North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SCR4013: A concurrent resolution to support the electoral college, denounce the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and invite interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2025
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution to support the electoral college, denounce the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and invite interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.
From the enrolled text, March 24, 2025:
A concurrent resolution to support the electoral college, denounce the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and invite interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact. WHEREAS, the electoral college system respects states as the essential units in our federal republic, protecting states' power and voice in presidential elections; and WHEREAS, the electoral college system creates an appropriate balance between rural and urban interests and ensures the winning candidate has support from multiple regions of the country; and WHEREAS, the electoral college system ensures each state's electoral votes are awarded based on how the state's citizens vote; and WHEREAS, the nation's founders' rejected a national popular vote for president and instead created the Electoral College; and WHEREAS, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact diminishes the importance of individual states in presidential elections, creates the potential for nationwide recounts, and opens the door to greater federal control of elections; and WHEREAS, the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is doubtful because it appears to violate the Compact Clause of the United States Constitution and the intent of the electoral college clauses; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: That the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly supports the Electoral College and believes the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact may be unconstitutional; and …
Sponsors
- Jonathan Sickler (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Landon Bahl (R, 17)
- Robert Erbele (R, 28)
- Jerry Klein (R, 14)
- Scott Meyer (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26
- : Signed by President
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Returned to Senate
- : Second reading, adopted yeas 82 nays 11
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 11 2 1
- : Committee Hearing 09:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee
- : Received from Senate
- : Second reading, adopted
Votes
- Final Passage (March 18, 2025): 82 yea, 11 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SCR4013?
- SCR4013 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A concurrent resolution to support the electoral college, denounce the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and invite interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.
- What does SCR4013 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution to support the electoral college, denounce the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and invite interested states to form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.
- What is the status of SCR4013?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 (March 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored SCR4013?
- Jonathan Sickler (R, 17), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR4013?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo4013.html
Source: official North Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.