Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

North Carolina Secondary Road Bonds Referendum (June 1949)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
North Carolina Secondary Road Bonds Referendum

Flag of North Carolina.png

Election date

June 4, 1949

Topic
Bond issues and Transportation
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Bond issue
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina Secondary Road Bonds Referendum was on the ballot as a bond issue in North Carolina on June 4, 1949. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported issuing $200 million in bonds for secondary roads.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $200 million in bonds for secondary roads.


Election results

North Carolina Secondary Road Bonds Referendum

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

229,493 56.79%
No 174,647 43.21%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Secondary Road Bonds Referendum was as follows:

[ ] FOR the Issuance of Two Hundred Million Dollars State of North Carolina Secondary Road Bonds.

[ ] AGAINST the Issuance of Two Hundred Million Dollars State of North Carolina Secondary Road Bonds.

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.

See also


External links

Footnotes