North Carolina 1873 ballot measures

1876 →

← 1868

In 1873, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in North Carolina on August 7.

• The eight ballot measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved the eight ballot measures.

On the ballot

August 7, 1873

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Biennial Legislative Sessions Amendment	Legislature	Change legislative sessions from annual to biennial	a	70,740 (71%)	29,033 (29%)
LRCA	Election of University Trustees Amendment	Higher education governance; State executive	Authorize the legislature to establish a process for electing trustees of the University of North Carolina	a	67,839 (69%)	30,728 (31%)
LRCA	Eliminate the Code Commission Amendment	Administration	Eliminate the Code Commission	a	70,315 (78%)	20,080 (22%)
LRCA	Eliminate the State Census Amendment	Census	Eliminate the state census	a	70,721 (71%)	29,087 (29%)
LRCA	Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works Amendment	Administration	Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works	a	70,982 (71%)	28,888 (29%)
LRCA	Prohibit Certain Dual-Office Holding in State Legislature Amendment	Legislature	Prohibit individuals from serving in the state legislature while concurrently holding a federal or state government position	a	69,331 (70%)	29,188 (30%)
LRCA	Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Taxes; Property	Apply the state's $300 property tax exemption to all types of property	a	63,292 (64%)	36,123 (36%)
LRCA	Repeal Provision Requiring Tax to Pay State Debt Amendment	Taxes; Budgets	Repeal a provision of the constitution that required the state to levy a tax to pay the public debt	a	74,731 (72%)	28,634 (28%)

See also

• Types of ballot measures in North Carolina
• List of North Carolina ballot measures
• 1873 ballot measures

External links

• Amendments to the constitution of North Carolina, 1776-1996