North Carolina Secret Ballot Amendment (2012)
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A North Carolina Secret Ballot Amendment did not make the 2012 ballot in North Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have guaranteed the right to a secret ballot in votes of employee representation.[1]
Text of measure
The proposed measure would ask voters:[2]
A constitutional amendment providing that the fundamental right of an individual to vote by secret ballot is guaranteed for a designation, a selection, or an authorization for employee representation by a labor organization.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the North Carolina Constitution
The North Carolina Constitution, Section 4 of Article XIII, requires that a legislatively referred amendment go on the ballot after it is approved by a 60% vote of each house of the North Carolina State Legislature.
See also
External links
Additional reading
- Lincoln Tribune, "NCGA special session ends with amendments on the table," September 19, 2011
- North Carolina News Network, "Anti-union amendment surfaces as crossover deadline approaches," June 8, 2011
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