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The constitution of North Carolina vests the state's legislative power in the General Assembly; [85] the General Assembly writes state laws/statutes. [63] [62] Legislation in North Carolina can either be in the form of general laws or special/local laws. General laws apply to the entire state, while local laws apply only to specific counties or ...
The North Carolina General Assembly of the U.S. state of North Carolina has convened many times since the state declared its independence from the British Crown and established a constitution in December 1776 during the Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress.
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The Senate has 50 members, and the term of office for each senator is two years. [1]
The North Carolina state House map passed by the General Assembly on Oct. 25, 2023, to use in the 2024 elections. Changes to NC congressional districts for 2024 The congressional map will help ...
The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval on Friday to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor and give it to ...
The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 24, 2013. (Gerry Broome/AP/File) ... The state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto last week.
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature. Like all other states except for Nebraska, the legislature is bicameral, currently consisting of the 120-member North Carolina House of Representatives [12] and the 50-member North Carolina Senate. The lieutenant governor is the ex officio president of the state
The North Carolina General Assembly 2021–22 session was the state legislature that first convened in January 2021 and concluded in December 2022. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected in November 2020.