North Carolina Legislative Salaries Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Legislative Salaries Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported setting the annual salaries for legislators at $1,200 and presiding officers at $1,500 and providing $250 to legislators and $300 to presiding officers for extra sessions. |
A "no" vote opposed setting the annual salaries for legislators at $1,200 and presiding officers at $1,500 and providing $250 to legislators and $300 to presiding officers for extra sessions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 235,535 | 48.63% | ||
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248,786 | 51.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Legislative Salaries Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For fixing salaries of Members of the General Assembly at twelve hundred dollars ($1,200.00) and Presiding Officers at fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) and fixing salaries for Extra Sessions at two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) and three hundred dollars ($300.00) respectively [ ] Against fixing salaries of Members of the General Assembly at twelve hundred dollars ($1,200.00) and Presiding Officers at fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) and fixing salaries for Extra Sessions at two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) and three hundred dollars ($300.00) respectively | ” |
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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