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North Carolina State and Local Finances Amendment (1970)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina State and Local Finances Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported revising parts of the constitution on state and local finances. |
A "no" vote opposed revising parts of the constitution on state and local finances. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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323,131 | 53.48% | ||
| No | 281,087 | 46.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State and Local Finances Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment revising those portions of the present or proposed State Constitution concerning State and local finance [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment revising those portions of the present or proposed State Constitution concerning State and local finance | ” |
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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