North Carolina State Debt Limitations Amendment (1924)

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North Carolina State Debt Limitations Amendment

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Election date

November 4, 1924

Topic
State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina State Debt Limitations Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 4, 1924. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported limiting state debt to seven and a half percent of the assessed valuation of taxable property in the state.

A "no" vote opposed limiting state debt to seven and a half percent of the assessed valuation of taxable property in the state.


Election results

North Carolina State Debt Limitations Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

127,937 74.83%
No 43,026 25.17%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for State Debt Limitations Amendment was as follows:

[ ] For Amendment Limiting State Debt

[ ] Against Amendment Limiting State Debt

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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