Laws governing ballot measures in North Carolina
The North Carolina State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred bond measures, and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. A 60% vote in each chamber during one legislative session is required to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. Bond measures require a simple majority vote in each chamber during one legislative session. Constitutional convention questions require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber during one legislative session. Bond measures require the signature of the governor to be placed on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing recall in North Carolina
- Amending the North Carolina Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in North Carolina
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in North Carolina
- Campaign finance requirements for North Carolina ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- North Carolina House Bill 47 (2009)
- North Carolina House Bill 248 (2013)
- North Carolina House Bill 524 (2009)
