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North Carolina Allow Legislators to Convene Special Sessions Amendment (1970)

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North Carolina Legislative Sessions Amendment

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Election date

November 3, 1970

Topic
State legislatures measures
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina Legislative Sessions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1970. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing three-fifths of the members of the general assembly to convene extra sessions of the general assembly.

A "no" vote opposed allowing three-fifths of the members of the general assembly to convene extra sessions of the general assembly.


Election results

North Carolina Legislative Sessions Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

332,981 53.83%
No 285,587 46.17%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Legislative Sessions Amendment was as follows:

[ ] FOR constitutional amendment permitting three-fifths of the members of the General Assembly to convene extra sessions of the General Assembly

[ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment permitting three-fifths of the members of the General Assembly to convene extra sessions of the General Assembly

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

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% 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.

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