This constitutional measure would create and enact a new section to Article VIII of the North Dakota Constitution creating a three-member commission of higher education, effective July 1, 2015, with full executive responsibility for the management and operation of the North Dakota university system. The measure would repeal Section 6 of Article VIII of the Constitution relating to the current eight-member state board of higher education. Members of the new commission would be appointed by the Governor to four year terms from a list of nominees provided by a special committee, and would be subject to confirmation by the Senate. One of the commissioners must possess leadership experience in a private sector business, industry, or service and one member, at the time of appointment, must hold a professional position within the higher education sector. The commissioners could be reappointed to three consecutive terms.
Source for Popular Vote data: North Dakota Secretary of State. Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014, North Dakota Secretary of State (http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?text=BQ&type=SW&rid=581&osn=903&map=CTY) (accessed 28 Nov 2014)