Measure on the ballot in the 2020 North Dakota General Election in North Dakota.
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Get StartedThis constitutional measure would amend and reenact subsections 2 and 6 of section 6 of Article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution relating to the state board of higher education. The proposed amendments to subsection 2 would increase the number of board members from eight to fifteen; prohibit state legislators, elected state officials, state employees, and individuals employed full time by any institution under the board's control from serving on the board; increase the term of appointment of board members from four to six years with the option for reappointment to a nonconsecutive second term; and replace the chief justice of supreme court on the board nominating committee with the secretary of state. The proposed amendments to subsection 6 would require the board to meet at least annually with the head of each institution under its control. The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is $147,000 per biennium.
A "YES" vote on Constitutional Measure No. 1 is a vote to approve the measure as summarized above.
A "NO" vote on Constitutional Measure No. 1 is a vote to reject the measure as summarized above.
"The resounding message we heard over and over was that the membership \[of the board] is too small and they cannot effectively do \[their] job.", in support of Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Learn more)
"Currently, we basically have one member representing each institution on the board of higher education. What this \[amendment] does is puts two members \[representing each institution]. We don't feel that that gives enough representation to the institutions to do justice. We feel that today the problem we have is that we have three major objectives in the board of higher education process and none of them are being well represented at that level and therefore that's why we need a new governing structure.", in support of Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Learn more)
“My biggest concern if the structure changes is in losing that key student voice,”, in opposition to Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Learn more)
This constitutional measure would amend and reenact subsections 2 and 6 of section 6 of Article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution relating to the state board of higher education. The proposed amendments to subsection 2 would increase the number of board members from eight to fifteen; prohibit state legislators, elected state officials, state employees, and individuals employed full time by any institution under the board's control from serving on the board; increase the term of appointment of board members from four to six years with the option for reappointment to a nonconsecutive second term; and replace the chief justice of supreme court on the board nominating committee with the secretary of state. The proposed amendments to subsection 6 would require the board to meet at least annually with the head of each institution under its control.
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