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North Carolina Judge Requirements Amendment (1980)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Judge Requirements Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring justices and judges to be authorized to practice law before election or appointment. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring justices and judges to be authorized to practice law before election or appointment. |
Election results
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888,634 | 71.59% | ||
| No | 352,714 | 28.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Judge Requirements Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment requiring Justices and Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Superior Court and District Court to be duly authorized to practice law prior to election or appointment [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment requiring Justices and Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Superior Court and District Court to be duly authorized to practice law prior to election or appointment | ” |
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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