PHONE (701) 328-2000
ALVIN A. JAEGER
EMAIL sos@ra.gov
SECRETARY OF STATE
WEBSITE sos.nd.gov
SECRETARY OF STATE
‘STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
{600 EAST BOULEVARD AVENUE DEPT 108
BISMARCK ND 60508-0500
April 25, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Al Jaeger, Secretary of State, (701) 328-2900
CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE
SUBMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE
BISMARCK, ND — Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced today that a proposed petition to
initiate a constitutional measure has been submitted to the Secretary of State's office for review
and approval to circulate. The proposed constitutional initiative relates to:
Amending the state's constitution to supersede legislative al
propose amendments to Article Ill.
Dustin Gawrylow of Bismarck is the chairperson of the sponsoring committee.
Attached is a copy of the proposed petition, which contains a list of the 39 sponsoring
committee members, and a time line related to the process.
The Secretary of State and Attorney General have five to seven business days to draft a petition
title. This short and concise statement must fairly represent the measure and must be included
‘on the petition circulated for the signatures of qualified electors. The petition title will be
provided to the sponsoring committee no earlier than Wednesday, May 1, 2019, nor later than
Friday, May 3, 2019.
Note: As a reference resource, refer to the pamphlet, 2017-2019 Initiating and Referring Law in
North Dakota, at Vote.ND.Gov and Ballot MeasuresPHONE (70%) 328-2000,
ALVIN A. JAEGER,
EMAIL sos@nd-gor
SECRETARY OF STATE
WEBSITE sosndoov
SECRETARY OF STATE
‘STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
600 EAST BOULEVARD AVENUE DEPT 108
BISMARCK NO 60505-0500
April 25, 2019
Dustin Gawrylow
Chairperson
PO Box 241
Bismarck ND 58502-0241
Dear Mr. Gawrylow,
| hereby acknowledge receipt of your request to review the format of a pettion that will be used to obtain
signatures of qualified electors to place a constitutional initiative on the ballot for an upcoming election. It
is related to amending the state's constitution to supersede legislative abilty to propose amendments to
Article Il
According to Section 16.1-01-08 of the North Dakota Century Code (N.D.C.C.), “Upon receipt of a petition
to initiate or refer a measure, the secretary of state shall draft a short and concise statement that fairly
represents the measure. The statement must be submitted to the attomey general for approval or
disapproval.”
‘That section of law further specifies that, "The secretary of state and the attomey general shall complete
their review of a petition in not less than five, nor more than seven, business days, excluding Saturdays.”
Based on the time line stipulated in state law, the review cannot be completed earlier than Wednesday,
May 1, 2019, nor later than Friday, May 3, 2019
When the review is complete, you will be notified in writing,
Sincerely,
bw beg
Alvin A. Jaeyer
Secretary of State
Co: Attomey General Wayne StenehjemTime Line for Const
itional Initiative
Relating to amending the state's constitution to supersede legislative ability to propose
amendments to Article Ill.
‘Submitted to the Secretary of State for review and
approval for circulation
April 24, 2019
Earliest date the law allows Secretary of State to
approve the petition title
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Latest date by which the Secretary of State must
provide the petition title
Friday, May 3, 2019
Date that Secretary of State supplied Sponsoring
Committee with petition ttle for petition along with a
listing of corrections for the petition's format
To Be Determined
Date that Sponsoring Committee returned petition
to Secretary of State for review
To Be Determined
Date that Secretary of State approved petition for
circulation
To Be Determined
Deadline for submitting petition signatures to the
Secretary of State (120 days before the election at
which the measure is to appear on the ballot or one
year from the date the petition is approved for
circulation)
‘One year from date petition was approved
for circulation - To Be Determined
Number of signatures needed to place measure on
ballot.
26,904
Contact person for the sponsoring committee
Dustin Gawrylow
Chairperson’
PO Box 241
Bismarck ND 58502-0241
(701) 280-9331