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North Carolina Legislative Session Start Date Amendment (September 1956)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Legislative Session Start Date Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on September 8, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that the biennial legislative sessions start on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in February. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that the biennial legislative sessions start on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in February. |
Election results
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North Carolina Legislative Session Start Date Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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382,968 | 81.89% | ||
| No | 84,695 | 18.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Legislative Session Start Date Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For constitutional amendment changing the date for convening the General Assembly from January to February [ ] Against constitutional amendment changing the date for convening the General Assembly from January to February | ” |
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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