North Carolina Succession of State Executive Offices Amendment (1962)
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| Topic State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Succession of State Executive Offices Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for determining the incapacity of the governor and other elected state executive officers and the appointment of officers to perform duties of other offices when needed; fixing the seat of government in Raleigh. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for determining the incapacity of the governor and other elected state executive officers and the appointment of officers to perform duties of other offices when needed; fixing the seat of government in Raleigh. |
Election results
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321,423 | 58.97% | ||
| No | 223,670 | 41.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Succession of State Executive Offices Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendments concerning succession to office of Governor, providing methods for determining incapacity of Governor, concerning appointment of acting officers to perform duties of elected state executive officers in certain cases, authorizing General Assembly to provide a method for determining incapacity of elected state executive officers other than Governor, and fixing the permanent seat of government at Raleigh [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendments concerning succession to office of Governor, providing methods for determining incapacity of Governor, concerning appointment of acting officers to perform duties of elected state executive officers in certain cases, authorizing General Assembly to provide a method for determining incapacity of elected state executive officers other than Governor, and fixing the permanent seat of government at Raleigh | ” |
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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