North Carolina Biennial Legislative Sessions Amendment (August 1873)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Biennial Legislative Sessions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on August 7, 1873. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing legislative sessions from annual to biennial, meeting every other year. |
A "no" vote opposed changing legislative sessions from annual to biennial. |
Election results
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70,740 | 70.90% | ||
| No | 29,033 | 29.10% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Biennial Legislative Sessions Amendment was as follows:
| “ | For amendment. Against amendment. | ” |
Path to the ballot
From 1836 to 1876, constitutional amendments in North Carolina had to go through multiple approval stages: first, they required a three-fifths vote in one legislative session of the General Assembly; then, following an election for legislators, they needed a two-thirds vote in the next session.
See also
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