ALVIN A JAEGER
‘SECRETARY OF STATE
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May 20, 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:
Related to creating a new section to Article 1 of the state’s constitution
ending prot n of the plant genus cannabis
John C Bailey of Courtenay is the chairperson of the sponsoring committee.
Attached is @ copy of the proposed petition, which contains a list of the 37 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 Tuesday, May 28, 2019, nor later than
Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Note: For elections in 2020, the filing deadline for petitions is prior to midnight on February 10
for the June 9 election and prior to midnight on July 6 for the November 3 election.ALVIN A. JAEGER
SECRETARY OF STATE
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BISMARCK NO 68605-0500
May 20, 2019
John C Balley
Chairperson
‘Sponsoring Committee
314 1st Avenue N
Courtenay ND 58426-4008
Dear Mr. Bailey,
| hereby acknowledge receipt of your request to reviow the format of @ petition 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 creating a new section to Article 1 of the state's constitution ending prohibition of the plant
genus cannabis.
According to Section 16.1-01-09 of the North Dakota Century Code (N.D.C.C.), ‘Upon receipt of a petition
to initiate or refer 2 measure, the secretary of state shall draft a short and concise statement that fairly
represents the measure, The statement must be submited to the attorney general for approval or
disapproval.”
That section of law further specifies that, “The secretary of state and the attorney 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 Tuesday, May
28, 2019, nor later than Thursday, May 30, 2019
When the review is complete, you will be notified in writing
Sincerely,
borden
Aivin A. Jat
Secretary of State
Ce: Attorney General Wayne StenehjemTime Line for Constitutional Ini
Related to creating a new section to Article 1 of the state's constit
ion of the plant genus cannabis.
prohi
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‘Submitted to the Secretary of State for review and
approval for circulation
Monday, May 20, 2019
Earliest date the law allows Secretary of State to
approve the petition title
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Latest date by which the Secretary of State must
provide the petition tile
‘Thursday, May 30, 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
John C Bailey
Chairperson
‘Sponsoring Committee
314 1st Avenue N
Courtenay ND 58426-4008,
Cell (701) 269-7411