged addressing out-of-state money or procedural safeguards instead of raising the threshold.
Representative Robin Wise introduced House Concurrent Resolution 3003, which would amend the North Dakota Constitution to require a 60% vote to approve constitutional amendments proposed by the legislature. Wise told the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee the change would not affect citizen-initiated measures and argued the state constitution deserves a supermajority threshold.
Supporters who testified — including the Greater North Dakota Chamber’s president Eric Spencer and…
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