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Each house has a term of two years. This article also gives the governor the power to veto public bills, defined as bills affecting more than 15 counties, in most circumstances. Veto power was denied the governor until 1996 when the constitution was amended. [11] North Carolina was the last state to extend this power to its governor. [12]
The constitution of North Carolina vests the state's legislative power in the General Assembly; [15] the General Assembly writes state laws/statutes. [16] [17] The assembly has the power to levy taxes [18] and adopts the state budget. [19] The General Assembly has the sole power to propose amendments to the state constitution. [20]
More bills affecting the balance of power among state leaders could come soon, or end up in the annual budget battle.
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 issue joint resolutions which are not subject to veto. [115] The assembly wields oversight authority over the state's administrative bureaucracy. [116]
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause NC, a government watchdog group, said the passage of a citizens-only voting amendment would have no tangible impact.
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The governor also sometimes consults the rest of the council over email during emergencies or otherwise unanticipated situations. The council retains a staff, which records the minutes of each meeting and supplies them to the council members. [27] The secretary of state maintains the schedule and agenda of council meetings. [28]
Local residents line up to enter a polling site on the first day of early in-person voting in a region still severely impacted by the storm, in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. October 17, 2024.