North Carolina Increase Legislative Term Lengths Amendment (June 1982)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Increase Legislative Term Lengths Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on June 29, 1982. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the term lengths for legislators from two to four years. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the term lengths for legislators from two to four years. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 163,058 | 23.80% | ||
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522,181 | 76.20% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Increase Legislative Term Lengths Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment making the term of members of the General Assembly four years, beginning with members elected in 1982; and conforming amendments concerning the election of other officers and the filling of vacancies [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment making the term of members of the General Assembly four years, beginning with members elected in 1982; and conforming amendments concerning the election of other officers and the filling of vacancies | ” |
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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Footnotes
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