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North Carolina Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment (1970)
| North Carolina Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment | |
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| Topic Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported repealing the literacy requirement for voting from the North Carolina Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing the literacy requirement for voting from the North Carolina Constitution. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 279,132 | 43.99% | ||
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355,347 | 56.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment abolishing literacy requirement for voting [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment abolishing literacy requirement for voting | ” |
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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