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North Carolina Solicitorial Districts Amendment (1942)
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Solicitorial Districts Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1942. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported dividing the state into 21 solicitorial districts and electing a solicitor for each to prosecute criminal cases for the state. |
A "no" vote opposed dividing the state into 21 solicitorial districts and electing a solicitor for each to prosecute criminal cases for the state. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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107,702 | 53.69% | ||
| No | 92,883 | 46.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Solicitorial Districts Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For Amendment Providing for Solicitorial Districts which need not be the same as the Judicial Districts of the State [ ] Against Amendment Providing for Solicitorial Districts which need not be the same as the Judicial Districts of the State | ” |
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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