Voters Unprepared to Amend ND Constitution
On April 28, North Dakota will note the 50th anniversary of the defeat of a major rewrite of the state constitution by a vote of 107,643 to 64,073 in 1972.
Ninety-eight delegates, chosen on a nonpartisan basis, included 39 businessmen, 26 farmers and 14 lawyers, were divided politically with 56 Republicans, 31 Democrats and 11 independents. It was a diverse group.
Because th...