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North Carolina Reduce Number of State Administrative Departments Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Administration of government and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Reduce Number of State Administrative Departments Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported reducing the number of state administrative departments to 25 and allowing the governor to reorganize administrative departments. |
A "no" vote opposed reducing the number of state administrative departments to 25 and allowing the governor to reorganize administrative departments. |
Election results
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400,892 | 61.71% | ||
| No | 248,795 | 38.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Reduce Number of State Administrative Departments Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment to require General Assembly to reduce number of State administrative departments to 25 and to authorize Governor to reorganize administrative departments, subject to legislative approval. [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment to require General Assembly to reduce number of State administrative departments to 25 and to authorize Governor to reorganize administrative departments, subject to legislative approval. | ” |
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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