North Carolina Supreme Court Review of Utilities Commission Appeals Amendment (June 1982)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Supreme Court Review Authority Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on June 29, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state Supreme Court to review direct appeals from the North Carolina Utilities Commission. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state Supreme Court to review direct appeals from the North Carolina Utilities Commission. |
Election results
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392,886 | 60.77% | ||
| No | 253,629 | 39.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Supreme Court Review Authority Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR constitutional amendment giving the Supreme Court authority to review, when authorized by law, direct appeals from the N.C. Utilities Commission [ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment giving the Supreme Court authority to review, when authorized by law, direct appeals from the N.C. Utilities Commission | ” |
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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