NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 1141
HOUSE BILL 1495

AN ACT TO CANCEL THE GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2, 1971.

Whereas, Chapter 201 of the Session Laws of 1971 provided for a general election to be held on November 2, 1971, for the purpose of voting on the state constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 years; and
Whereas, Chapter 535 of the Session Laws of 1971 provided for the postponement of the vote of the people on the state constitutional amendment proposed by Chapter 201 in the event of ratification of the federal constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 by September 1, 1971; and
Whereas, it now appears that at least 38 states have ratified the federal constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18, thus making it unnecessary to hold a general election on November 2, 1971, for the purpose of voting on constitutional amendments; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Chapter 201 of the Session Laws of 1971 is amended by striking from Section 2 of the bill the word and figures "November 2, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof the word and figures "November 7, 1972"; and by striking from Section 4 of the bill the figures "1972" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1973".
Sec. 2.  Chapter 535 of the Session Laws of 1971 is repealed.
Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of July, 1971.