SCR 4022 North Dakota Senate · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact sections 1 and 3 of article II of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to elective franchise for an election on a question related to property tax or bonding; and to provide an effective date.

This bill proposes amending North Dakota's constitution to allow any U.S. citizen aged 18+ who owns property in the state to vote in local elections specifically about property taxes or bonds within the political subdivision (like a city or county) where they own that property. It directly affects property owners who may not reside in the local area but have property there. The key change would expand voting eligibility for these specific local tax/bond measures, separate from general voting rights. If approved by voters in 2026, the change would take effect on August 1, 2027.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025
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INTRODUCED FIRST ENGROSSMENT - NOT ADOPTED · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends North Dakota's constitution to clarify voting eligibility for property tax and bonding elections. The changes remove the requirement that voters must own property to vote on property tax questions and corrects a typo regarding residency loss due to absence from the state. These modifications expand voting access for qualified electors while maintaining protections for absentee voters.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from requiring property ownership as a prerequisite for voting on property tax questions to allowing any qualified elector or property owner to vote on such matters.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that only property owners could vote on property tax or bonding questions; now qualified electors without property ownership may also vote on these issues.

Corrected language to clarify that electors cannot lose voting residency solely due to absence from the state.

Updated Section 1 to reflect that voting eligibility on property tax questions applies to qualified electors or property owners, not just property owners.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

740
Failed
Total votes 47
Feb 24, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican42
7 Yea 35 Nay
83% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Feb 24, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (7-40)
senate
Feb 24, 2025
Amended
Amendment failed
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Amendment proposed on floor
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 10:30
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Larry Luick
RRepublican
ND
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