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North Carolina Seaport and Airport Development Amendment (1986)
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| Topic Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
North Carolina Seaport and Airport Development Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported granting public bodies additional powers to develop new and existing seaports and airports. |
A "no" vote opposed granting public bodies additional powers to develop new and existing seaports and airports. |
Election results
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688,911 | 63.74% | ||
| No | 391,908 | 36.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Seaport and Airport Development Amendment was as follows:
| “ | [ ] FOR Constitutional amendment to assist in the development of new and existing seaports and airports without creating a debt secured by the faith and credit of the State or any other public body by permitting the General Assembly to grant to the State and other public bodies additional powers to develop new and existing seaports and airports, including powers to finance and refinance for public and private parties seaport and airport related commercial, industrial, manufacturing, processing, mining, transportation, distribution, storage, marine, aviation and environmental facilities and improvements [ ] AGAINST Constitutional amendment to assist in the development of new and existing seaports and airports without creating a debt secured by the faith and credit of the State or any other public body by permitting the General Assembly to grant to the State and other public bodies additional powers to develop new and existing seaports and airports, including powers to finance and refinance for public and private parties seaport and airport related commercial, industrial, manufacturing, processing, mining, transportation, distribution, storage, marine, aviation and environmental facilities and improvements | ” |
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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