North Carolina 2022 ballot measures
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Zero statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in North Carolina on November 8, 2022.
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In North Carolina, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2021, voters of North Carolina had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.
Legislature
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 percent 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.
Historical facts
In North Carolina, a total of 29 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2020. Twenty-four ballot measures were approved, and 5 ballot measures were defeated.
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| Total number | Annual average | Annual minimum | Annual maximum | Approved | Defeated | ||
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Local ballot measures
Click here to read more about 2022 local ballot measures in North Carolina.
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | North Carolina Eminent Domain Amendment | Eminent domain | States that eminent domain shall serve a public use | 
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