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North Carolina Allow Special Elections for Constitutional Amendments Measure (1932)

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North Carolina Allow Special Elections for Constitutional Amendments Measure

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Election date

November 8, 1932

Topic
Ballot measure process
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina Allow Special Elections for Constitutional Amendments Measure was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 8, 1932. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on at special elections.

A "no" vote opposed allowing proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on at special elections.


Election results

North Carolina Allow Special Elections for Constitutional Amendments Measure

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 162,598 41.82%

Defeated No

226,252 58.18%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Allow Special Elections for Constitutional Amendments Measure was as follows:

[ ] For Amendment permitting proposed Constitutional Amendments to be voted on at a special election.

[ ] Against Amendment permitting proposed Constitutional Amendments to be voted on at a special election.

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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