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North Carolina Property Classification for Taxes Amendment (1962)

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North Carolina Property Classification for Taxes Amendment

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Election date

November 6, 1962

Topic
Property and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina Property Classification for Taxes Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 6, 1962. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported limiting the ability of the general assembly to classify and exempt property from taxation to the statewide level.

A "no" vote opposed limiting the ability of the general assembly to classify and exempt property from taxation to the statewide level.


Election results

North Carolina Property Classification for Taxes Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

300,518 55.14%
No 244,529 44.86%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Property Classification for Taxes Amendment was as follows:

[ ] For Constitutional amendment providing that the power of the General Assembly to classify and exempt property for taxation be exercised only on a State-wide basis

[ ] Against Constitutional amendment providing that the power of the General Assembly to classify and exempt property for taxation be exercised only on a State-wide basis

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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