第1号公投提案辩论升级：60%修宪门槛被指为未来堕胎权公投“拦路虎”
北达科他州11月3日中期选举的第1号公投提案辩论10月23日进一步升温。这项提案要求今后修改州宪法须获得至少60%的选民支持，而现行只需简单多数。支持方把提案视为阻挡未来堕胎权公投的防火墙：北达科他州生命权组织以及法戈教区主教 John Folda、俾斯麦教区主教 David Kagan 均呼吁投赞成票；两位主教在社媒发文中写道，60%的门槛“将为宪法修改提供额外保障，防止动摇北达科他州保护未出生儿童的承诺”。
持反堕胎立场的州参议员 Janne Myrdal 预计，总部在华盛顿的“公平计划”（Fairness Project）组织将在2028年推动把堕胎权写入州宪法。共和党籍州长 Kelly Armstrong 在亲提案团体 StrongND 的广告中抨击“公平计划”是向北达科他州投入大量资金的外部特殊利益集团。竞选财务申报显示，截至10月23日，“公平计划”已投入逾160万美元反对该提案，StrongND 则投入逾150万美元支持。
反对方“草原行动北达科他”（Prairie Action North Dakota）执行主任 Amy Jacobson 斥之为“制造恐惧”，称60%门槛将让少数选民拥有否决权。提案发起人、众议院议长 Robin Weisz 称初衷是保护宪法，而非针对堕胎。值得注意的是，第1号提案自身只需简单多数，且近年该州绝大多数修宪案实际得票都超过60%。
来源：GSM·美国
Measure 1 Debate Heats Up: 60% Amendment Threshold Cast as Roadblock to Future Abortion Rights Initiatives
Debate over North Dakota's Measure 1 on the November 3 ballot intensified on October 23. The measure would require at least 60 percent voter support to change the state constitution, up from a simple majority. Some supporters cast it as a firewall against a future abortion rights initiative: North Dakota Right to Life and Catholic bishops John Folda of Fargo and David Kagan of Bismarck have urged yes votes, writing that a 60 percent threshold "would provide an additional safeguard against constitutional changes that could undermine North Dakota's commitment to protecting unborn children."
State Senator Janne Myrdal, an anti-abortion leader, expects the Washington, D.C.-based Fairness Project to push an abortion rights constitutional initiative in 2028. Republican Governor Kelly Armstrong blasted the Fairness Project in an ad by the pro-measure group StrongND. Campaign finance filings as of October 23 show the Fairness Project has spent more than $1.6 million against the measure and StrongND more than $1.5 million in support.
Prairie Action North Dakota Executive Director Amy Jacobson called the messaging a fear tactic and said a 60 percent threshold would give a minority of voters veto power. House Speaker Robin Weisz, who sponsored the measure, said his motivation was protecting the constitution, not blocking abortion rights. Measure 1 itself needs only a simple majority, and the vast majority of recent constitutional amendments in the state have in fact passed with more than 60 percent support.
Source: GSM·America
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图片来源：图：俾斯麦北达科他州议会大厦。摄影：Quintin Soloviev，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
