Constitutional measures headed for defeat
A proud graduate of Minot State University, Ella has spent the past five years covering high school sports for the Minot Daily News. She is passionate about promoting youth athletics and spotlighting the achievements of local student-athletes.
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Unofficial results show North Dakota voters leaning toward rejecting two constitutional measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. Measure One, which would change the threshold for voter passage of constitutional measures from 50% to 60%, gained 96,433 votes in support, or 43.8%, compared to 123,715 votes in opposition, or 56.2%. Measure Two, which would have changed the constitution to require the state fund breakfast and lunch for all students, was failing with 107,574 votes or 48,49% in support, and 114,293 or 51.51% opposed. The totals reflected 324 of 358 precincts counted at about 11 p.m.