North Carolina Spousal Homestead Exemption Amendment (1977)

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North Carolina Spousal Homestead Exemption Amendment

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Election date

November 8, 1977

Topic
Property
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



North Carolina Spousal Homestead Exemption Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in North Carolina on November 8, 1977. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported extending the right to receive a homestead exemption to married men in the case of the death of the homestead owner when the spouse does not own a separate homestead.

A "no" vote opposed extending the right to receive a homestead exemption to married men in the case of the death of the homestead owner when the spouse does not own a separate homestead.


Election results

North Carolina Spousal Homestead Exemption Amendment

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

517,366 89.65%
No 59,714 10.35%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Spousal Homestead Exemption Amendment was as follows:

[ ] FOR constitutional amendment extending to a married man (as a married woman now has) the right to receive the homestead exemption, so that the exemption is available to the surviving spouse of the owner of a homestead, if the owner dies leaving no minor children and the surviving spouse does not own a separate homestead

[ ] AGAINST constitutional amendment extending to a married man (as a married woman now has) the right to receive the homestead exemption, so that the exemption is available to the surviving spouse of the owner of a homestead, if the owner dies leaving no minor children and the surviving spouse does not own a separate homestead

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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