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(Like all U.S. state <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitutions</a>, it is still subject to <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal</a> <a href="/wiki/Judicial_review" title="Judicial review">judicial review</a>.) </p><p>The first North Carolina Constitution was created in 1776 after the <a href="/wiki/American_Declaration_of_Independence" class="mw-redirect" title="American Declaration of Independence">American Declaration of Independence</a>. Since the first state constitution, there have been two major revisions and many amendments. The current form was ratified in 1971 and has 14 articles. </p><p>The three constitutions North Carolina has had are: </p> <ul><li>1776: as the first constitution of the independent state. The Declaration of Rights was ratified the preceding day.</li> <li>1868: Framed in accordance with the <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction era of the United States">Reconstruction</a> Acts after North Carolina was readmitted into the Union. It was a major reorganization and modification of the original into fourteen articles. It also introduced <a href="/wiki/Township_(United_States)" title="Township (United States)">townships</a> which each county was required to create, the only southern state to do so.</li> <li>1971: <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">Minor consolidation of the 1868 constitution and subsequent amendments.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Through its history, North Carolina has had three Constitutions: the Constitution of 1776, the Constitution of 1868, and the Constitution of 1971. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constitution_of_1776">Constitution of 1776</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Constitution of 1776"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Fifth_North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress">Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress</a> ratified the first constitution, accompanied by a Declaration of Rights. December 18, 1776. It was not submitted to a vote of the people. </p><p>Although the constitution affirmed the separation of power between the three branches of government, the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">General Assembly</a> held the true power. Until 1836, the General Assembly members were the only state officials who were elected by the people. The General Assembly picked Judges, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor</a> and the members in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">Council of State</a>. Judges had life terms and governors had a one-year term. The Governor had little power and in many cases needed the consent of the Council of State to exercise the power that the office did hold. The Governor was also held to strict <a href="/wiki/Term_limits" class="mw-redirect" title="Term limits">term limits</a>; a person could only hold the office three terms in every six years. The constitution established a judicial branch, but did not well define this branch's structure. The constitution also lacked a system of local government. <a href="/wiki/Universal_suffrage" title="Universal suffrage">Universal suffrage</a> was not an element of this constitution. Only landowners could vote for Senators until 1857. To hold state office required land ownership until 1868. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Convention_of_1835">Convention of 1835</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Convention of 1835"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Carolina_State_Constitutional_Convention_of_1835.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/North_Carolina_State_Constitutional_Convention_of_1835.jpg/220px-North_Carolina_State_Constitutional_Convention_of_1835.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="391" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/North_Carolina_State_Constitutional_Convention_of_1835.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>North Carolina State Constitutional Convention of 1835</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Constitutional_Convention_of_1835" title="North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835">North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835</a></div> <p>Dissatisfied with the central role of the General Assembly, a state constitutional convention was called in 1835. Out of the convention came many amendments. Among those changes was fixing the membership of the Senate and House at their present levels, 50 and 120. Also, the office of Governor became popularly elected. These changes gave the more populous western counties more of a say in government but still favored those who owned property, since this was required to vote and hold office. The vote was taken away from freed slaves in this convention. The convention approved the changes on July 11, 1835. The convention's proposed changes were adopted by vote of the people on November 9, 1835.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Convention_of_1861–1862"><span id="Convention_of_1861.E2.80.931862"></span>Convention of 1861–1862</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Convention of 1861–1862"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Convention of 1861–1862 was called to revise the constitution to remove North Carolina from the United States. The procedure used to amend the constitution did not need a vote of the people.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201317–18_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201317–18-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constitution_of_1868">Constitution of 1868</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Constitution of 1868"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1865, Governor <a href="/wiki/William_W._Holden" class="mw-redirect" title="William W. Holden">William W. Holden</a> called for a Conference to write a new Constitution; it was rejected by a popular vote. Two years later, they reconvened. The new Constitution gave more power to the people and to the governor.<sup id="cite_ref-Learn_NC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Learn_NC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "For its time, it was a progressive and democratic instrument of government."<sup id="cite_ref-Sanders_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sanders-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Akin to the <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a>, also adopted in 1868, it was product of the winning side in the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>: the (anti-slavery) Republicans and a few <a href="/wiki/Scalawags" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalawags">scalawags</a>. "It was highly unpopular with the more conservative elements of the state."<sup id="cite_ref-Sanders_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sanders-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1869 through 1968, there were submitted to the voters of North Carolina a total of 97 propositions for amending the Constitution of the State. All but one of these proposals originated in the General Assembly. Of those 97 amendment proposals, 69 were ratified by the voters and 28 were rejected by them. Due to the many amendments, many provisions in the constitution became antiquated, obsolete, and ambiguous. The document had simply become difficult to read and interpret. By 1971, there were 200 state agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-1868_Constitution_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1868_Constitution-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Convention_of_1875">Convention of 1875</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Convention of 1875"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/44px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/66px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/88px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b> with: Information about what happened at the convention. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A convention was held in 1875. It was attended by <a href="/wiki/George_Lawrence_Mabson" title="George Lawrence Mabson">George Lawrence Mabson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constitution_of_1971">Constitution of 1971</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Constitution of 1971"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The draft that later became the Constitution of 1971 began with a study into needed changes by the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Bar" title="North Carolina State Bar">North Carolina State Bar</a> in 1967. The study outlined a vastly improved and easily ratifiable document. The draft constitution logically organized topics and omitted obviously unconstitutional sections. The language and syntax was also updated and standardized. The study separated from the main document several amendments that it felt were necessary, but were potentially controversial. The main document passed the General Assembly in 1969 with only one negative vote in seven <a href="/wiki/Roll-call_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Roll-call vote">roll-call votes</a>. On November 3, 1970, the proposed Constitution of 1971 was approved by a vote of 393,759 to 251,132. </p><p>Since the Constitution of 1971, there have been over twenty amendments. The majority of these amendments extend the rights of citizens, or extend the government the ability to issue bonds. One notable exception was in 2012, when <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Amendment_1" title="North Carolina Amendment 1">an amendment was added</a> to prevent recognition of <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>. The following are significant amendments made since the 1971 constitution: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li>Prohibiting all capitation and <a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Poll tax (United States)">poll tax</a>.</li> <li>Omitting the limitation on property tax of $0.20 per $100 valuation.</li> <li>Creating a state income tax to be computed on the same basis as the federal income tax</li> <li>Allowing the Governor and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">Lieutenant Governor</a> to serve two consecutive terms (previously, office holders were limited to one term).</li> <li>Requiring the state to run a balanced budget.</li> <li>Requiring judges to be lawyers.</li> <li>Adding Victims Rights to (and expanding and clarifying the said rights in) the Declaration of Rights.</li> <li>Giving the Governor the <a href="/wiki/Veto" title="Veto">veto</a> power.</li> <li>Prohibiting a person convicted of a felony from holding the office of county <a href="/wiki/Sheriff" title="Sheriff">sheriff</a>.</li> <li>Defining a marriage between one man and one woman to be the only legal domestic union to be recognized by the state. (See <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Amendment_1" title="North Carolina Amendment 1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>.)</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Executive_Organization_Act">Executive Organization Act</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Executive Organization Act"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article III, Section 11 of the North Carolina Constitution, approved by voters on November 3, 1970, required the legislature to reduce the more than 300 administrative departments, agencies, and offices to no more than 25 principal administrative departments by 1 July 1975. This law lead to the creation of 19 principal offices or departments, including the 10 members of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">North Carolina Council of State</a>, elected by the voters (governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, and commissioners of agriculture, labor, and insurance) and the nine member <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Cabinet" title="North Carolina Cabinet">North Carolina Cabinet</a> departments headed by secretaries selected by the governor,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and (since 2017) consented to by the Senate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current North Carolina Constitution contains a Preamble and 14 articles. Each of the articles covers a different area, with the last article including all miscellaneous topics. Each article is further divided into sections. The constitution incorporates <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_amendments" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional amendments">constitutional amendments</a> into the document, unlike the <a href="/wiki/US_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="US Constitution">US Constitution</a>, which only appends amendments.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution1971_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution1971-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preamble">Preamble</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Preamble"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.</i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201343_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrthNewby201343-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_I_–_Declaration_of_Rights"><span id="Article_I_.E2.80.93_Declaration_of_Rights"></span>Article I – Declaration of Rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Article I – Declaration of Rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each of the 37 sections of Article I outline a separate recognized right. Many of the sections give more depth to the rights covered by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">United States Bill of Rights</a>. The state constitution also secures additional rights: for example, the right to a public education and to open courts. Also of note, this section specifically denies the state the ability to secede from the United States and declares that each <i>citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance to the Constitution and government of the United States.</i> Section 38, added in 2018, is the newest addition to this article. This section declares the right to hunt and fish.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_II_–_Legislative"><span id="Article_II_.E2.80.93_Legislative"></span>Article II – Legislative</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Article II – Legislative"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article II declares that all legislative powers in North Carolina are given to the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">General Assembly</a>. The General Assembly consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives, with 50 and 120 members, respectively. Guidelines for the formation of voting districts and qualification for office are also covered. Each house has a term of two years. This article also gives the governor the power to <a href="/wiki/Veto" title="Veto">veto</a> public bills, defined as bills affecting more than 15 <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">counties</a>, in most circumstances. Veto power was denied the governor until 1996 when the constitution was amended.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> North Carolina was the last state to extend this power to its governor.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_III_–_Executive"><span id="Article_III_.E2.80.93_Executive"></span>Article III – Executive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Article III – Executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor is vested with all executive authority in Article III. The duties of the governor are defined as is the process of <a href="/wiki/Order_of_succession" title="Order of succession">succession</a>, should the governor die or become incapacitated. Holders of the governor office are limited to two consecutive terms. The <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">Council of State</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a>-like body, is filled with eight popularly elected officials, in addition to the governor and lieutenant governor. This article also defines and mandates a balanced budget.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_IV_–_Judicial"><span id="Article_IV_.E2.80.93_Judicial"></span>Article IV – Judicial</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Article IV – Judicial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article IV defines the make-up the judicial branch of the state and prohibits the legislature from inhibiting its function. Similar to the federal government, the power to <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States" title="Impeachment in the United States">impeach</a> state officials and judges, in the cross-hairs, are given to the state House of Representatives. The Senate can remove a person from office with a 2/3 majority vote after an impeachment. This article also deals with the necessary qualifications of a judge and confers the power of <a href="/wiki/Judicial_review" title="Judicial review">judicial review</a> with the state's <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_V_–_Finance"><span id="Article_V_.E2.80.93_Finance"></span>Article V – Finance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Article V – Finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article V gives the state government the right to tax its citizens unlimitedly under certain guidelines. It authorizes an up to 7% income tax and also limits the ability to issue <a href="/wiki/Public_bond" class="mw-redirect" title="Public bond">public bonds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_VI_–_Suffrage_and_Eligibility_to_Office"><span id="Article_VI_.E2.80.93_Suffrage_and_Eligibility_to_Office"></span>Article VI – Suffrage and Eligibility to Office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Article VI – Suffrage and Eligibility to Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article VI provides the right to vote to every person who is at least 18 years, an <a href="/wiki/United_States_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="United States citizenship">American citizen</a>, living within North Carolina, and (since 2018) has a <a href="/wiki/Voter_identification_laws_in_the_United_States#Registration_and_election_day_voter_ID_laws_by_state" title="Voter identification laws in the United States">voter ID</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This right is denied to felons (when any part of a felony sentence, including probation, is active) and people <a href="/wiki/Literacy" title="Literacy">illiterate</a> in English. </p><p>This article also sets the eligibility for holding office. No one can hold elected state office who: </p> <ol><li>Is younger than 21 years of age</li> <li>Denies the existence of God (see <a href="#Infeasible_provisions">Infeasible provisions</a>)</li> <li>Is not qualified to vote in an election for that office</li> <li>Has been convicted of treason or felony, or of corruption or malpractice in any office, or impeached, unless citizenship rights have been restored (See <a href="/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement_in_the_United_States" title="Felony disenfranchisement in the United States">felony disenfranchisement in the United States</a>)</li> <li>Already holds a state or federal office</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_VII_–_Local_Government"><span id="Article_VII_.E2.80.93_Local_Government"></span>Article VII – Local Government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Article VII – Local Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article VII gives the general assembly the power to define the boundaries of governmental subdivisions (counties, towns, cities). It limits the distance of newly incorporated towns or cities from established towns or cities based on the established town or city's population, subject to a waiver by 3/5 <a href="/wiki/Absolute_majority" class="mw-redirect" title="Absolute majority">absolute majority</a>. The office of <a href="/wiki/Sheriff" title="Sheriff">sheriff</a> is provided for each county.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_VIII_–_Corporations"><span id="Article_VIII_.E2.80.93_Corporations"></span>Article VIII – Corporations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Article VIII – Corporations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article VIII defines corporations. It also gives the General Assembly the right to create and regulate corporations.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_IX_–_Education"><span id="Article_IX_.E2.80.93_Education"></span>Article IX – Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Article IX – Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article IX makes public education compulsory for all able-bodied children, <i>unless educated by other means.</i> The <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Board_of_Education" title="North Carolina State Board of Education">North Carolina State Board of Education</a> is defined here and given the power to regulate all <i>free public education</i> in the state. This article demands that the General Assembly establish a system of higher education and states that higher education should be free, <i>as far as practicable.</i><sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_X_–_Homesteads_and_Exemptions"><span id="Article_X_.E2.80.93_Homesteads_and_Exemptions"></span>Article X – Homesteads and Exemptions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Article X – Homesteads and Exemptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article X prevents the forced sale of a person's <a href="/wiki/Primary_residence" title="Primary residence">primary residence</a> to pay for a debt, unless the house was specifically used as collateral for a loan. Females are also able to maintain full ownership of all property they own when they marry, under this article. Also, life insurance policies that are paid to a spouse or child are exempt from claims of debt from the estate of the deceased.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_XI_–_Punishments,_Corrections,_and_Charities"><span id="Article_XI_.E2.80.93_Punishments.2C_Corrections.2C_and_Charities"></span>Article XI – Punishments, Corrections, and Charities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Article XI – Punishments, Corrections, and Charities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article XI describes the only punishment methods to be used by the state. It specifically only allows the death penalty in cases of <i>murder, <a href="/wiki/Arson" title="Arson">arson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burglary" title="Burglary">burglary</a>, and rape.</i> This article gives the responsibility of the public welfare to the General Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_XII_–_Military_Forces"><span id="Article_XII_.E2.80.93_Military_Forces"></span>Article XII – Military Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Article XII – Military Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This short article states: <i> The Governor shall be Commander in Chief of the military forces of the State and may call out those forces to execute the law, suppress riots and insurrections, and repel invasion.</i><sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_XIII_–_Conventions;_Constitutional_Amendment_and_Revision"><span id="Article_XIII_.E2.80.93_Conventions.3B_Constitutional_Amendment_and_Revision"></span>Article XIII – Conventions; Constitutional Amendment and Revision</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Article XIII – Conventions; Constitutional Amendment and Revision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article XIII describes the two ways the constitution may be amended: by popular convention or through legislation. Legislation is the most common way to amend the constitution. The last time the constitution was amended by convention was in 1875. In a legislative action, an amendment must pass by three-fifths in both houses of the General Assembly and also obtain a majority of a popular vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_XIV_–_Miscellaneous"><span id="Article_XIV_.E2.80.93_Miscellaneous"></span>Article XIV – Miscellaneous</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Article XIV – Miscellaneous"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The final article of the constitution covers topics not under other articles.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution_Text_Format_10-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution_Text_Format-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Topics of sections in this article include: </p> <ul><li>Setting <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a> as the capital.</li> <li>Makes permanent the current state border.</li> <li>Demanding the General Assembly uniformly apply laws to the state.</li> <li>Gives any law that was legally enacted before this constitution the ability to remain in effect unless the law conflicts with the constitution.</li> <li>Provides the General Assembly the ability to conserve natural resources by the creation of parks and the enactment of laws.</li> <li>Section 6 provides that marriage is to be defined as between one man and one woman (see also: <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Amendment_1" title="North Carolina Amendment 1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This section was declared unconstitutional by federal courts in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infeasible_provisions">Infeasible provisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Infeasible provisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per the Federal <a href="/wiki/Supremacy_Clause" title="Supremacy Clause">Supremacy Clause</a>, all Federal law and the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">Constitution of the United States</a> overrule the North Carolina Constitution. There are several provisions in the current North Carolina Constitution that may conflict with federal law or the US Constitution. </p><p>At least two provisions are not presently enforced either because they are known to be void or would almost certainly be struck down in court, even though they were carried over verbatim from the 1868 Constitution. </p> <ul><li>Article 6, section 8 disqualifies from office <i>any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God.</i> However, in 1961, the federal Supreme Court, in <i><a href="/wiki/Torcaso_v._Watkins" title="Torcaso v. Watkins">Torcaso v. Watkins</a></i> threw out a similar provision in the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Constitution">Maryland Constitution</a> on the grounds that it violated the <a href="/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="First Amendment to the United States Constitution">First</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Fourteenth</a> Amendments to the federal Constitution. The First Amendment bars Congress from passing any law "respecting an establishment of religion," and longstanding precedent holds that it is binding on the states under the <a href="/wiki/Due_Process_Clause" title="Due Process Clause">Due Process Clause</a> of the Fourteenth Amendment. In 1972, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Attorney_General" title="North Carolina Attorney General">North Carolina Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Burren_Morgan" title="Robert Burren Morgan">Robert Morgan</a> opined that the provision likely did not comply with the First Amendment and could not be enforced.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 7, 2009, <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Bothwell" title="Cecil Bothwell">Cecil Bothwell</a> was sworn in as <a href="/wiki/Asheville" class="mw-redirect" title="Asheville">Asheville</a> City Councilman, and was revealed to be an atheist. Former NAACP president <a href="/wiki/H._K._Edgerton" title="H. K. Edgerton">H. K. Edgerton</a> threatened to file a lawsuit against the city.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Article 6, section 4 requires that a person be literate in the English language before registering to vote. This provision was widely used to effectively disenfranchise African-American voters in the <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws" title="Jim Crow laws">Jim Crow</a> era. As such, it is widely held that this section violates the <a href="/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting Rights Act">Voting Rights Act</a>. However, several attempts to remove this provision have failed. On April 25, 2017, the N.C. House voted unanimously to pass <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=hb+148&submitButton=Go">House Bill 148</a>, a bipartisan bill to start the process of repealing the literacy requirement for voting in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In addition, federal and state court decisions have narrowed the scope of at least two sections of the constitution. Article 2, sections 3 & 5, sub-section 2 state that counties must not be divided when drawing state legislative districts. This provision is known as the "Whole County Provision." However, in 1981, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice" title="United States Department of Justice">federal Justice Department</a> ruled that this provision was inconsistent with the Voting Rights Act. The state thus ignored the Whole County Provision until 2002. That year, the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> ruled that the state constitution's equal protection clause presumed single-member districts and was thus a limitation on the Whole County Provision. It can also be argued that the "one person, one vote" rule from <i><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims" title="Reynolds v. Sims">Reynolds v. Sims</a></i> also limits this provision.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Section 2 of Article 11 ("Death Punishment") limits executions to "murder, arson, burglary, and rape". Per <i><a href="/wiki/Kennedy_v._Louisiana" title="Kennedy v. Louisiana">Kennedy v. Louisiana</a></i>, the last three are inapplicable. </p><p><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Amendment_1" title="North Carolina Amendment 1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>'s declaration to not recognize same-sex marriages is contrary to the <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> as interpreted by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a></i>, as well as the federal <a href="/wiki/Respect_for_Marriage_Act" title="Respect for Marriage Act">Respect for Marriage Act</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_Carolina" title="Law of North Carolina">Law of North Carolina</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Constitution_of_North_Carolina&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Constitution-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Constitution_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJeffrey,_Thomas_E.1996" class="citation web cs1">Jeffrey, Thomas E. 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cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North 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href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Holly Springs, North Carolina">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernersville,_North_Carolina" title="Kernersville, North Carolina">Kernersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knightdale,_North_Carolina" title="Knightdale, North Carolina">Knightdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leland,_North_Carolina" title="Leland, North Carolina">Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooresville,_North_Carolina" title="Mooresville, North Carolina">Mooresville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville,_North_Carolina" title="Morrisville, North Carolina">Morrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford,_North_Carolina" title="Sanford, North Carolina">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville,_North_Carolina" title="Thomasville, North Carolina">Thomasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina" title="Wake Forest, North Carolina">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxhaw,_North_Carolina" title="Waxhaw, North Carolina">Waxhaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Towns_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Towns in North Carolina">Major towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle,_North_Carolina" title="Albemarle, North Carolina">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabeth City, North Carolina">Elizabeth City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_North_Carolina" title="Graham, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Harrisburg, North Carolina">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havelock,_North_Carolina" title="Havelock, North Carolina">Havelock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hope Mills, North Carolina">Hope Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winterville,_North_Carolina" title="Winterville, North Carolina">Winterville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alexander County, North Carolina">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alleghany County, North Carolina">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Anson County, North Carolina">Anson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Ashe County, North Carolina">Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Avery County, North Carolina">Avery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort_County,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort County, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bertie County, North Carolina">Bertie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bladen_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bladen County, North Carolina">Bladen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_North_Carolina" title="Brunswick County, North Carolina">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Buncombe County, North Carolina">Buncombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Burke County, North Carolina">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caldwell County, North Carolina">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_North_Carolina" title="Camden County, North Carolina">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catawba_County,_North_Carolina" title="Catawba County, North Carolina">Catawba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cherokee County, North Carolina">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chowan County, North Carolina">Chowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_North_Carolina" title="Clay County, North Carolina">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cleveland County, North Carolina">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Columbus County, North Carolina">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina" title="Craven County, North Carolina">Craven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cumberland County, North Carolina">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina">Dare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davidson County, North Carolina">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davie County, North Carolina">Davie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duplin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Duplin County, North Carolina">Duplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin County, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gaston County, North Carolina">Gaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gates County, North Carolina">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Graham County, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina" title="Greene County, North Carolina">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_North_Carolina" title="Halifax County, North Carolina">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harnett_County,_North_Carolina" title="Harnett County, North Carolina">Harnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haywood_County,_North_Carolina" title="Haywood County, North Carolina">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson County, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hertford County, North Carolina">Hertford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hoke County, North Carolina">Hoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iredell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Iredell County, North Carolina">Iredell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jackson County, North Carolina">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Johnston County, North Carolina">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jones County, North Carolina">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir County, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lincoln County, North Carolina">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_North_Carolina" title="Macon County, North Carolina">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_North_Carolina" title="Madison County, North Carolina">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Martin County, North Carolina">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_County,_North_Carolina" title="McDowell County, North Carolina">McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mitchell County, North Carolina">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Montgomery County, North Carolina">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_County,_North_Carolina" title="Moore County, North Carolina">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nash_County,_North_Carolina" title="Nash County, North Carolina">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hanover_County,_North_Carolina" title="New Hanover County, North Carolina">New Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_North_Carolina" title="Northampton County, North Carolina">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onslow_County,_North_Carolina" title="Onslow County, North Carolina">Onslow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange</a></li> <li><a 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state legislatures</a><br /><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_North_Carolina_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate">President pro tempore of the Senate</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">House of Commons<br />House of Representatives</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives">Speakers of the House of Representatives</a> (see Note)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; font-size:105%;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 5em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1777" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1777">1 (1777)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1778" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1778">2 (1778)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1779" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1779">3 (1779)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1780%E2%80%931781" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1780–1781">4 (1780)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1781" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1781">5 (1781)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1782" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1782">6 (1782)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1783" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1783">7 (1783)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_April_1784" title="North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784">8 (Apr 1784)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_October_1784" title="North Carolina General Assembly of October 1784">9 (Oct 1784)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1785" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1785">10 (1785)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1786&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1786 (page does not exist)">11 (1786)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1787&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1787 (page does not exist)">12 (1787)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1788&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1788 (page does not exist)">13 (1788)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1789&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1789 (page does not exist)">14 (1789)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1790&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1790 (page does not exist)">15 (1790)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1791%E2%80%931792&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1791–1792 (page does not exist)">16 (1791)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1792&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1792 (page does not exist)">17 (1792)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1793&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1793 (page does not exist)">18 (1793)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1794&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1794 (page does not exist)">19 (1794)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1795&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1795 (page does not exist)">20 (1795)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1796&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1796 (page does not exist)">21 (1796)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1797&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1797 (page does not exist)">22 (1797)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1798&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1798 (page does not exist)">23 (1798)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1799&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1799 (page does not exist)">24 (1799)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1800&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1800 (page does not exist)">25 (1800)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1801&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1801 (page does not exist)">26 (1801)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1802&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1802 (page does not exist)">27 (1802)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1803&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1803 (page does not exist)">28 (1803)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1804&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1804 (page does not exist)">29 (1804)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1805&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1805 (page does not exist)">30 (1805)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1806&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1806 (page does not exist)">31 (1806)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1807&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1807 (page does not exist)">32 (1807)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1808&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1808 (page does not exist)">33 (1808)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1809&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1809 (page does not exist)">34 (1809)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1810&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1810 (page does not exist)">35 (1810)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1811&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1811 (page does not exist)">36 (1811)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1812&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1812 (page does not exist)">37 (1812)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1813&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1813 (page does not exist)">38 (1813)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1814&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1814 (page does not exist)">39 (1814)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1815&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1815 (page does not exist)">40 (1815)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1816&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1816 (page does not exist)">41 (1816)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1817&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1817 (page does not exist)">42 (1817)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1818&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1818 (page does not exist)">43 (1818)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1819&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1819 (page does not exist)">44 (1819)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1820&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1820 (page does not exist)">45 (1820)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1821%E2%80%931822&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1821–1822 (page does not exist)">46 (1821)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1822&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1822 (page does not exist)">47 (1822)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1823%E2%80%931824&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1823–1824 (page does not exist)">48 (1823)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1824%E2%80%931825&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1824–1825 (page does not exist)">49 (1824)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1825%E2%80%931826&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1825–1826 (page does not exist)">50 (1825)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1826%E2%80%931827&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1826–1827 (page does not exist)">51 (1826)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1827%E2%80%931828&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1827–1828 (page does not exist)">52 (1827)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1828%E2%80%931829&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1828–1829 (page does not exist)">53 (1828)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1829%E2%80%931839&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1829–1839 (page does not exist)">54 (1829)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1830%E2%80%931831&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1830–1831 (page does not exist)">55 (1830)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1831%E2%80%931832&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1831–1832 (page does not exist)">56 (1831)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1832%E2%80%931833&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1832–1833 (page does not exist)">57 (1832)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1833%E2%80%931834&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1833–1834 (page does not exist)">58 (1833)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1834%E2%80%931835&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1834–1835 (page does not exist)">59 (1834)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1835" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1835">60 (1835)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1836%E2%80%931837" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1836–1837">61 (1836)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1838%E2%80%931839&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1838–1839 (page does not exist)">62 (1840)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1840%E2%80%931841&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1840–1841 (page does not exist)">63 (1842)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1842%E2%80%931843&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1842–1843 (page does not exist)">64 (1844)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1844%E2%80%931845&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1844–1845 (page does not exist)">65 (1846)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1846%E2%80%931847&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1846–1847 (page does not exist)">66 (1846)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1848%E2%80%931849&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1848–1849 (page does not exist)">67 (1848)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1850%E2%80%931851&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1850–1851 (page does not exist)">68 (1850)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1852&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1852 (page does not exist)">69 (1852)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1854%E2%80%931855&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1854–1855 (page does not exist)">70 (1854)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1856%E2%80%931857&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1856–1857 (page does not exist)">71 (1856)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1858%E2%80%931859&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1858–1859 (page does not exist)">72 (1858)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1860%E2%80%931861" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1860–1861">73 (1860)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1862%E2%80%931864" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1862–1864">74 (1862)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1864%E2%80%931865&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1864–1865 (page does not exist)">75 (1864)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1865%E2%80%931866&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1865–1866 (page does not exist)">76 (1865)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1866%E2%80%931867&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1866–1867 (page does not exist)">77 (1866)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1868%E2%80%931869" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1868–1869">78 (1868)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1869-1870&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1869-1870 (page does not exist)">79 (1869)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1870%E2%80%931872&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1870–1872 (page does not exist)">80 (1870)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1872%E2%80%931874&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1872–1874 (page does not exist)">81 (1872)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1874%E2%80%931875&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1874–1875 (page does not exist)">82 (1874)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1876%E2%80%931877&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1876–1877 (page does not exist)">83 (1876)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1879%E2%80%931880&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1879–1880 (page does not exist)">84 (1879)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1881&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1881 (page does not exist)">85 (1881)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1883&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1883 (page does not exist)">86 (1883)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1885&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1885 (page does not exist)">87 (1885)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1887&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1887 (page does not exist)">88 (1887)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1889&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1889 (page does not exist)">89 (1889)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1891&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1891 (page does not exist)">90 (1891)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1893&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1893 (page does not exist)">91 (1893)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1895&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1895 (page does not exist)">92 (1895)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1897&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1897 (page does not exist)">93 (1897)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1899%E2%80%931900" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1899–1900">94 (1899)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1901&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1901 (page does not exist)">95 (1901)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1903&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1903 (page does not exist)">96 (1903)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1905&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1905 (page does not exist)">97 (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1907%E2%80%931908&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1907–1908 (page does not exist)">98 (1907)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1909&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1909 (page does not exist)">99 (1909)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1911&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1911 (page does not exist)">100 (1911)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1913&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1913 (page does not exist)">101 (1913)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1915&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1915 (page does not exist)">102 (1915)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1917&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1917 (page does not exist)">103 (1917)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1919%E2%80%931920&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1919–1920 (page does not exist)">104 (1919)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1921&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1921 (page does not exist)">105 (1921)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1923%E2%80%931924&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1923–1924 (page does not exist)">106 (1923)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1925&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1925 (page does not exist)">107 (1925)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1927&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1927 (page does not exist)">108 (1927)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1929&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1929 (page does not exist)">109 (1929)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1931&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1931 (page does not exist)">110 (1931)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1933&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1933 (page does not exist)">111 (1933)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1935%E2%80%931936&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1935–1936 (page does not exist)">112 (1935)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1937%E2%80%931938&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1937–1938 (page does not exist)">113 (1937)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1939&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1939 (page does not exist)">114 (1939)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1941&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1941 (page does not exist)">115 (1941)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1943&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1943 (page does not exist)">116 (1943)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1945&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1945 (page does not exist)">117 (1945)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1947&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1947 (page does not exist)">118 (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1949&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1949 (page does not exist)">119 (1949)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1951&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1951 (page does not exist)">120 (1951)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1953&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1953 (page does not exist)">121 (1953)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1955&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1955 (page does not exist)">122 (1955)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1957&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1957 (page does not exist)">123 (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1959&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1959 (page does not exist)">124 (1959)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1961&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1961 (page does not exist)">125 (1961)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1963&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1963 (page does not exist)">126 (1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1965%E2%80%931966&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1965–1966 (page does not exist)">127 (1965)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1967&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1967 (page does not exist)">128 (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1969&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1969 (page does not exist)">129 (1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1971&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1971 (page does not exist)">130 (1971)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1973%E2%80%931974&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1973–1974 (page does not exist)">131 (1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1975%E2%80%931976&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1975–1976 (page does not exist)">132 (1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1977%E2%80%931978&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1977–1978 (page does not exist)">133 (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1979%E2%80%931980&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1979–1980 (page does not exist)">134 (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1981%E2%80%931982&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1981–1982 (page does not exist)">135 (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1983%E2%80%931984&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1983–1984 (page does not exist)">136 (1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1985%E2%80%931986&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1985–1986 (page does not exist)">137 (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1987%E2%80%931988&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1987–1988 (page does not exist)">138 (1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1989%E2%80%931990&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1989–1990 (page does not exist)">139 (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1991%E2%80%931992&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1991–1992 (page does not exist)">140 (1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1993%E2%80%931994&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1993–1994 (page does not exist)">141 (1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1995%E2%80%931996&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1995–1996 (page does not exist)">142 (1995)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1997%E2%80%931998&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1997–1998 (page does not exist)">143 (1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_1999%E2%80%932000&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 1999–2000 (page does not exist)">144 (1999)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2001%E2%80%9302" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2001–02">145 (2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2003%E2%80%9304" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2003–04">146 (2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2005%E2%80%9306" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2005–06">147 (2005)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2007%E2%80%9308" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2007–08">148 (2007)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2009%E2%80%9310" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2009–10">149 (2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2011%E2%80%9312" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2011–12">150 (2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2013%E2%80%9314" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2013–14">151 (2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2015%E2%80%9316" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2015–16">152 (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2017%E2%80%9318" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2017–18">153 (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2019%E2%80%9320" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2019–20">154 (2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2021%E2%80%9322" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2021–22">155 (2021)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly_of_2023%E2%80%9324" title="North Carolina General Assembly of 2023–24">156 (2023)</a></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; font-size:105%;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">Executive Branch: <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor of North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_North_Carolina" title="List of governors of North Carolina">List</a>), <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">Lieutenant Governor</a> (since 1868), <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Cabinet" title="North Carolina Cabinet">Cabinets</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Council_of_State" title="North Carolina Council of State">Council of State</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Attorney_General" title="North Carolina Attorney General">Attorney General</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Conventions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; font-size:105%;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_Convention" title="Hillsborough Convention">Hillsborough Convention of 1788</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Convention" title="Fayetteville Convention">Fayetteville Convention of 1789</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="North Carolina Provincial Congress">Provincial Congresses</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Constitution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; font-size:105%;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="North Carolina Provincial Congress">North Carolina Provincial Congress</a> (1774–1776: <a href="/wiki/First_North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="First North Carolina Provincial Congress">1st</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="Second North Carolina Provincial Congress">2nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Third_North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="Third North Carolina Provincial Congress">3rd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fourth_North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress">4th</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fifth_North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress" title="Fifth North Carolina Provincial Congress">5th</a>), <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Constitution of North Carolina</a> (1776, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Constitutional_Convention_of_1835" title="North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835">1835 Convention</a>, 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 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