North Dakota ballot

Constitutional Measure No. 1 was placed on the ballot by the 2025 Legislature (House Concurrent Resolution 3003). Per the Secretary of State's measure guide, it would raise the share of YES votes needed to change the North Dakota Constitution from more than 50% to at least 60%, for both legislative and citizen-initiated amendments. A yes vote sets the 60% threshold for future amendments; a no vote keeps the simple-majority threshold. The estimated fiscal impact is none, and this measure itself passes by simple majority.

A yes vote: Future ballot measures to change the North Dakota Constitution would require at least 60 percent of the vote to pass.

A no vote: No change; future constitutional amendments would continue to need more than 50 percent of the vote to pass.

Constitutional Measure No. 2 is an initiated constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by citizen petition (31,164 signatures required). Per the Secretary of State's guide, it would require public schools to provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day at no cost to students, let private and tribal schools opt in, and require the state to reimburse schools for costs not covered by federal funds, adjusted for inflation, using a source the Legislature identifies or Legacy Fund earnings. The estimated fiscal impact is $124.3 million to $134.3 million in ongoing biennial costs starting in 2027-2029. A yes vote adopts the amendment; a no vote leaves current free and reduced-price meal programs unchanged.

A yes vote: The state of North Dakota would fund the ongoing cost of one breakfast and one lunch for all students at participating schools/school districts.

A no vote: The state would not fund breakfast and lunch for students at participating schools beyond the current free and reduced meals program qualifications.

Fargo voters will decide in an Oct. 6, 2026 special election whether the city changes from its commission system to a ward-based council form of government. The measure was placed on the ballot by petition, and the city says it needs a majority vote to pass. The yes and no descriptions below come from the city's election page and news release.

A yes vote: Per the city's description, a yes vote changes Fargo from a five-member at-large commission (the mayor and four commissioners, each with one equal vote) to a council of six members elected from six wards plus a citywide-elected mayor, who generally would vote only to break a tie and would hold a veto that a two-thirds council vote can override.

A no vote: A no vote keeps Fargo's current commission system, with five commissioners elected at large, one serving as mayor.