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North Carolina Board of Education Membership Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Board of Education Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported modifying the North Carolina State Board of Education’s membership, making it consist of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and one delegate from each congressional district. |
A "no" vote opposed modifying the North Carolina State Board of Education’s membership, making it consist of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and one delegate from each congressional district. |
Election results
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164,723 | 60.46% | ||
| No | 107,742 | 39.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Board of Education Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For State Board of Education Amendment [ ] Against State Board of Education Amendment | ” |
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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