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North Dakota Measure 2

Seeks to provide meals to students through a state funded source. 2026 results by county, from North Dakota's official results file: Yes 49.4%, No 50.6% statewide.

Statewide

Ballot language: This initiated measure amendment would amend and add a new section to article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution. It would mandate all public school districts, public schools, and public charter schools to provide one breakfast and one lunch each school day to enrolled students at no cost to the student, parent, or guardians. It would allow nonpublic schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and other tribal schools the option to provide the same. It would require the State of North Dakota to reimburse school districts and schools at one hundred percent of the current rates used by the state for free meals, and the rate shall be adjusted annually for inflation. It would require the legislative assembly to identify a source of funds for reimbursement and if a source of funds is unable to be identified, reimbursement funds would be appropriated from the legacy earnings fund. This amendment would supersede any other part of the constitution that conflicts with it. The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is a $124.3 million to $134.3 million increase in ongoing biennial expenditures for the 2027–2029 biennium and will be adjusted for inflation every year after that.

A yes vote
A “YES” vote on Constitutional Measure No. 2 means you support the state of North Dakota funding the ongoing cost of one breakfast and one lunch for all students at participating schools/school districts.
A no vote
A “NO” vote on Constitutional Measure No. 2 means you do not support the state of North Dakota funding breakfast and lunch to students at participating schools beyond the current free and reduced meals program qualifications.
Yes 49.4% No 50.6%

116,263 yes and 119,152 no.

The Secretary of State's official ballot language · The Secretary of State's ballot measure guide · The state's unofficial results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

53 counties: Yes has the most votes in 14, No has the most votes in 39. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Adams County49.8%50.2%828
Barnes County51.8%48.2%3,659
Benson County60.1%39.9%1,312
Billings County33.1%66.9%544
Bottineau County46.3%53.7%2,361
Bowman County28.9%71.1%1,241
Burke County38.6%61.4%677
Burleigh County41.5%58.5%34,475
Cass County60.3%39.7%58,425
Cavalier County39.2%60.8%1,445
Dickey County39.8%60.2%1,798
Divide County46.3%53.7%961
Dunn County38.1%61.9%1,549
Eddy County48.1%51.9%1,007
Emmons County28.0%72.0%1,296
Foster County39.0%61.0%1,184
Golden Valley County41.3%58.7%663
Grand Forks County54.9%45.1%19,662
Grant County35.6%64.4%1,029
Griggs County44.2%55.8%894
Hettinger County33.8%66.2%1,021
Kidder County38.2%61.8%1,053
LaMoure County43.3%56.7%1,483
Logan County36.6%63.4%779
McHenry County41.1%58.9%1,882
McIntosh County37.1%62.9%1,031
McKenzie County47.9%52.1%3,283
McLean County40.5%59.5%3,773
Mercer County34.4%65.6%3,245
Morton County41.2%58.8%10,261
Mountrail County54.5%45.5%2,480
Nelson County52.6%47.4%1,233
Oliver County33.0%67.0%879
Pembina County45.4%54.6%2,267
Pierce County40.6%59.4%1,399
Ramsey County49.7%50.3%3,463
Ransom County55.7%44.3%1,761
Renville County35.9%64.1%863
Richland County51.6%48.4%5,395
Rolette County84.5%15.5%2,682
Sargent County50.0%50.0%1,489
Sheridan County41.4%58.6%589
Sioux County79.6%20.4%637
Slope County23.5%76.5%277
Stark County38.9%61.1%8,256
Steele County56.5%43.5%701
Stutsman County44.2%55.8%6,326
Towner County51.3%48.7%848
Traill County52.3%47.7%3,019
Walsh County45.1%54.9%3,336
Ward County46.8%53.2%16,510
Wells County34.8%65.2%1,540
Williams County49.5%50.5%6,644

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

North Dakota's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:21 PM. Unofficial until certified. North Dakota's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.