BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has reviewed petitions submitted to his office on June 28, 2024, by proponents to initiate a constitutional measure on the ballot related to prohibiting all political subdivisions from levying any tax on real or personal property except for bonded indebtedness until paid. A total of 35,720 signatures were accepted, 4,556 signatures over the required threshold of 31,164 signatures, which qualifies the initiated measure for inclusion on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot.

Below is a breakdown of the signatures accepted and rejected (petition review summary attached):

• Required Signatures: 31,164 signatures (4% of state population in the last census for an initiated constitutional measure)
• Submitted Signatures: 41,433 signatures
• Rejected Signatures: 5,713 signatures (due to incorrect or insufficient information)
  • Insufficient information breakout:
    • 1,515 inadequate signature
    • 48 out-of-state address
    • 346 no date
    • 263 notary error
    • 593 circulate error
    • 1,056 address omission
    • 1,892 petition not circulated in its entirety

The constitutional measure related to prohibiting all political subdivisions from levying any tax on real or personal property except for bonded indebtedness until paid will appear on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot and be assigned as Measure 4 according to the provisions of N.D.C.C. § 16.1-06-09. The Office of the Secretary of State had 35 days to review petitions and determine the adequacy of signatures to place the measure on the ballot according to N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-10.