North Carolina Legislative Salaries Amendment (1928)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Legislative Salaries Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 6, 1928. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing a $600 salary for legislators during their term of office and eight dollars per day during extra sessions of the legislature for up to 20 days. |
A "no" vote opposed providing a $600 salary for legislators during their term of office and eight dollars per day during extra sessions of the legislature for up to 20 days. |
Election results
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147,946 | 50.04% | ||
| No | 147,734 | 49.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Legislative Salaries Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For fixing salaries of members and presiding officers of the General Assembly at six hundred dollars and seven hundred dollars, respectively, and providing additional per diem for extra session [ ] Against fixing salaries of members and presiding officers of the General Assembly at six hundred dollars and seven hundred dollars, respectively, and providing additional per diem for extra session | ” |
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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