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North Carolina Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language and Rights Amendment (1946)
| North Carolina Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language and Rights Amendment | |
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language and Rights Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing constitutional language from men to persons, extending certain provisions, including those related to jury service, to both men and women, and aligning the state constitution with the federal women's suffrage amendment. |
A "no" vote opposed changing constitutional language from men to persons, extending certain provisions, including those related to jury service, to both men and women, and aligning the state constitution with the federal women's suffrage amendment. |
Election results
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186,540 | 58.31% | ||
| No | 133,396 | 41.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language and Rights Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For Amendments Making the Constitution Equally Applicable to Men and Women [ ] Against Amendments Making the Constitution Equally Applicable to Men and Women | ” |
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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