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Constitutional Measure 1
Language Describing State Institutions Amendment
On BALLOT: NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Current status: Legislatively referred – unanimously.
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This amendment would update the language used in the state constitution to describe certain state institutions. Under the amendment, the following institutions would be renamed:[1][2]
- the state school for the deaf and dumb in Devils Lake would become the state school for the deaf and hard of hearing;
- the state hospital for the insane in Jamestown would become the state hospital for the care of individuals with mental illness; and
- the institution for the feebleminded in Grafton would become a facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Language has been known to be a foundation for violence, and people with disabilities deserve language that describes them with greater dignity.