540:. The directives were binding upon the governor and dealt with nearly all aspects of colonial government. As they were produced by officials largely ignorant of the political situation in the colony and meant to ensure greater direct control over the territory, the instructions caused tensions between the governor and the General Assembly. The assembly controlled the colony's finances and used this as leverage by withholding salaries and appropriations, sometimes forcing the governors to compromise and disregard some of the Board of Trade's instructions. Particularly after 1760, the lower house increasingly viewed itself as the representative of the colonists' interests in opposition to the British Crown's interests as relayed by the governor and the council. Frequent tensions between Governor
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an independent judicial office to review administrative affairs in the state bureaucracy, and began appointing its own members to state board and commissions, though the latter practice was ruled unconstitutional by the North
Carolina Supreme Court in 1982. In 1977, the state constitution was amended to allow for governors and lieutenant governors to seek second terms. Shortly thereafter, the House, feeling threatened by the strengthened positions of the governor and Senate leadership, broke from a decades-long trend and began electing speakers to successive terms. In the mid-1980s, the legislature ceased using multi-member legislative districts. In 1994,
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testimony of witnesses and documents. The constitution allows for the
General Assembly to provide for the filling of executive offices not already provided for in the constitution. The body is also empowered to resolve contested elections for state executive officers by joint ballot. Its advice and consent is required for the installation of some state agency heads. The assembly can also influence the bureaucracy through its power to create for dissolve agencies or countermand administrative rules by writing laws and by its decisions in appropriations. The constitution empowers the House of Representatives to
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for what is called the "short session". Though there is no limit on the length of any session, the "long session" typically lasts for 6 months, and the "short session" typically lasts for 6 weeks. The legislature crafts its biennial state budget during the "long session" and typically only makes modifications to it during the "short session". Typically the legislature adjourns shortly after June 30, the end of North
Carolina's
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operations of the legislature's facilities are directed by the legislative services officer. Every legislator is assigned at least one legislative assistant or clerk, who manage legislators' schedules, relay communications with constituents, and offer advice on policy issues. Some legislators employ additional staff. The
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afternoons. Committees sometimes meet when their house is not in session. Both houses are empowered to temporarily adjourn for three days or less at their own discretion. The proceedings of each house are constitutionally-required to be reported in official journals and published at the end of each session. The records of individual lawmakers are not subject to the state's
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ports and forts, regulated the militia, allotted land, and granted citizenship. Laws passed by the legislature held effect for 18 months and were sent to
England for ratification by the lords. The lords could refuse to ratify laws and let them expire. From 1692 to 1712, North Carolina and South Carolina were organized as one
933:. The legislative power of the assembly must be exercised by the whole body and not devolved upon a portion of the whole, and actions taken during one session of the assembly can be undone by a succeeding session. The governor signs bills passed by the General Assembly of which they approve into law and are empowered to
673:. The convention met several times from then until November 1862, during which time it served as a transitional government for the state, superseding the authority of the General Assembly and making changes to state law on its own. After the president of the convention declined to convene it to discuss issues of wartime
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State jurisprudence is not exact on the delineation between and general and local legislation, though since 1987 state courts have judged whether a law affects "general public interests and concerns" to determine its status. Additionally, they cannot effect over 15 counties, cannot change the name of
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General Assembly has the sole power to propose amendments to the state constitution. If a proposed amendment receives the support of three-fifths of the House and the Senate, it is scheduled for ratification by a statewide referendum. State constitutional amendments and state legislative votes on
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Republican governor in 1972, began an effort to strengthen the General Assembly's power and influence in state government which continued into the 1980s. As a result, the legislature hired its own research staff, created
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retained the 1776 Constitution, but made several amendments to it. Going forward, the governor would be elected by the people, but the legislature elected all other officials, including US Senators. Amendments set the number of senators at 50 and the number of commoners (representatives to the House)
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divided amongst executive, legislative, and judicial branches, though the legislative branch retained the most power. The
General Assembly was made a bicameral body, consisting of a Senate made up of one member from each county in the state and a House of Commons with two members from each county and
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concerning the organization of state agencies by joint resolution. Its Joint
Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations has the authority to seize state agency documents and inspect facilities of agencies and contractors with the state. All legislative committees are empowered to subpoena the
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for legislators. All legislators swear a state constitutionally-prescribed oath of office. In the event of the vacancy of a seat, the governor is constitutionally obligated to appoint a person nominated by the previous incumbent's political party's respective district executive committee to fill the
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The General Assembly has 170 elected members, with 120 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives and 50 members of the North Carolina Senate. Each represents a district. Each house has the sole power to judge the election and qualification of its own respective members. Legislators' are
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and then Tennessee) and a House of Commons with two members representing each of the existing 38 counties, plus one member from each of the large towns/districts (Edenton, Halifax, Hillsborough, New Bern, Salisbury, and Wilmington Districts). Districts continued to be represented in the Senate until
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and empowered local committees to govern the state as royal control dissipated. A second congress in April 1775 adopted additional economic measures against Great Britain, leading Governor Martin to dissolve the colonial assembly before fleeing the colony. There would be five provincial congresses.
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and eventually was named the General Court and Committee. It held its first meeting in the spring of 1665. When the governor and his deputy were absent, the assembly would designate a president or speaker to lead its sessions. Approximately two years later, the temporary assembly divided the county
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was to have the power to write laws with the approval of the governor, his council, and the lords proprietor. This system of government was ultimately never implemented in the area which eventually became North Carolina. In early 1665 the lords proprietor promulgated a constitution for Carolina the
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The General Assembly's sessions are convened according to standards prescribed by the state constitution and state statute. The General Assembly meets in regular session—or the "long session"—beginning in January of each odd-numbered year, and adjourns to reconvene the following even-numbered year
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The assembly has the power to levy taxes and adopts the state budget. The constitution enumerates a unique procedure for the passing of revenue legislation; all revenue bills must be read three times with each reading occurring on a different day, journal records of votes must include the name of
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bills of which they disapprove. A veto can be overridden by a three-fifths majority vote of the assembly. 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
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The constitution of North Carolina vests the state's legislative power in the General Assembly; the General Assembly writes state laws/statutes. 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
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which was to be filled by popular statewide election. It replaced the speaker of the Senate as that body's presiding officer and assumed the former office's role in succeeding to the governorship in the event it became vacant. Property qualifications for holding office were abolished in order to
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and support the interests of the lords proprietor, the assembly was powerful and largely left to manage itself. It decided the length and locations of its own sessions, when it adjourned, and its own quorum. It wrote laws, levied taxes, created courts, incorporated towns, determined the sites of
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elected state officials by simple majority vote. In the event an official is impeached, the Senate holds a trial, and can convict an official by two-thirds majority vote and remove them from office. The General Assembly can also, by a two-thirds majority vote, determine the governor or a judge
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A basic majority of the members of a house constitute a quorum to do business. When in session, both Houses of the legislature typically meet on Monday evenings and in the middle of the day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Legislative committees usually convene in the mornings and late
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groups to disrupt Republican meetings and suppress black voting in order to ensure the Democratic takeover, some African Americans continued to be elected in the 19th century, especially to local offices. But shortly before the turn of the century, the Democrats regained control of the state
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Administrative support of the General Assembly is overseen by the Legislative Services Commission, a panel comprising five members of each house. As of October 2023, the assembly relies on over 600 support staff who work in the Legislative Building and the Legislative Office Building. Daily
814:, in 1965 a U.S. District Court panel ruled that the state's legislative districts were unconstitutional. As a result, in the 1960s and 1970s the legislature designed districts in a manner which significantly rebalanced the representation of the state in a more equitable manner. In 1973,
898:. The speaker is in charge of appointing the body's committees. Both officers are elected by the full house from among its members, with the rest determined by party caucuses. In the event of an even political divide in the House, co-speakers may be elected in lieu of a single speaker.
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requirement that no counties be split between different districts. As a result, by the 1960s, rural constituents were significantly overrepresented in the legislature. Following developments in federal jurisprudence in the early 1960s that led to the creation of the principle of
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one from each of several specially-designated towns. Property requirements stipulated that House members had to own at least 100 acres and senators at least 300 to serve. The assembly was responsible for electing the governor, other executive officers, and all judges. The first
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model, with legislating considered a part-time job. Members receive a base salary of $ 13,951 per year, supplemented by per-diem payments and travel reimbursements. Increases in legislative pay adopted by the assembly cannot take effect until after a succeeding election.
905:—who maintains order in their house. Standing committees in each house consider introduced legislation, hold hearings, and offer amendments. All bills are examined by a body's respective rules committee before being brought before a full house for a vote.
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in the state. Black voters were eliminated by 1904. An estimated 75,000 black male citizens lost the vote. African Americans were closed out of politics in North Carolina for decades, with most not regaining the ability to vote until after passage of the
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and extortion, authority returned to the state's other civil leaders and institutions. During the Civil War the General Assembly continued to meet in regular biennial sessions, but also convened in seven extraordinary sessions to address wartime issues.
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into four precincts: Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Thee freemen in each county were to convene at the beginning of every year to elect five representatives for the permanent assembly. The first election occurred on January 1, 1668.
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In May 1861, at the urging of the governor, the General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a convention to consider seceding from the United States. Later that month the convention met in Raleigh and adopted an
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The constitutional structure of Carolina provided for autonomous government through counties, though only two, including Albemarle, were ever created under this framework. An assembly for the entire province was allowed but never
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enlarge opportunity. Finally, the legislature made executive officers and judges subject to popular election rather than appointment by the legislature. It also reverted legislative sessions from a biennial schedule to annual.
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Due to the outbreak of hostilities, North Carolina's government met in various locations throughout the war. In September 1781, British forces captured the governor and several members of the General Assembly during a raid on
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in North America. Under the terms of the charter, regular management of the colony was to be overseen by a governor and a council. An assembly consisting of two representatives from each county elected by
879:. In this capacity they direct the debate on bills and maintain order in that house, but have little influence over its workflow. They cannot cast a vote in the Senate except to break ties. The president
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Both houses appoint a principal clerk—who keeps their respective bodies' records, a reading clerk—who reads documents as required by the constitution, house rules, or the presiding officer, and a
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each legislator and how they voted, and all revenue bills must appropriate money for a specific purpose. The assembly is also responsible for drawing the districts of its own members and
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summoned a body of freemen who selected 12 deputies to represent their interests. Together with the governor and his council, the deputies served as a provisional legislature for
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legislature, a biracial body dominated by Republicans. It changed the name of the House of Commons to the House of Representatives. The constitution also created the office of
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on February 6. In 1968, the General Assembly, in tandem with national trends towards state legislative professionalization, hired its first legislative services officer.
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a municipality, and cannot affect policy concerning ferries, bridges, cemeteries, juror compensation, or alter labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing regulations.
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was convened on April 7, 1777, in New Bern, North Carolina. It consisted of Senate with one member from each county of 38 existing counties and one district (
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in 1792 and became the meeting place for the General Assembly in 1794. It was enlarged in 1820 and burnt down in 1831. The
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in 1776. This constitution was not submitted to a vote of the people. The Congress simply adopted it and elected
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North Carolina Government, 1585-1979: A Narrative and Statistical History
764:
421:(formerly called the North Carolina House of Commons until 1868) and the
774:
Applied subjectively by white administrators, these methods effectively
4531:, 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 1875 Convention, Constitution of 1971)
2501:
2319:
2103:
2069:"Bills filed, votes to come. Here's how your NC General Assembly works"
3475:
Living Indian Histories: Lumbee and Tuscarora People in North Carolina
3424:"Reapportionment and Redistricting: Redrawing the Political Landscape"
3409:. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. 2011.
2927:
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is where the provincial era General Assembly met from 1770 until 1775.
432:
Both chambers have two-year terms and are currently controlled by the
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519:
3271:
Anatomy of a Purple State : A North Carolina Politics Primer
3256:(revised ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State.
1644:. North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
1546:. North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
1520:. North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
934:
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3584:
2781:"General Assembly leaders hint at subpoena over pipeline fund"
2735:
2733:
2356:
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1084:
Some "short sessions" have lasted longer than "long sessions".
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of the state's congressional delegation after every decennial
3221:
A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729
3080:
Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner; Raynor, David (October 27, 2023).
1801:
Richard H. Pildes, "Democracy, Anti-Democracy, and the Canon"
2846:"VERIFY: Is there an impeachment process in North Carolina?"
818:
became the first Native American member of the legislature.
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Legislative branch of the state government of North Carolina
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2219:"NC politics still a tough play for millennials and Gen Z"
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became the first Latino elected to the General Assembly.
358:
2268:"North Carolina legislators among lowest paid in the US"
1449:
1447:
1114:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library. 2007
3516:
of the General Assembly, 1822 to the present, from the
3365:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
3315:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
3288:
Cooper, Christopher A.; Knotts, H. Gibbs, eds. (2012).
3273:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
3224:. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
2502:"Frequently Asked Questions : Legislative Process"
938:
issue joint resolutions which are not subject to veto.
548:
and accelerated the colony's break with Great Britain.
730:, Henry C. Cherry, John H. Williamson, A.A. Crawford,
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North Carolina Legislative Office Building in Raleigh
584:, its purpose was to chose delegates to send to the
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3294:. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
2196:"Does North Carolina have a full-time legislature?"
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3478:(revised ed.). Chapel Hill: UNC Press Books.
2569:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
2479:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
2198:. North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research
2104:"Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly"
1479:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
1404:
1384:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
1354:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
1294:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
1225:. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library
492:After receiving his commission, Carolina Governor
3075:
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1679:"North Carolina History Project "Fusion Politics"
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390:. The legislature consists of two chambers: the
3309:Crow, Jeffrey J.; Tise, Larry E., eds. (2017).
2426:. Capitol Broadcasting Company. January 9, 2013
2293:Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner (February 14, 2023).
1728:"North Carolina House of Representatives, 1868"
3029:Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner (October 16, 2023).
2523:Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner (January 20, 2023).
4561:
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2661:"Legislative and Congressional Redistricting"
2496:
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951:mentally or physically incapable of serving.
8:
3457:(second ed.). Oxford University Press.
3363:Tar Heel Politics : Myths and Realities
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2563:"The County as a Body Politic and Corporate"
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2018:
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1902:"The General Assembly Moves to Jones Street"
1667:. Yale Historical Publications. p. 104.
576:, independent of the royal governor, as the
572:In 1774, the people of the colony elected a
3433:. Vol. 13, no. 1. pp. 30–49.
55:Seal of the North Carolina General Assembly
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2928:"When is the General Assembly in Session?"
1514:"History : In Need of a Capital City"
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1255:. North Carolina Government & Heritage
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517:and were responsible to the British king.
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3628:List of North Carolina state legislatures
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1018:List of North Carolina state legislatures
965:List of North Carolina state legislatures
804:North Carolina State Legislative Building
400:North Carolina State Legislative Building
32:North Carolina State Legislative Building
3646:Speakers of the House of Representatives
3159:McDonald, Thomasi (September 12, 2017).
3056:"Visitor Info : Attending Sessions"
2977:"North Carolina General Assembly Primer"
2806:Broughton, Melissa (February 24, 2017).
2217:Vitaglione, Grace (September 20, 2023).
1780:"The American Monthly Review of Reviews"
1778:Shaw, Albert, ed. (July–December 1900).
1371:
1369:
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783:, and federal overview and enforcement.
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3440:"The Evolution of the Speaker's Office"
1096:
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419:North Carolina House of Representatives
173:Speaker of the House of Representatives
4594:United States House of Representatives
3451:Orth, John V.; Newby, Paul M. (2013).
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671:Constitution of the Confederate States
5812:Legislatures of the Thirteen Colonies
5802:1777 establishments in North Carolina
5697:Lists of past U.S. state legislatures
3454:The North Carolina State Constitution
1970:
1426:"North Carolina Constitution of 1776"
1411:. University of North Carolina Press.
1348:"North Carolina in the US Revolution"
7:
3242:North Carolina Government, 1585-1974
1028:Prepared Meals Tax in North Carolina
568:North Carolina State House 1811–1831
560:North Carolina State House 1794–1810
398:. The General Assembly meets in the
3636:President pro tempore of the Senate
3514:North Carolina Legislative Journals
3422:O'Connor, Paul T. (December 1990).
3190:Laws of the State of North Carolina
3106:Campbell, Colin (January 2, 2024).
2844:Sáenz, Hunter (February 11, 2021).
1754:"North Carolina State Senate, 1868"
986:Administration and support agencies
342:North Carolina Legislative Building
150:President pro tempore of the Senate
4501:North Carolina Provincial Congress
3535:Public Documents of North Carolina
3438:O'Connor, Paul T. (January 1994).
3336:. Vol. 10. pp. 913–1003.
3291:The New Politics of North Carolina
3114:. WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
2898:Anderson, Bryan (March 16, 2023).
2779:Fain, Travis (February 20, 2018).
2752:Fain, Travis (November 10, 2023).
25:
4577:Legislatures of the United States
3619:North Carolina General Assemblies
3250:Cheney, John L. Jr., ed. (1981).
3058:. North Carolina General Assembly
2986:. Duke University. September 2019
2930:. North Carolina General Assembly
2663:. North Carolina General Assembly
2504:. North Carolina General Assembly
2400:. North Carolina General Assembly
2322:. North Carolina General Assembly
2106:. North Carolina General Assembly
2067:Fain, Travis (January 27, 2023).
1638:"The Capitol in the 19th Century"
1249:"Instructions to Royal Governors"
843:The assembly is styled after the
776:disenfranchised most black people
658:Constitutional Convention of 1835
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2240:Murphy, Brian (March 12, 2022).
2194:Osborne, Molly (July 28, 2023).
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5797:North Carolina General Assembly
4483:Fayetteville Convention of 1789
4479:Hillsborough Convention of 1788
3560:State Library of North Carolina
3539:State Library of North Carolina
3518:State Library of North Carolina
3269:Cooper, Christopher A. (2024).
2871:Doyle, Steve (August 9, 2023).
2266:Norcross, Jack (May 18, 2022).
1023:North Carolina Council of State
722:, B. W. Morris, A. W. Stevens,
621:which later became part of the
615:North Carolina General Assembly
504:While required to abide by the
417:legislature, consisting of the
373:North Carolina General Assembly
43:North Carolina General Assembly
5690:List of U.S. state legislators
4525:Constitution of North Carolina
3568:Session Laws of North Carolina
3556:Session Laws of North Carolina
3312:Writing North Carolina History
2787:. Capitol Broadcasting Company
2760:. Capitol Broadcasting Company
2075:. Capitol Broadcasting Company
1217:Price, William S. Jr. (2006).
552:Revolution and early statehood
1:
1844:"Gertrude Dills McKee (Q-51)"
1642:North Carolina Historic Sites
1544:North Carolina Historic Sites
1540:"Construction of The Capitol"
1518:North Carolina Historic Sites
18:North Carolina Representative
3239:Cheney, John L. Jr. (1974).
3192:, Edenton: Hodge & Wills
3133:Lu, Jazper (July 27, 2023).
1013:North Carolina State Capitol
640:North Carolina State Capitol
413:. The General Assembly is a
3218:Butler, Lindley S. (2022).
3197:Bitzer, J. Michael (2021).
2900:"Cooper's Veto Predicament"
2561:Lawrence, David M. (2007).
1663:Kousser, J. Morgan (1974).
1316:Butler, Lindley S. (2006).
758:and other white Democratic
546:committee of correspondence
475:to establish the colony of
5828:
4447:Governor of North Carolina
3621:by year convened and order
2385:North Carolina Manual 2011
1805:Constitutional Commentary,
1403:William S. Powell (1988).
1286:Stumpf, Vernon O. (1991).
1108:"Colonial Period Overview"
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459:Province of North Carolina
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5773:35.7832028°N 78.6389556°W
5684:
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3574:December 6, 2019, at the
3472:Sider, Gerald M. (2003).
1471:Norris, David A. (2006).
1407:North Carolina: A History
1247:Norris, David A. (2006).
781:Voting Rights Act of 1965
487:Concessions and Agreement
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5455:Northern Mariana Islands
3642:House of Representatives
3550:August 12, 2021, at the
2740:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2706:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2696:, pp. 101, 104–105.
2650:, pp. 104, 108–109.
2361:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2158:Cooper & Knotts 2012
2031:Cooper & Knotts 2012
1807:Vol. 17, 2000, pp. 12-13
1683:northcarolinahistory.org
396:House of Representatives
270:House of Representatives
89:House of Representatives
5778:35.7832028; -78.6389556
3380:Mobley, Joe A. (2016).
3188:Iredell, James (1791),
3165:The News & Observer
3139:The News & Observer
3086:The News & Observer
3035:The News & Observer
2529:The News & Observer
2299:The News & Observer
2246:The News & Observer
2221:. Carolina Public Press
1318:"Provincial Congresses"
890:, the body is led by a
642:was completed in 1840.
188:since January 15, 2015
165:since January 26, 2011
127:President of the Senate
5807:Bicameral legislatures
4585:United States Congress
3529:June 26, 2016, at the
3508:March 2, 2019, at the
3386:. Arcadia Publishing.
1376:Orth, John V. (2006).
995:
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667:Ordinance of Secession
653:
650:North Carolina Capitol
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142:since January 9, 2021
30:For the building, see
5498:Legislative elections
4491:Provincial Congresses
3403:North Carolina Manual
3361:Luebke, Paul (1990).
3017:Orth & Newby 2013
3005:Orth & Newby 2013
2879:. Nexstar Media Group
2832:Orth & Newby 2013
2725:Orth & Newby 2013
2694:Orth & Newby 2013
2682:Orth & Newby 2013
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2588:Orth & Newby 2013
2549:Orth & Newby 2013
2457:Orth & Newby 2013
2445:Orth & Newby 2013
2420:"Lt. Gov. Dan Forest"
2398:"Lieutenant Governor"
2373:Orth & Newby 2013
2344:Orth & Newby 2013
2182:Orth & Newby 2013
2170:Orth & Newby 2013
2148:, pp. 96–97, 99.
2146:Orth & Newby 2013
2134:Orth & Newby 2013
1613:Orth & Newby 2013
1378:"Constitution, State"
1346:Howard, Josh (2010).
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465:Charles II of England
423:North Carolina Senate
318:Next general election
308:Last general election
5425:District of Columbia
4601:United States Senate
3019:, pp. 101, 125.
2834:, pp. 117, 122.
2473:"Legislative Branch"
2172:, pp. 101, 165.
2033:, pp. 155, 162.
1591:, pp. 376, 399.
1274:Crow & Tise 2017
1219:"Governor's Council"
796:Gertrude Dills McKee
792:Lillian Exum Clement
720:Wilson Cary Nicholas
610:separation of powers
586:Continental Congress
511:Province of Carolina
455:Province of Carolina
429:for either chamber.
5769: /
5487:U.S. Virgin Islands
4455:Lieutenant Governor
3203:. Springer Nature.
3007:, pp. 120–121.
2614:, pp. 106–107.
2447:, pp. 99, 122.
1615:, pp. 21, 115.
1579:, pp. 375–376.
877:lieutenant governor
845:citizen legislature
816:Henry Ward Oxendine
771:and other devices.
708:Abraham H. Galloway
696:lieutenant governor
623:Southwest Territory
619:Washington District
597:approved the first
578:American Revolution
574:provincial congress
209:120 representatives
5416:Other legislatures
4612:State legislatures
4445:Executive Branch:
1473:"General Assembly"
1171:, pp. 69, 93.
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692:Reconstruction era
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682:Reconstruction Era
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3393:978-1-62585-817-7
3330:Congress (1776).
3301:978-1-4696-0658-3
2551:, pp. 95–96.
2045:, pp. 84–85.
2021:, pp. 27–29.
1961:, pp. 32–34.
1937:, pp. 31–32.
1784:Review of Reviews
1707:on April 27, 2009
1207:, pp. 69–70.
1159:, pp. 71–72.
824:Daniel F. McComas
812:one man, one vote
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2949:Cooper 2024
2934:November 6,
2812:NC Newsline
2600:Cooper 2024
2055:Cooper 2024
2043:Bitzer 2021
2007:Luebke 1990
1995:Luebke 1990
1983:Cooper 2024
1889:Cheney 1981
1877:Cooper 2024
1865:Cooper 2024
1701:lib.unc.edu
1625:Cheney 1981
1601:Cheney 1981
1589:Cheney 1981
1577:Cheney 1981
1565:Cheney 1981
1498:Mobley 2016
1483:November 9,
1454:Cheney 1981
1298:January 31,
1259:January 31,
1229:January 31,
1205:Butler 2022
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1133:Butler 2022
972:fiscal year
931:U.S. census
896:pro tempore
888:pro tempore
881:pro tempore
868:pro tempore
837:term limits
732:Cuffie Mayo
728:Isham Sweat
675:speculation
582:John Harvey
506:Concessions
482:freeholders
427:term limits
380:legislature
206:50 senators
157:Phil Berger
5791:Categories
5348:Washington
5092:New Mexico
5076:New Jersey
4685:California
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4156:101 (1913)
4151:100 (1911)
3648:(see Note)
3262:1290270510
2877:Fox 8 WGHP
2667:August 14,
2430:August 27,
2404:August 22,
1971:Sider 2003
1092:References
963:See also:
873:ex officio
866:president
830:Membership
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