North Carolina Life Insurance Benefits for Spouse and Children Free from Creditors Amendment (1977)
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| Topic Family-related policy and Insurance policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Life Insurance Benefits for Spouse and Children Free from Creditors Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 8, 1977. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment granting every person the right to insure their life for the benefit of their spouse, children, or both, free from claims by representatives or creditors of the insured or their estate. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment granting every person the right to insure their life for the benefit of their spouse, children, or both, free from claims by representatives or creditors of the insured or their estate. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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513,526 | 89.88% | ||
| No | 57,835 | 10.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Life Insurance Benefits for Spouse and Children Free from Creditors Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment allowing every person the right to insure his or her life for the benefit of his or her spouse or children or both, free from all claims of the representatives or creditors of the insured or his or her estate [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment allowing every person the right to insure his or her life for the benefit of his or her spouse or children or both, free from all claims of the representatives or creditors of the insured or his or her estate | ” |
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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