Would require amendments to the North Dakota state constitution that are submitted by electors, to receive a "yes vote" of at least 60%. 

Ballot language: 

This constitutional measure would amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota. The proposed amendment would require constitutional amendments submitted to the electors, by resolution adopted by the legislative assembly proposing a constitutional amendment and each initiative petition and measure proposing a constitutional amendment, to receive an affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of those voting on the question for enactment.

The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is none.

Yes – Means you approve the measure as summarized above.

No – Means you reject the measure as summarized above. 

Would mandate that schools provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day to students at no cost to the student, parent or guardians. It would also allow nonpublic schools  the option to provide the same.

Ballot language:

This initiated measure amendment would amend and add a new section to article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution. It would mandate all public school districts, public schools, and public charter schools to provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day to enrolled students at no cost to the student, parent, or guardians. It would allow nonpublic schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and other tribal schools the option to provide the same. It would require the State of North Dakota to reimburse school districts and schools at one hundred percent of the current rates used by the state for free meals, and the rate shall be adjusted annually for inflation. It would require the legislative assembly to identify a source of funds for reimbursement and if a source of funds is unable to be identified, reimbursement funds would be appropriated from the legacy earnings fund. This amendment would supersede any other part of the constitution that conflicts with it.

The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is a $124.3 million to $134.3 million increase in ongoing biennial expenditures for the 2027–2029 biennium and will be adjusted for inflation every year after that.

Yes – Means you approve the measure as summarized above.

No – Means you reject the measure as summarized above.

On the ballot in November for residents in the Fargo Public Schools District (FPS), is the question of extending the current excess mill levy in their general fund.

• A yes vote would allow FPS to continue levying up to 110 mills for the General Fund for another 10 years. General Fund property tax revenue could continue to change as taxable property values and the community grow.
• A no vote would not allow FPS to continue levying up to 110 mills for the General Fund for another 10 years. General Fund property tax revenue would be limited, restricting the ability to receive additional property tax revenue from future growth in taxable property values.

If this does not pass, it does not necessarily mean your property tax bill will go down. The additional revenue collected could potentially go to the city, county or state.

Ballot question:

“The current Fargo Public School District’s general fund levy is 127.00 mills. The current statutory general fund limitation is seventy mills on the dollar of the taxable valuation of the school district. Shall Fargo Public Schools District No. 1 have a specified general fund mill levy of 110.00 mills effective Dec. 31, 2027?”

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