North Carolina Port Facilities Improvement Bonds Referendum (1961)
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Origin |
North Carolina Port Facilities Improvement Bonds Referendum was on the ballot as a bond issue in North Carolina on November 7, 1961. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported issuing $13.5 million in bonds for the construction, acquisition, and improvement of state port facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing $13.5 million in bonds for the construction, acquisition, and improvement of state port facilities. |
Election results
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| Yes | 129,767 | 36.11% | ||
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229,630 | 63.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Port Facilities Improvement Bonds Referendum was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR the issuance of thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000.00) State Ports Bonds of the State of North Carolina for construction, acquisition and improvement of State Ports facilities. [ ] AGAINST the issuance of thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000.00) State Ports Bonds of the State of North Carolina for construction, acquisition and improvement of State Ports facilities. | ” |
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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