North Carolina Eliminate the State Census Amendment (August 1873)

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North Carolina Eliminate the State Census Amendment

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Election date

August 7, 1873

Topic
Census policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina Eliminate the State Census 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 eliminating the state census.

A "no" vote opposed eliminating the state census.


Election results

North Carolina Eliminate the State Census Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

70,721 70.86%
No 29,087 29.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Eliminate the State Census 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.

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