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North Carolina Amendment 1, Constitutional Language for Civil War Amendment (1914)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported replacing the phrase "insurrection or rebellion against the United States" with "war between the states" in the North Carolina Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed replacing the phrase "insurrection or rebellion against the United States" with "war between the states" in the North Carolina Constitution. |
Election results
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North Carolina Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 57,816 | 48.65% | ||
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61,031 | 51.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to Article I, Section 6, and to Article VII, Section 13, Substituting the phrase 'War Between the States,' for the words 'insurrection or rebellion against the United States,' in Article I, section 6, and the word 'rebellion' in Article VII, section 13 [ ] Yes
[ ] No | ” |
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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Footnotes
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