PHONE (701) 328-2000, ALVIN A. JAEGER, FAX (701) 28.2992 ‘SECRETARY OF STATE HOME PAGE wun.nd goutsos EMAIL sos@re.sov SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 600 EAST BOULEVARD AVENUE DEPT 108 BISMARCK ND 58505-0500 May 23, 2018, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Al Jaeger, Secretary of State, (701) 328-2900 JAEGER APPROVES PETITION FORMAT FOR CIRCULATION Related to the elections in which a qualified elector may vote Bismarck, ND ~ Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved the format of a petition to obtain signatures to place a constitutional initiated measure on the ballot related to the elections in which a qualified elector may vote. ‘The approved petition tile appears on the copy of the approved petition, which is attached. If the committee intends to have the measure placed on the ballot for the statewide election on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at least 26,904 valid signatures must be submitted to the Secretary of State prior to midnight on Monday, July 9, 2018, Acopy of the approved petition is attached. It will be posted on the Secretary of State’s Elections website at Vote.ND.Gov under “Ballot Measures” in the left-navigation column. If you have any questions or want to see the various laws referenced in the letter, they are in the Initiating & Referring Law in North Dakota pamphlet also posted in the same section as Ballot Measures, ‘A petition time line is attached along with a copy of the laws that wauld be repealed or amended.Time Line for Constitutional Initiative Relating to the elections in which a qualified elector may vote. (as of May 23, 2018) ‘Submitted to the Secretary of State for review and | approval for ereulation May 14, 2018 | Eariest date the law allows Secretary of State to approve the petion ile Monday, May 21, 2018 Latest date by which the Secretary of State must provide the petition title Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Date that Secretary of State supplied Sponsoring Committee with petition tte for petition along with a listing of corrections forthe petiton's format Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Date that Sponsoring Committee returned petition to Secretary of State for review Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Date that Secretary of State approved petition for circulation Wednesday, May 23, 2018 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) 2018 General Election — Prior to midnight on Monday, July 9, 2018 One year from date petition was approved for circulation - Thursday, May 23, 2019 Number of signatures needed to place measure on ballot 26,904 Contact person for the sponsoring committee Gary Emineth 1100 W Highland Acres Road Bismarck ND 58501-1257 (701) 202-8748 (Cc)PHONE (701) 328-2800 ALVIN A, JAEGER FAX (701) S26-2052 SECRETARY OF STATE HOME PAGE wound. govisos EMAIL sos@nd.gov SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 600 EAST BOULEVARD AVENUE DEFT 109 May 23, 2018 Gary Emineth Chairperson ‘Sponsoring Committee 1100 W Highland Acres Road Bismarck ND 58501-1257 Dear Mr. Emineth, In accordance with state law, the Secretary of State's office has completed its review and approved the Petition proof provided to this office related to the elections in which a qualified elector may vote. To place a constitutional initiative on the ballot, a sponsoring committee must deliver petitions to the Secretary of State containing the valid signatures of qualified North Dakota electors equal to at least 4% of the resident population of North Dakota (as determined by the most recent federal census). The minimum number of qualified signatures is 26,904. According to North Dakota Century Code (N.D.C.C.) § 16.1-01-09(7), the signatures to place a measure on the ballot must be obtained within one year after the Secretary of State has approved the petition for circulation. The one-year period will end on Thursday, May 23, 2019, The North Dakota Constitution, Article Ill, Section 5, stipulates that an initiative petition must be submitted not less than one hundred twenty days before the statewide election at which the measure is placed on the ballot. If the committee intends to have the measure placed on the ballot for the statewide election to be held on November 6, 2018, a sufficient number of valid signatures must be submitted to the Secretary of State prior to midnight on Monday, July 9, 2018 If the committee anticipates that they will be submitting petitions to this office after 5:00 p.m., but prior to midnight, on the selected deadiine date, please contact this office in advance so that a staff member is resent to receive them. Upon receipt, the petitions will be reviewed according to the provisions of NDCC. § 16.1-01-10. If petitions with sufficient signatures are submitted after the one hundred twenty-day deadline, but before the one-year circulation deadline of May 23, 2019, the measure will be eligible to be placed on the ballot for the next scheduled statewide election, unless a special statewide election is called earlier. Only qualified North Dakota electors may circulate petitions. ‘The circulator must personally witness the signature applied to the petition by each qualified elector who signs the petition. The petition must remain in the physical possession of the qualified North Dakota circulator even though others (who may not be qualified electors in the State of North Dakota) are accompanying the circulator. A petition loft Unattended is an improperly circulated petition and is not counted. A petition is not counted, if it was not circulated in its entirety such as it was approved by this office.Gary Emineth May 23, 2018 Page 2 ‘An affidavit is on the last page of each petition whereby the circulator of the petition is required to swear (or affirm) before a notary public that he or she circulated the petition in the manner required by state law and that he or she witnessed each signature applied to the petition by 2 qualified elector, A petition is disqualified, if @ member of the sponsoring committee, who is a notary, notarizes the signature of the circulator on the affidavit printed at the end of the petition. Improper signing and circulating practices may result in the disqualification of an entire individual petition In addition, criminal penalties may apply. See N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-12(1)(hy(i\GN(o), N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01- 12(2) and (3), The law allows a circulator to be paid a salary and to be reimbursed for expenses. Its illegal, however, to pay a circulator based on the number of signatures obtained by that circulator. If the sponsoring committee does pay or offers to pay a circulator, N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-12(1)()) requires the sponsoring Committee to notify the Secretary of State of its intentions prior to submitting any petitions to our office. For filing purposes, a form tiled, Sponsoring Committee Statement of Intent of Remuneration (SFN 11516), is enclosed, The sponsoring committee is required by N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-12(1){) to comply with the campaign contribution reporting requirements in N.D.C.C., Chapter 16.1-08.1 At the time when a Sponsoring Committee submits signed petitions to the Secretary of State, it will be required to comply with the following subsection of N.D.C.C. § 16.1-08.1-03.1(3). “An initiative and referendum sponsoring committee also shall fle a disclosure statement by the date the secretary of state approves the petition for circulation, and shall file an additional staternent on the date the petitions containing the required number of signatures are submitted to the secretary of state for review, The statements required under this subsection must be in the same form as the year-end statements under section 16.1-08.1-02.4." If you have questions or need additional information, please contact either Lee Ann Oliver, Election Specialist, at (701) 328-4146, (800) 352-0867, option 6, through e-mail at loliver@nd.gov or me. Sincerely, LieypPTxgue Alvin A“dgeger/ Secretary of State Enclosures Petition as Approved for Circulation Petition Time line ‘Sponsoring Committee Statement Intent of Remuneration SFN 11516Sb08s GN ‘0109 3S 1s puz ETT 42199 Ined €ZERS GN “UNE? 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