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North Carolina State and County Officer Elections in Odd-Numbered Years Amendment (May 1986)
| North Carolina State and County Officer Elections in Odd-Numbered Years Amendment | |
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| Topic Local government officials and elections and State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina State and County Officer Elections in Odd-Numbered Years Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on May 6, 1986. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to move elections from even-numbered to odd-numbered years for governor, lieutenant governor, Council of State offices, judges, state legislators, district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks of court, and county commissioners. |
A "no" vote opposed the constitutional amendment, keeping elections in even-numbered years. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 230,159 | 29.61% | ||
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547,076 | 70.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State and County Officer Elections in Odd-Numbered Years Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendments providing for election of State and county officers in odd-numbered years [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendments providing for election of State and county officers in odd-numbered years | ” |
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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