North Carolina Department of Education Amendment (2016)
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| Election date March 15, 2016 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
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The North Carolina Department of Education Amendment was not put on the 2016 presidential primary ballot in North Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have replaced the State Board of Education and the elected Superintendent of Public Instruction with a Department of Education and a head appointed by the governor.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST Constitutional amendment providing for a more efficient system of management of public education by providing for a Department of Education, which shall be headed by a person appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and by abolishing the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.[2] |
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Support
The following legislators sponsored the amendment in the North Carolina Legislature:[3]
- Sen. Jerry W. Tillman (R-29)
- Sen. Trudy Wade (R-27)
- Sen. Ronald J. Rabin (R-12)
- Sen. Bill Cook (R-1)
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the North Carolina Constitution
A 60 percent majority vote in both chambers of the General Assembly of North Carolina was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. North Carolina is one of nine states that require a 60 percent majority.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Assembly of North Carolina, "Senate Bill 94," accessed February 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Senate Bill 94 Status," accessed February 19, 2015
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