北达科他州选民否决修宪门槛提高案：56%对44%维持简单多数
北达科他州选民在11月3日的中期选举中否决了第1号修宪提案，该提案要求未来修宪案须获得60%选票才能通过。根据11月4日公布的完整非官方结果，反对票以约56%对44%领先，维持现行的简单多数通过规则。
第1号提案由州议会提交选民表决。支持者认为本州宪法太容易修改，提高门槛可以让宪法修改更加审慎；反对者则认为简单多数已经足够，议会不应擅自抬高选民修宪的门槛。俾斯麦选民罗恩达·沃姆斯利在投票后表示，她投反对票正是因为简单多数就够了，这不是议会应该决定的事。
选举结果仍属非官方，须经正式认证程序确认。第1号提案的否决意味着，未来任何修宪倡议仍只需获得过半数选民支持即可生效，州议会若想再次提高门槛，须重新提出新的提案。
（来源：North Dakota Monitor）
North Dakota Voters Reject Higher Bar for Constitutional Amendments, Keeping Simple Majority by 56% to 44%
North Dakota voters on November 3 rejected Measure 1, a proposal that would have required future constitutional amendments to win 60 percent of the vote. According to complete but unofficial results released November 4, 'no' votes led by about 56 percent to 44 percent, preserving the current simple-majority rule.
Measure 1 was placed on the ballot by the state Legislature. Supporters argued the state constitution is too easy to change and a higher threshold would make amendments more deliberate; opponents said a simple majority is sufficient and that the Legislature should not raise the bar for voter-led amendments. Bismarck voter Ronda Wamsley said she voted no because a simple majority is good enough and it is not the Legislature's place to raise the bar.
The results are unofficial pending formal certification. The defeat of Measure 1 means any future constitutional initiative still needs only a majority of voters to take effect, and the Legislature would have to propose a new measure to try raising the threshold again.
(Source: North Dakota Monitor)
来源：North Dakota Monitor
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