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Voters Defeat Free School Meal Ballot Measure in North Dakota

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North Dakota voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that sought to guarantee free school meals to all K-12 students in the state. Measure 2 was rejected by nearly 51% of voters, according to complete but unofficial results published by the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office.

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  1. InForum

    North Dakota voters to decide on free school meals measure (opens InForum)

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    Measure 2 would guarantee free meals for students in North Dakota public schools, with an estimated annual cost of $60 million.

  2. InForum

    Vote on free meals for students of North Dakota public schools is close (opens InForum)

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    Measure 2 on the statewide election ballot would add an amendment to the North Dakota Constitution related to how school lunches are funded.

  3. The Jamestown Sun

    North Dakotans narrowly reject free school meals measure (opens The Jamestown Sun)

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    In final but unofficial results, no votes garnered 50.61% while the yes votes had 49.39%, with all 358 precincts reporting. The measure failed by just over 1% or fewer than 2,900 votes.

  4. The 74 Million

    Voters Defeat Free School Meal Ballot Measure in North Dakota (opens The 74 Million)

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    North Dakota voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that sought to guarantee free school meals to all K-12 students in the state. Measure 2 was rejected by nearly 51% of voters, according to complete but unofficial results published by the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office.

  5. KX News Bismarck

    School meals bill falls short of required votes at election (opens KX News Bismarck)

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    The measure that looked to spend millions of dollars to provide free meals to children at North Dakota schools came up short of the required threshold.

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