North Carolina Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works Amendment (August 1873)

North Carolina Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works Amendment
Election date August 7, 1873
Topic Administration of government
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

North Carolina Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works 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 Superintendent of Public Works.

A "no" vote opposed eliminating the Superintendent of Public Works.

Election results

North Carolina Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		70,982	71.07%
No		28,888	28.93%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Eliminate the Superintendent of Public Works 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.

See also

1873 Measures

• 1873 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• 1873 legislative sessions

North Carolina

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• North Carolina ballot measure laws

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