North Carolina House, in Another Special Session, Passes Two Bills Altering Ballot Questions for November Ballot

On Friday, August 24, the North Carolina House, convening in another special session, passed two bills changing two statewide ballot measures that will appear on the November ballot. See this story. The Senate will consider those bills on Monday next week. One of the ballot measures concerns the membership of the State Board of Elections. Currently it is a nine-member board, with four Republicans, four Democrats, and one independent.


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North Carolina House, in Another Special Session, Passes Two Bills Altering Ballot Questions for November Ballot — 3 Comments

  1. 2016 Prez
    NC
    2,362,631 R Trump

    2,189,316 D Clinton

    189,617 Other

    4,741,564 Total

    FEC, Fed Elections 2016, p. 6

    Civil WAR II to start in NC ???

    Stay tuned.

    about 7-10 major NC gerrymander cases in SCOTUS since 1964.

  2. Sentences separated for reading

    https://www.ncleg.net/Legislation/constitution/ncconstitution.html

    ARTICLE XIII
    CONVENTIONS; CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND REVISION
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    Sec. 4.  Revision or amendment by legislative initiation.
    A proposal of a new or revised Constitution or an amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be initiated by the General Assembly, but only if three-fifths of all the members of each house shall adopt an act submitting the proposal to the qualified voters of the State for their ratification or rejection. 

    The proposal shall be submitted at the time and in the manner prescribed by the General Assembly. 

    If a majority of the votes cast thereon are in favor of the proposed new or revised Constitution or constitutional amendment or amendments, it or they shall become effective January first next after ratification by the voters unless a different effective date is prescribed in the act submitting the proposal or proposals to the qualified voters.

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