| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION TO LIMIT THE 2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | LENGTH OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Section 11(1) of Article II of the Constitution of North Carolina reads 5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | as rewritten: 6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | "(1) Regular Sessions. The General Assembly shall meet in regular session in 1973 and 7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | every two years thereafter on the day prescribed by law. Neither house shall proceed upon public 8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | business unless a majority of all of its members are actually present. In odd-numbered years, the 9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | General Assembly shall remain in regular session for no more than 90 legislative days. If the 10 |
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| 23 | 23 | | General Assembly meets in regular session in even-numbered years, the General Assembly shall 11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | remain in session for no more than 45 legislative days. Any reconvened session called under 12 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 5 of Article III and any extra session called under Section 11(2) of Article II or Section 13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 5(7) of Article III of the North Carolina Constitution shall be excluded from the calculations of 14 |
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| 27 | 27 | | this section. No valid action, other than a resolution of adjournment, may be taken by the General 15 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Assembly in regular session after the time limits prescribed in this subsection have expired." 16 |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. The amendment set out in Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to 17 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the qualified voters of the State at the statewide general election to be held on November 3, 2026, 18 |
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| 31 | 31 | | which election shall be conducted under the laws then governing elections in the State. Ballots, 19 |
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| 32 | 32 | | voting systems, or both may be used in accordance with the laws governing elections at that time. 20 |
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| 33 | 33 | | The question to be used in the voting systems and ballots shall be: 21 |
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| 34 | 34 | | "[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST 22 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Constitutional amendment to limit the number of days the General Assembly can be 23 |
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| 36 | 36 | | in regular session in odd-numbered years to 90 legislative days and in even-numbered years to 24 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 45 legislative days." 25 |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. The State Board of Elections shall certify the results of the referendum 26 |
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| 39 | 39 | | conducted under Section 2 of this act. If a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor of 27 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the amendment set out in Section 1 of this act, then the Secretary of State shall enroll the 28 |
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| 41 | 41 | | amendment so certified among the permanent records of that office. If a majority of votes cast 29 |
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| 42 | 42 | | on the question are against the amendment set out in Section 1 of this act, the amendment shall 30 |
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| 43 | 43 | | have no effect. 31 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 4. If the certification from the State Board of Elections under Section 3 32 |
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| 45 | 45 | | of this act reflects that a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor of the amendment set 33 |
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| 46 | 46 | | out in Section 1 of this act, then that amendment is effective upon certification and applies to 34 |
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