North Carolina Education Bond Measure (2020)
| North Carolina Education Bond Measure | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Bond issues and Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Bond issue | Origin State Legislature |
The North Carolina Eminent Domain Amendment was not on the ballot in North Carolina as a legislatively referred bond question on November 3, 2020.
The ballot measure would have authorized $1.9 billion in general obligation bonds for public school facilities, community college facilities, and the University of North Carolina facilities.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | The issuance of one billion nine hundred million dollars ($1,900,000,000) State of North Carolina Education Bonds constituting general obligation bonds of the State secured by a pledge of the faith and credit and taxing power of the State for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, to fund capital improvements, construction of new facilities, and the renovation and rehabilitation of existing facilities for the State's public education system in local school administrative units, community colleges of the North Carolina Community College System, and constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina.
[ ] FOR [ ] Against[2] |
” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Legislatively referred state statute
In North Carolina, a public vote of electors is required for the authorization of general obligation bonds, per Section 3 of Article V of the North Carolina Constitution. The North Carolina Legislature can refer a bond measure to the ballot by a simple majority vote and the governor's signature.
The bond measure was introduced into the state legislature as House Bill 241 (HB 241) on February 28, 2019.[1]
On March 14, 2019, the North Carolina House of Representatives approved HB 241, with 99 members supporting the measure, six members opposing the measure, and 15 members not voting. One seat in the state House was vacant, meaning 60 votes were required to pass the bond measure.[1]
| Vote in the North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 60  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 99 | 6 | 15 |
| Total percent | 82.50% | 5.00% | 12.50% |
| Democrat | 47 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 59 | 6 | 8 |
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