North Carolina Escheats Fund for Public College Student Aid Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Higher education funding and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Escheats Fund for Public College Student Aid Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported using unclaimed property (escheats) exclusively to aid North Carolina residents enrolled in public colleges and universities after June 30, 1971. |
A "no" vote opposed using unclaimed property (escheats) exclusively to aid North Carolina residents enrolled in public colleges and universities after June 30, 1971. |
Election results
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362,097 | 59.31% | ||
| No | 248,451 | 40.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Escheats Fund for Public College Student Aid Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment providing that after June 30, 1971, the escheats shall be used to aid North Carolina residents enrolled in any public institution of higher education in this State [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment providing that after June 30, 1971, the escheats shall be used to aid North Carolina residents enrolled in any public institution of higher education in this State | ” |
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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