GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
EXTRA SESSION 2002
SESSION LAW 2002-3 EXTRA SESSION
HOUSE BILL 3
AN ACT TO defer until the general election the vote on a constitutional amendment that had been on the 2002 primary ballot.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of S.L. 1999-268, as amended by Section 3 of S.L. 2001-217, reads as rewritten:
"Section 4. The amendment set out in Section 3 of this
act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next
statewide primary election, statewide general election in 2002, which
election shall be conducted under the laws then governing elections in the
State. Ballots, voting systems, or both may be used in accordance with Chapter
163 of the General Statutes. The question to be used in the voting systems and
ballots shall be:
'[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST
Constitutional amendment making a technical correction to allow dedication and acceptance of property into the State Nature and Historic Preserve by the General Assembly by enactment of a bill rather than a joint resolution.' "
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21st day of May, 2002.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives