Article XVIII — Constitution Amendment
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N. Mar. I. Const. art. XVIII, sec. 1 Proposal of Amendments
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Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed by constitutional convention, legislative initiative or popular initiative.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. XVIII, sec. 2 Constitutional Convention
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(a) The legislature, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of each house, may submit to the voters the question, “Shall there be a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution?” The legislature, or the governor in the event the legislature fa…
N. Mar. I. Const. art. XVIII, sec. 3 Legislative Initiative
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The legislature by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members of each house present and voting may propose amendments to this Constitution. A proposed amendment may not embrace the subject matter of more than one article of this Constitution. An act of the legislature u…
N. Mar. I. Const. art. XVIII, sec. 4 Popular Initiative
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(a) The people may propose constitutional amendments by initiative. An initiative petition shall contain the full text of the proposed amendment. The petition shall be signed by at least fifty percent of the persons qualified to vote in the Commonwealth and at least twenty-five p…
N. Mar. I. Const. art. XVIII, sec. 5 Ratification of Amendments
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(a) A proposed amendment to this Constitution shall be submitted to the voters for ratification at the next regular general election or at a special election established by law. (b) An amendment proposed by legislative initiative shall become effective if approved by a majority o…