North Carolina Elections to Fill Vacancies Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Elections to Fill Vacancies 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 removing election requirements for state office vacancies occurring on or after January 1 prior to a general election, requiring that these be filled by gubernatorial appointment. |
A "no" vote opposed removing election requirements for state office vacancies occurring on or after January 1 prior to a general election, requiring that these be filled by gubernatorial appointment. |
Election results
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190,098 | 58.35% | ||
| No | 135,683 | 41.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Elections to Fill Vacancies Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] For amendment abolishing the requirement for an election for short term offices occurring between the date of the General Election and the following January first [ ] Against amendment abolishing the requirement for an election for short term offices occurring between the date of the General Election and the following January first | ” |
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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