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North Carolina Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds Amendment (March 1976)
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| Topic Bond issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on March 23, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to authorize counties to issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of industrial, manufacturing and pollution control facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to authorize counties to issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of industrial, manufacturing and pollution control facilities. |
Election results
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373,033 | 55.02% | ||
| No | 304,938 | 44.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR Constitutional amendment to permit the General Assembly to enact general laws to authorize counties to create authorities to issue revenue bonds to finance, but not to refinance, the cost of capital projects consisting of industrial, manufacturing and pollution control facilities for industry and pollution control facilities for public utilities, and to refund such bonds, such bonds to be secured by and payable only from revenues or property derived from private parties and in no event to be secured by or payable from any public moneys whatsoever [ ] AGAINST Constitutional amendment to permit the General Assembly to enact general laws to authorize counties to create authorities to issue revenue bonds to finance, but not to refinance, the cost of capital projects consisting of industrial, manufacturing and pollution control facilities for industry and pollution control facilities for public utilities, and to refund such bonds, such bonds to be secured by and payable only from revenues or property derived from private parties and in no event to be secured by or payable from any public moneys whatsoever | ” |
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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