Constitution of North Dakota

The Constitution of North Dakota is the most basic legal document in the U.S. State of North Dakota. It consists of a preamble and thirteen articles.

Amendments to the North Dakota Constitution have always required the approval of a majority of voters. Between 1889 and 1914, the power to propose amendments to the Constitution rested with the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. In 1914, the voter constitutional initiative was introduced; between 1914 and 2012, 74 initiated amendments were considered by North Dakota voters.^[1]

North Dakota's constitution was amended in 2012 to legally mandate the administration of oaths to state officers.^[2]

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North Dakota Constitution

State Government of North Dakota

State Capitol North Dakota Constitution Coat of Arms Flag Seal

Executive Branch	Governor Agriculture Commissioner Attorney General Auditor Insurance Commissioner Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tax Commissioner Treasurer State Cabinet

Legislative Branch	Legislative Assembly House of Representatives Senate

Judicial Branch	Court System Supreme Court Court of Appeals District Court Municipal Courts

Departments and divisions	Agriculture Career and Technical Education Commerce Corrections and Rehabilitation Emergency Services Financial Institutions Game and Fish Health Human Services Labor Land Office of Management and Budget Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation Public Instruction Securities Seed Transportation Veterans Affairs

Boards and commissions	Board of Higher Education Industrial Commission Public Service Commission Water Commission

Other	Bank of North Dakota Highway Patrol State Library State Mill and Elevator State Penitentiary State School for the Blind State School for the Deaf University System

Constitutions of the United States

States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Federal district	Washington, D.C.

Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

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