Among these amendments was a 2012 revision to legally mandate the administration of oaths to state officers.
The amendment was created because an elderly man named John Rolczynski, who lives in Grand Forks, North Dakota, discovered an error that made North Dakota's statehood illegitimate.
[4] In May 2023, an attempt began to change this limit to three terms, and allow affected politicians to run again after four years.
[5] Amendments to the North Dakota Constitution have always required the approval of a majority of voters.
Between 1889 and 1914, the power to propose amendments to the Constitution rested with the North Dakota Legislative Assembly.