artvi:sec4:start [North Dakota Constitution]

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Cases

Daly v. Beery, 45 N.D. 287 (1920)
State ex rel. Mason v. Baker, 69 N.D. 488 (1939)
Langer v. Olson, 44 N.D. 614, 640 (N.D. 1920) (Robinson, J., dissenting) (discussing 4/5 majority requirement)
City of Bismarck v. Materi, 177 N.W.2d 530, 537 (N.D. 1970) (discussing application to ordinances)
Bismarck Pub. Sch. Dist. No. 1 v. State, 511 N.W.2d 247, 250 (N.D. 1994)
N. Dakota State Bd. of Higher Educ. v. Jaeger, 2012 ND 64, ¶ 2
MKB Mgmt. Corp. v. Burdick, 2014 ND 197, ¶ 1

Parallel Provisions

Nebr. Const. art. V, sec. 2 (“The Supreme Court shall consist of seven judges. . . . No legislative act shall be held unconstitutional except by the concurrence of five judges.”)

Scholarly Works

Mauro Arturo Rivera León, Supermajorities in Constitutional Courts (2024)

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artvi:sec4:start

Section 4. A majority of the supreme court shall be necessary to constitute a quorum or to pronounce a decision, provided that the supreme court shall not declare a legislative enactment unconstitutional unless at least four of the members of the court so decide.

[Amended Sep. 7, 1976]

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