North Carolina 2020 ballot measures
Zero statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in North Carolina in 2020.
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In North Carolina, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2020, voters of North Carolina had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.
Legislature
The North Carolina State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments and bond issues, to the ballot for statewide elections.
North Carolina requires a 60 percent vote in each legislative chamber during a single legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 72 votes in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 30 votes in the North Carolina Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Statutes, including bond issues, require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor's signature to appear on the ballot.
Local ballot measures
To view Ballotpedia's coverage of local ballot measures in North Carolina in 2020, click here.
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | North Carolina Eminent Domain Amendment | Eminent domain | States that eminent domain shall serve a public use | 
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| BI | Education Bond Measure | Bonds | Authorizes $1.9 billion in bonds for education facilities |
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| BI | Education and Transportation Bond Measure | Bonds | Authorizes $3.1 billion in bonds for education facilities and public transportation infrastructure projects |
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Historical context
- See also: List of North Carolina ballot measures
- A total of 22 measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1996 and 2018.
- From 1996 to 2018, an average of two measures appeared on the ballot during even-numbered years in North Carolina.
- The number of measures appearing on even-year statewide ballots between 1996 and 2018 ranged from zero to six.
- Between 1996 and 2018, 90.9 percent (20 of 22) of statewide ballots were approved by voters, and 9.1 percent (2 of 22) were defeated.
| North Carolina ballot measures, 1996-2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | Approved | Percent approved | Defeated | Percent defeated | Even-year average | Even-year median | Even-year minimum | Even-year maximum | |
| 22 | 20 | 90.90% | 2 | 9.10% | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | |
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