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North Carolina Conservation of Natural Resources Policy Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Environment and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Conservation of Natural Resources Policy Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to provide that "the policy of this State to conserve and protect its lands and waters for the benefit of all its citizenry, and to this end it shall be a proper function of the State of North Carolina and its political subdivisions to acquire and preserve park, recreational, and scenic areas, to control and limit the pollution of our air and water, to control excessive noise, and in every other appropriate way to preserve as a part of the common heritage of this State its forests, wetlands, estuaries, beaches, historical sites, openlands, and places of beauty." |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to provide that "the policy of this State to conserve and protect its lands and waters for the benefit of all its citizenry, and to this end it shall be a proper function of the State of North Carolina and its political subdivisions to acquire and preserve park, recreational, and scenic areas, to control and limit the pollution of our air and water, to control excessive noise, and in every other appropriate way to preserve as a part of the common heritage of this State its forests, wetlands, estuaries, beaches, historical sites, openlands, and places of beauty." |
Election results
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976,581 | 86.92% | ||
| No | 146,895 | 13.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Conservation of Natural Resources Policy Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment to conserve and protect North Carolina's natural resources [ ]AGAINST constitutional amendment to conserve and protect North Carolina's natural resources | ” |
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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