North Dakota Constitution Art. XIV, § 4

1. This article is self-executing and all of its provisions are mandatory.  Laws may be enacted to facilitate, safeguard, or expand, but not to hamper, restrict, or impair, this article.  This article shall take effect sixty days after approval.

2. For the purposes of this article, “public office” or “public official” means any elected or appointed office or official of the state's executive or legislative branch, including members of the ethics commission, or members of the governor's cabinet, or employees of the legislative branch, and “agency” means each board, bureau, commission, department, or other administrative unit of the executive branch of state government, including one or more officers, employees, or other persons directly or indirectly purporting to act on behalf or under authority of the agency.

3. If any provision of this article is held to be invalid, either on its face or as applied to any person, entity, or circumstance, the remaining provisions, and the application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.  In any case of a conflict between any provision of this article and any other provision contained in this constitution, the provisions of this article shall control.