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an independent judicial office to review administrative affairs in the state bureaucracy, and began appointing its own members to state board and commissions, though the latter practice was ruled unconstitutional by the North
Carolina Supreme Court in 1982. In 1977, the state constitution was amended to allow for governors and lieutenant governors to seek second terms. Shortly thereafter, the House, feeling threatened by the strengthened positions of the governor and Senate leadership, broke from a decades-long trend and began electing speakers to successive terms. In the mid-1980s, the legislature ceased using multi-member legislative districts.
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testimony of witnesses and documents. The constitution allows for the
General Assembly to provide for the filling of executive offices not already provided for in the constitution. The body is also empowered to resolve contested elections for state executive officers by joint ballot. Its advice and consent is required for the installation of some state agency heads. The assembly can also influence the bureaucracy through its power to create for dissolve agencies or countermand administrative rules by writing laws and by its decisions in appropriations. The constitution empowers the House of Representatives to
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apply only to specific counties or municipalities. The constitution requires that all effective laws be styled "The
General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:", with only the words following that phrase being legally operative. The legally valid language of each passed bill is punctuated by the ratification certificate, consisting of the obligatory signatures of the presiding officers of each house. Most laws have an "effective date" which stipulate the time they go into effect. Those that do not have an explicit stipulation go into effect 60 days after the assembly's
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operations of the legislature's facilities are directed by the legislative services officer. Every legislator is assigned at least one legislative assistant or clerk, who manage legislators' schedules, relay communications with constituents, and offer advice on policy issues. Some legislators employ additional staff. The
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afternoons. Committees sometimes meet when their house is not in session. Both houses are empowered to temporarily adjourn for three days or less at their own discretion. The proceedings of each house are constitutionally-required to be reported in official journals and published at the end of each session. The records of individual lawmakers are not subject to the state's
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ports and forts, regulated the militia, allotted land, and granted citizenship. Laws passed by the legislature held effect for 18 months and were sent to
England for ratification by the lords. The lords could refuse to ratify laws and let them expire. From 1692 to 1712, North Carolina and South Carolina were organized as one
936:. The legislative power of the assembly must be exercised by the whole body and not devolved upon a portion of the whole, and actions taken during one session of the assembly can be undone by a succeeding session. The governor signs bills passed by the General Assembly of which they approve into law and are empowered to
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General Assembly has the sole power to propose amendments to the state constitution. If a proposed amendment receives the support of three-fifths of the House and the Senate, it is scheduled for ratification by a statewide referendum. State constitutional amendments and state legislative votes on
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Republican governor in 1972, began an effort to strengthen the General Assembly's power and influence in state government which continued into the 1980s. As a result, the legislature hired its own research staff, created
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retained the 1776 Constitution, but made several amendments to it. Going forward, the governor would be elected by the people, but the legislature elected all other officials, including US Senators. Amendments set the number of senators at 50 and the number of commoners (representatives to the House)
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divided amongst executive, legislative, and judicial branches, though the legislative branch retained the most power. The
General Assembly was made a bicameral body, consisting of a Senate made up of one member from each county in the state and a House of Commons with two members from each county and
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concerning the organization of state agencies by joint resolution. Its Joint
Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations has the authority to seize state agency documents and inspect facilities of agencies and contractors with the state. All legislative committees are empowered to subpoena the
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for legislators. All legislators swear a state constitutionally-prescribed oath of office. In the event of the vacancy of a seat, the governor is constitutionally obligated to appoint a person nominated by the previous incumbent's political party's respective district executive committee to fill the
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and then Tennessee) and a House of Commons with two members representing each of the existing 38 counties, plus one member from each of the large towns/districts (Edenton, Halifax, Hillsborough, New Bern, Salisbury, and Wilmington Districts). Districts continued to be represented in the Senate until
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and empowered local committees to govern the state as royal control dissipated. A second congress in April 1775 adopted additional economic measures against Great Britain, leading Governor Martin to dissolve the colonial assembly before fleeing the colony. There would be five provincial congresses.
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and eventually was named the General Court and Committee. It held its first meeting in the spring of 1665. When the governor and his deputy were absent, the assembly would designate a president or speaker to lead its sessions. Approximately two years later, the temporary assembly divided the county
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was to have the power to write laws with the approval of the governor, his council, and the lords proprietor. This system of government was ultimately never implemented in the area which eventually became North Carolina. In early 1665 the lords proprietor promulgated a constitution for Carolina the
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The General Assembly's sessions are convened according to standards prescribed by the state constitution and state statute. The General Assembly meets in regular session—or the "long session"—beginning in January of each odd-numbered year, and adjourns to reconvene the following even-numbered year
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The assembly has the power to levy taxes and adopts the state budget. The constitution enumerates a unique procedure for the passing of revenue legislation; all revenue bills must be read three times with each reading occurring on a different day, journal records of votes must include the name of
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bills of which they disapprove. A veto can be overridden by a three-fifths majority vote of the assembly. Local bills and congressional and legislative reapportionment decisions are not subject to gubernatorial veto. Aside from regular legislation, the two houses of the General Assembly can also
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which was to be filled by popular statewide election. It replaced the speaker of the Senate as that body's presiding officer and assumed the former office's role in succeeding to the governorship in the event it became vacant. Property qualifications for holding office were abolished in order to
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and support the interests of the lords proprietor, the assembly was powerful and largely left to manage itself. It decided the length and locations of its own sessions, when it adjourned, and its own quorum. It wrote laws, levied taxes, created courts, incorporated towns, determined the sites of
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elected state officials by simple majority vote. In the event an official is impeached, the Senate holds a trial, and can convict an official by two-thirds majority vote and remove them from office. The General Assembly can also, by a two-thirds majority vote, determine the governor or a judge
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A basic majority of the members of a house constitute a quorum to do business. When in session, both Houses of the legislature typically meet on Monday evenings and in the middle of the day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Legislative committees usually convene in the mornings and late
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groups to disrupt Republican meetings and suppress black voting in order to ensure the Democratic takeover, some African Americans continued to be elected in the 19th century, especially to local offices. But shortly before the turn of the century, the Democrats regained control of the state
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Administrative support of the General Assembly is overseen by the Legislative Services Commission, a panel comprising five members of each house. As of October 2023, the assembly relies on over 600 support staff who work in the Legislative Building and the Legislative Office Building. Daily
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for what is called the "short session". Though there is no limit on the length of any session, the "long session" typically lasts for 6 months, and the "short session" typically lasts for 6 weeks. Typically the legislature adjourns shortly after June 30, the end of North Carolina's
825:, in 1965 a U.S. District Court panel ruled that the state's legislative districts were unconstitutional. As a result, in the 1960s and 1970s the legislature designed districts in a manner which significantly rebalanced the representation of the state in a more equitable manner.
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requirement that no counties be split between different districts. As a result, by the 1960s, rural constituents were significantly overrepresented in the legislature. Following developments in federal jurisprudence in the early 1960s that led to the creation of the principle of
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one from each of several specially-designated towns. Property requirements stipulated that House members had to own at least 100 acres and senators at least 300 to serve. The assembly was responsible for electing the governor, other executive officers, and all judges. The first
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model, with legislating considered a part-time job. Members receive a base salary of $ 13,951 per year, supplemented by per-diem payments and travel reimbursements. Increases in legislative pay adopted by the assembly cannot take effect until after a succeeding election.
908:—who maintains order in their house. Standing committees in each house consider introduced legislation, hold hearings, and offer amendments. All bills are examined by a body's respective rules committee before being brought before a full house for a vote.
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in the state. Black voters were eliminated by 1904. An estimated 75,000 black male citizens lost the vote. African Americans were closed out of politics in North Carolina for decades, with most not regaining the ability to vote until after passage of the
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and extortion, authority returned to the state's other civil leaders and institutions. During the Civil War the General Assembly continued to meet in regular biennial sessions, but also convened in seven extraordinary sessions to address wartime issues.
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into four precincts: Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Thee freemen in each county were to convene at the beginning of every year to elect five representatives for the permanent assembly. The first election occurred on January 1, 1668.
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In May 1861, at the urging of the governor, the General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a convention to consider seceding from the United States. Later that month the convention met in Raleigh and adopted an
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The constitutional structure of Carolina provided for autonomous government through counties, though only two, including Albemarle, were ever created under this framework. An assembly for the entire province was allowed but never
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enlarge opportunity. Finally, the legislature made executive officers and judges subject to popular election rather than appointment by the legislature. It also reverted legislative sessions from a biennial schedule to annual.
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Due to the outbreak of hostilities, North Carolina's government met in various locations throughout the war. In September 1781, British forces captured the governor and several members of the General Assembly during a raid on
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of 1831, the state legislature restricted many of the rights the 1776 Constitution provided for black people, making it illegal to teach a slave how to read or write. They also narrowed rights of
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each legislator and how they voted, and all revenue bills must appropriate money for a specific purpose. The assembly is also responsible for drawing the districts of its own members and
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summoned a body of freemen who selected 12 deputies to represent their interests. Together with the governor and his council, the deputies served as a provisional legislature for
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legislature, a biracial body dominated by Republicans. It changed the name of the House of Commons to the House of Representatives. The constitution also created the office of
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on February 6. In 1968, the General Assembly, in tandem with national trends towards state legislative professionalization, hired its first legislative services officer.
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was convened on April 7, 1777, in New Bern, North Carolina. It consisted of Senate with one member from each county of 38 existing counties and one district (
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1868:. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. January 23, 2024
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2031:"Bills filed, votes to come. Here's how your NC General Assembly works"
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3331:"Reapportionment and Redistricting: Redrawing the Political Landscape"
3316:. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. 2011.
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is where the provincial era General Assembly met from 1770 until 1775.
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Both chambers have two-year terms and are currently controlled by the
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became the first woman to be elected to the State Senate in 1930.
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1998:
1666:. North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
1542:. North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
1516:. North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
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2731:"General Assembly leaders hint at subpoena over pipeline fund"
2685:
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of the state's congressional delegation after every decennial
3147:
A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729
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Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner; Raynor, David (October 27, 2023).
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1950:
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Richard H. Pildes, "Democracy, Anti-Democracy, and the Canon"
2796:"VERIFY: Is there an impeachment process in North Carolina?"
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Legislative branch of the state government of North Carolina
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2181:"NC politics still a tough play for millennials and Gen Z"
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2230:"North Carolina legislators among lowest paid in the US"
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of the General Assembly, 1822 to the present, from the
3272:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
3222:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
3195:
Cooper, Christopher A.; Knotts, H. Gibbs, eds. (2012).
3150:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
2625:
2567:
2464:"Frequently Asked Questions : Legislative Process"
2010:
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issue joint resolutions which are not subject to veto.
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and accelerated the colony's break with Great Britain.
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North Carolina Legislative Office Building in Raleigh
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584:, its purpose was to chose delegates to send to the
3201:. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
3164:
2158:"Does North Carolina have a full-time legislature?"
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663:, home to the General Assembly from 1840 until 1963
2531:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
2441:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
2160:. North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research
2066:"Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly"
1684:
1475:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
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1348:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
1288:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
1219:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
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3001:
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1701:"North Carolina History Project "Fusion Politics"
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436:, by three-fifths majority necessary to override
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390:. The legislature consists of two chambers: the
3216:Crow, Jeffrey J.; Tise, Larry E., eds. (2017).
2872:
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2388:. Capitol Broadcasting Company. January 9, 2013
2255:Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner (February 14, 2023).
1816:
1750:"North Carolina House of Representatives, 1868"
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2955:Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner (October 16, 2023).
2485:Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner (January 20, 2023).
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3364:(second ed.). Oxford University Press.
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3270:Tar Heel Politics : Myths and Realities
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2525:"The County as a Body Politic and Corporate"
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1920:
1900:"The General Assembly Moves to Jones Street"
1799:
1689:. Yale Historical Publications. p. 104.
576:, independent of the royal governor, as the
572:In 1774, the people of the colony elected a
3340:. Vol. 13, no. 1. pp. 30–49.
55:Seal of the North Carolina General Assembly
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2878:"When is the General Assembly in Session?"
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1510:"History : In Need of a Capital City"
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3511:List of North Carolina state legislatures
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1021:List of North Carolina state legislatures
968:List of North Carolina state legislatures
815:North Carolina State Legislative Building
400:North Carolina State Legislative Building
32:North Carolina State Legislative Building
3529:Speakers of the House of Representatives
3247:
3236:
3215:
3085:McDonald, Thomasi (September 12, 2017).
3084:
3031:
2982:"Visitor Info : Attending Sessions"
2903:"North Carolina General Assembly Primer"
2847:
2756:Broughton, Melissa (February 24, 2017).
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2179:Vitaglione, Grace (September 20, 2023).
1802:"The American Monthly Review of Reviews"
1800:Shaw, Albert, ed. (July–December 1900).
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3358:Orth, John V.; Newby, Paul M. (2013).
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682:Constitution of the Confederate States
5695:Legislatures of the Thirteen Colonies
5685:1777 establishments in North Carolina
5580:Lists of past U.S. state legislatures
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3361:The North Carolina State Constitution
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1422:"North Carolina Constitution of 1776"
1405:. University of North Carolina Press.
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1342:"North Carolina in the US Revolution"
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3168:North Carolina Government, 1585-1974
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1031:Prepared Meals Tax in North Carolina
568:North Carolina State House 1811–1831
560:North Carolina State House 1794–1810
398:. The General Assembly meets in the
3519:President pro tempore of the Senate
3397:North Carolina Legislative Journals
3329:O'Connor, Paul T. (December 1990).
3116:Laws of the State of North Carolina
3032:Campbell, Colin (January 2, 2024).
2794:Sáenz, Hunter (February 11, 2021).
1776:"North Carolina State Senate, 1868"
989:Administration and support agencies
342:North Carolina Legislative Building
150:President pro tempore of the Senate
24:
4384:North Carolina Provincial Congress
3418:Public Documents of North Carolina
3345:O'Connor, Paul T. (January 1994).
3243:. Vol. 10. pp. 913–1003.
3198:The New Politics of North Carolina
3058:
3040:. WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
2848:Anderson, Bryan (March 16, 2023).
2729:Fain, Travis (February 20, 2018).
2702:Fain, Travis (November 10, 2023).
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18:General Assembly of North Carolina
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4460:Legislatures of the United States
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3176:Cheney, John L. Jr., ed. (1981).
2984:. North Carolina General Assembly
2912:. Duke University. September 2019
2880:. North Carolina General Assembly
2613:. North Carolina General Assembly
2466:. North Carolina General Assembly
2362:. North Carolina General Assembly
2284:. North Carolina General Assembly
2068:. North Carolina General Assembly
2029:Fain, Travis (January 27, 2023).
1660:"The Capitol in the 19th Century"
1243:"Instructions to Royal Governors"
846:The assembly is styled after the
787:disenfranchised most black people
669:Constitutional Convention of 1835
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5680:North Carolina General Assembly
4366:Fayetteville Convention of 1789
4362:Hillsborough Convention of 1788
3443:State Library of North Carolina
3422:State Library of North Carolina
3401:State Library of North Carolina
2821:Doyle, Steve (August 9, 2023).
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797:
733:, B. W. Morris, A. W. Stevens,
621:which later became part of the
615:North Carolina General Assembly
504:While required to abide by the
417:legislature, consisting of the
373:North Carolina General Assembly
43:North Carolina General Assembly
5573:List of U.S. state legislators
4408:Constitution of North Carolina
3451:Session Laws of North Carolina
3439:Session Laws of North Carolina
3219:Writing North Carolina History
3107:
2737:. Capitol Broadcasting Company
2710:. Capitol Broadcasting Company
2037:. Capitol Broadcasting Company
1211:Price, William S. Jr. (2006).
1043:
552:Revolution and early statehood
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1:
1866:"Gertrude Dills McKee (Q-51)"
1664:North Carolina Historic Sites
1540:North Carolina Historic Sites
1536:"Construction of The Capitol"
1514:North Carolina Historic Sites
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832:
3165:Cheney, John L. Jr. (1974).
3118:, Edenton: Hodge & Wills
3059:Lu, Jazper (July 27, 2023).
1562:"North Carolina legislation"
1016:North Carolina State Capitol
647:Nat Turner's slave rebellion
640:North Carolina State Capitol
413:. The General Assembly is a
7:
3144:Butler, Lindley S. (2022).
3123:Bitzer, J. Michael (2021).
2850:"Cooper's Veto Predicament"
2523:Lawrence, David M. (2007).
1685:Kousser, J. Morgan (1974).
1310:Butler, Lindley S. (2006).
1009:
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769:and other white Democratic
546:committee of correspondence
475:to establish the colony of
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4330:Governor of North Carolina
3504:by year convened and order
2347:North Carolina Manual 2011
1827:Constitutional Commentary,
1397:William S. Powell (1988).
1280:Stumpf, Vernon O. (1991).
1102:"Colonial Period Overview"
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459:Province of North Carolina
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3457:December 6, 2019, at the
1467:Norris, David A. (2006).
1401:North Carolina: A History
1241:Norris, David A. (2006).
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3525:House of Representatives
3433:August 12, 2021, at the
2690:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2656:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2646:, pp. 101, 104–105.
2600:, pp. 104, 108–109.
2323:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2120:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2005:Cooper & Knotts 2012
1829:Vol. 17, 2000, pp. 12-13
1705:northcarolinahistory.org
1036:
396:House of Representatives
270:House of Representatives
89:House of Representatives
5661:35.7832028; -78.6389556
3287:Mobley, Joe A. (2016).
3114:Iredell, James (1791),
3091:The News & Observer
3065:The News & Observer
3012:The News & Observer
2961:The News & Observer
2491:The News & Observer
2261:The News & Observer
2208:The News & Observer
2183:. Carolina Public Press
1312:"Provincial Congresses"
893:, the body is led by a
642:was completed in 1840.
188:since January 15, 2015
165:since January 26, 2011
127:President of the Senate
5690:Bicameral legislatures
4468:United States Congress
3412:June 26, 2016, at the
3391:March 2, 2019, at the
3293:. Arcadia Publishing.
1370:Orth, John V. (2006).
998:
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678:Ordinance of Secession
664:
661:North Carolina Capitol
569:
561:
533:
142:since January 9, 2021
30:For the building, see
5381:Legislative elections
4374:Provincial Congresses
3310:North Carolina Manual
3268:Luebke, Paul (1990).
2943:Orth & Newby 2013
2931:Orth & Newby 2013
2829:. Nexstar Media Group
2782:Orth & Newby 2013
2675:Orth & Newby 2013
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2419:Orth & Newby 2013
2407:Orth & Newby 2013
2382:"Lt. Gov. Dan Forest"
2360:"Lieutenant Governor"
2335:Orth & Newby 2013
2306:Orth & Newby 2013
2144:Orth & Newby 2013
2132:Orth & Newby 2013
2110:, pp. 96–97, 99.
2108:Orth & Newby 2013
2096:Orth & Newby 2013
1635:Orth & Newby 2013
1372:"Constitution, State"
1340:Howard, Josh (2010).
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855:Structure and process
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465:Charles II of England
423:North Carolina Senate
318:Next general election
308:Last general election
5308:District of Columbia
4484:United States Senate
2945:, pp. 101, 125.
2784:, pp. 117, 122.
2435:"Legislative Branch"
2134:, pp. 101, 165.
2007:, pp. 155, 162.
1613:, pp. 376, 399.
1268:Crow & Tise 2017
1213:"Governor's Council"
807:Gertrude Dills McKee
803:Lillian Exum Clement
731:Wilson Cary Nicholas
651:free people of color
610:separation of powers
586:Continental Congress
511:Province of Carolina
455:Province of Carolina
429:for either chamber.
5652: /
5370:U.S. Virgin Islands
4338:Lieutenant Governor
3129:. Springer Nature.
2933:, pp. 120–121.
2564:, pp. 106–107.
2409:, pp. 99, 122.
1637:, pp. 21, 115.
1601:, pp. 375–376.
1568:on October 26, 2014
880:lieutenant governor
848:citizen legislature
782:and other devices.
719:Abraham H. Galloway
707:lieutenant governor
623:Southwest Territory
619:Washington District
597:approved the first
578:American Revolution
574:provincial congress
209:120 representatives
5299:Other legislatures
4495:State legislatures
4328:Executive Branch:
1469:"General Assembly"
1165:, pp. 69, 93.
999:
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725:in the Senate and
703:Reconstruction era
701:was passed by the
693:Reconstruction Era
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202:170 voting members
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3371:978-0-19-930065-5
3300:978-1-62585-817-7
3237:Congress (1776).
3208:978-1-4696-0658-3
2513:, pp. 95–96.
2019:, pp. 84–85.
1995:, pp. 27–29.
1959:, pp. 32–34.
1935:, pp. 31–32.
1806:Review of Reviews
1729:on April 27, 2009
1201:, pp. 69–70.
1153:, pp. 71–72.
823:one man, one vote
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727:Parker D. Robbins
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2762:NC Newsline
2017:Bitzer 2021
1981:Luebke 1990
1969:Luebke 1990
1887:Cheney 1981
1723:lib.unc.edu
1647:Cheney 1981
1623:Cheney 1981
1611:Cheney 1981
1599:Cheney 1981
1587:Cheney 1981
1494:Mobley 2016
1479:November 9,
1450:Cheney 1981
1292:January 31,
1253:January 31,
1223:January 31,
1199:Butler 2022
1187:Butler 2022
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1139:Butler 2022
1127:Butler 2022
975:fiscal year
934:U.S. census
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891:pro tempore
884:pro tempore
871:pro tempore
840:term limits
743:Cuffie Mayo
739:Isham Sweat
686:speculation
582:John Harvey
506:Concessions
482:freeholders
427:term limits
380:legislature
206:50 senators
157:Phil Berger
5674:Categories
5231:Washington
4975:New Mexico
4959:New Jersey
4568:California
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3531:(see Note)
3188:1290270510
2827:Fox 8 WGHP
2617:August 14,
2392:August 27,
2366:August 22,
1086:References
966:See also:
876:ex officio
869:president
833:Membership
776:poll taxes
767:Red Shirts
715:Henry Epps
645:Following
467:granted a
453:See also:
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120:Leadership
112:1777-04-07
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