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North Carolina Presidential Election Voting Residency Requirement Amendment (1962)
| North Carolina Presidential Election Voting Residency Requirement Amendment | |
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| Topic Elections and campaigns |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Presidential Election Voting Residency Requirement 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 allowing residents who do not meet the residency requirement, but are otherwise qualified, to vote in presidential elections. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing residents who do not meet the residency requirement, but are otherwise qualified, to vote in presidential elections. |
Election results
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332,731 | 59.78% | ||
| No | 223,898 | 40.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Presidential Election Voting Residency Requirement Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR amendment permitting General Assembly to reduce time of residence for persons to vote for Presidential and Vice-Presidential Electors, if otherwise qualified [ ] AGAINST amendment permitting General Assembly to reduce time of residence for persons to vote for Presidential and Vice-Presidential Electors, if otherwise qualified | ” |
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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