Article VIII. An Ordinance to Provide for Amending the Forty-Sixth Section of the Constitution of this State, In Regard to Taking the Yeas and Nays in Either House of the General Assembly

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Time of assembly

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in February next after their election, unless a different day shall be provided by law; and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither house shall proceed upon public business unless a majority of all the members are actually present.

Summary: Changes the General Assembly's meeting date from January to February, and allows the date to be changed by law.

Election Date: September 8, 1956

Votes For Ratification: 382,968

Votes Against Ratification: 84,695

Percent for Ratification: 82%

Percent Against Ratification: 18%

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Amendment Source: 1955 Chap 1253

Effective Date Source: 1955 Chap. 1253

Time of assembling

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January next after their election; and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither House shall proceed upon public business unless a majority of all members are actually present.

Summary: Setting beginning of legislative session

Election Date: November 7, 1876

Votes For Ratification: 120,158

Votes Against Ratification: 106,554

Percent for Ratification: 53%

Percent Against Ratification: 47%

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Amendment Source: 1875 Constitutional Convention Chapter 3

Effective Date Source: Ordinances to Submit the Amendments to the People, Section 3 (1875)

Time of assembling

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet biennially on the third Monday in November, and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither House shall proceed upon public business, unless a majority of all the members are actually present.

Summary: The amendment changes General Assembly meetings from annual to biennial.

Election Date: August 7, 1873

Votes For Ratification: 70,740

Votes Against Ratification: 29,033

Percent for Ratification: 71%

Percent Against Ratification: 29%

Notes: Affected both Article II, Section 2 & Article III, Section 6 The effective date of the 1873 amendments was the date of the canvass—by November 17, 1873, it seemed clear that the amendments had passed, but the official returns were not yet tallied. (Journal of the Senate 1873-74) Given that the Senate proceeded as though the amendments had passed, we use that date as an approximate effective date.

Amendment Source: 1872 73 Chap 82

Effective Date Source: See additional notes

Time of assembly

The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet annually on the third Monday in November and when assembled, shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither House shall proceed upon public business, unless a majority of all the members are actually present.

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An Ordinance to Provide for Amending the Forty-Sixth Section of the Constitution of this State, In Regard to Taking the Yeas and Nays in Either House of the General Assembly

Be it ordained by the Delegates of the people of North Carolina, in Convention assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That the forty-sixth section of the Constitution of this State be so amended as to insert, after the word “seconded” in the fourth line of said section, the words “by one-fifth of the members present.”

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Amendment Source: 1861 62 Ordinances and Resolutions Passed by the State Convention of North Carolina Ord 12 13

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That neither house of the General Assembly shall proceed upon Public business; unless a Majority of all the Members of such house are actually present and that upon a Motion made and Seconded the Yeas and Nays upon any Question shall be taken and entered on the Journals, and that the Journals of the Proceedings of both houses of the General Assembly shall be printed and made Public immediately after their Adjournment.

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Article VIII. An Ordinance to Provide for Amending the Forty-Sixth Section of the Constitution of this State, In Regard to Taking the Yeas and Nays in Either House of the General Assembly

Time of assembly

Time of assembling

Time of assembling

Time of assembly

1789 — Section 4

1789 — Section 46

An Ordinance to Provide for Amending the Forty-Sixth Section of the Constitution of this State, In Regard to Taking the Yeas and Nays in Either House of the General Assembly

1862 — Article VIII

1868 — Article II. Section 2

1868 — Article II. Section 18

1868 — Article II. Section 28