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CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS AND BALLOT INITIATIVES ARE PARAPHRASED
REFERENDA
Constitutional Amendment
Contitutional amendment protecting the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.
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Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional amendment to establish certain absolute basic rights and enforcement of these rights for victims of crimes.
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Against*
Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional amandment to reduce the income tax rate in North Carolina to a maximum allaowable rate of seven percent (7%).
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Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional amendment to require voters to provide photo identification before voting in person.
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Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional amendment to change the process for filling judicial vacancies that occur between judicial elections from sole appointment power of the governor to a process in which nominations are made to a commission comprised of appointees made by the judicial, executive, and legislative branches that make recommendations to the legislature; then the legislature will recommend at least two nominees to the Governor via legislative action not subject to gubernatorial veto; and the Governor will appoint judges from among these nominees.
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Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional amendment to establish an eight- member Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement in the Constitution to administer ethics and elections law.
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Against*
Forsyth County Local Sales and Use Tax
Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.
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Against
City of Winston-Salem Street and Sidewalk Bonds
Authorizing $43,700,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the costs associated for streets and sidewalk improvements
Yes*
No
City of Winston-Salem Public Safety
Facilities Bonds
Authorizing $21,100,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the costs associated with public safety improvements.
Yes*
No
City of Winston-Salem Parks and Recreation Bonds
Authorizing $31,000,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the costs associated with parks and recreation improvements.
Yes*
No
City of Winston-Salem Housing Bonds
Authorizing $11,700,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the costs associated with housing improvements.
Yes*
No
City of Winston-Salem Economic Development Bonds
Authorizing $14,500,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the costs associated with economic development
Yes*
No