N.D. Const. art. III, § 8 — Research

Enactment. Text of the section: current and prior versions.

Every citing reference in the corpus: 4 court opinions and 6 Attorney General opinions.

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Seven-year limit on amending initiated or referred measures

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2017-L-06 (2017)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 87-05 (1987)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 87-03 (1987)
Sunbehm Gas, Inc. v. Conrad, 1981 ND 143 (1981, Erickstad, J.)

Effect and effective date of approval or rejection

N.D. State Board of Higher Education v. Jaeger et al., 2012 ND 64 (2012, VandeWalle, J.) · quotes the provision
- ¶ 35: “…ue, but only with certainty until the vote on the referred measure. "An initiated or referred measure which is approved shall become law thirty days after the election, and a referred measure which is rejected shall be void immediately." N.D. Const. art. III, § 8. Therefore, any determination this Court makes on the constitutionality of N.D.C.C. § 15-10-46, will be an advisory opinion on the people's vote.…”
Workers Compensation Bureau v. William McCollum, 1997 ND 163 (1997, Sandstrom, J.)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 96-L-100 (1996)
N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. (Sept. 30, 1985) (to Eiken)

Conflicting measures

N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2004-L-60 (2004)

Other applications

Bjerke, et al. v. North Dakota Legislative Assembly, et al., 2026 ND 118 (2026, McEvers, J.)

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