Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
North Carolina Independent Redistricting Commission Amendment (2012)
| Not on Ballot |
|---|
 |
| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
| North Carolina Constitution |
|---|
|
| Preamble |
| Articles |
| I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV |
A North Carolina Independent Redistricting Commission Amendment did not make the 2012 ballot in North Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
The measure established an independent commission to draw legislative and congressional seats.[1]
Text of measure
The proposed measure would have asked voters:[2]
A constitutional amendment providing for an Independent Redistricting Commission to redistrict the State for the purpose of electing members of the General Assembly and members of the United States House of Representatives.
[__] FOR
[__] AGAINST
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
- House Bill 783 (full text)
Additional reading
Footnotes
|
State of North Carolina Raleigh (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
