North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Retirement and Temporary Service Amendment (1954)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Retirement and Temporary Service Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to establish a process for the retirement of Supreme Court justices and to recall retired justices to temporarily serve in place of an active justice who is incapacitated. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to establish a process for the retirement of Supreme Court justices and to recall retired justices to temporarily serve in place of an active justice who is incapacitated. |
Election results
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205,788 | 60.02% | ||
| No | 137,086 | 39.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Supreme Court Justice Retirement and Temporary Service Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For Amendment Vesting the General Assembly with Authority to Provide for the Retirement of Members of the Supreme Court and for the Recall of Such Retired Members to Serve on Said Court in Lieu of Any Active Member Who for Any Cause is Temporarily Incapacitated [ ] Against Amendment Vesting the General Assembly with Authority to Provide for the Retirement of Members of the Supreme Court and for the Recall of Such Retired Members to Serve on Said Court in Lieu of Any Active Member Who for Any Cause is Temporarily Incapacitated | ” |
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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