North Carolina Establish the Governor's Veto Power Amendment (1996)

North Carolina Establish the Governor's Veto Power Amendment
Election date November 5, 1996
Topic State executive powers and duties and State legislative processes and sessions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

North Carolina Establish the Governor's Veto Power Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 5, 1996. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to provide for a process for the governor to veto legislation, including: requiring a three-fifths (60%) majority in both legislative houses to override a governor's veto. allowing bills to become law if the governor does not act within 10 days, unless the General Assembly has adjourned for more than 30 days or sine die; requiring the governor to reconvene the legislature within 40 days after a veto unless a majority of members from each house submit a written request stating that a session is unnecessary.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the governor's veto power.

Overview

North Carolina was the last state to provide the governor with veto powers.

Election results

North Carolina Establish the Governor's Veto Power Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,652,294	75.22%
No		544,335	24.78%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Establish the Governor's Veto Power Amendment was as follows:

“

FOR or AGAINST "Constitutional amendments granting veto power to the Governor."

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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.

See also

1996 Measures

• 1996 Measures
• State executive powers and duties on the ballot
• State legislative vote requirements on the ballot
• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1996 legislative sessions

North Carolina

• North Carolina ballot measures
• North Carolina ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Amendments to the constitution of North Carolina, 1776-1996