Bill Text: NC H146 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Citizen's Allegiance to U.S. Constitution
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-22 - Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House [H146 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2017-H146-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
H 1
HOUSE BILL 146
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Short Title: Citizen's Allegiance to U.S. Constitution. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Speciale, Cleveland, Pittman, and Presnell (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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Referred to: |
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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February 22, 2017
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the north carolina constitution to clarify a citizen's allegiance is to the united states constitution.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of Article I of the North Carolina Constitution reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5. Allegiance to the United States.
Every citizen of this State owes
paramount allegiance to the Constitution and government of the United
States, and no law or ordinance of the State in contravention or subversion
thereof can have any binding force."
SECTION 2. The amendment set out in Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at a statewide election to be conducted in November of 2018, which election shall be conducted under the laws then governing elections in the State. The question to be used in the voting systems and ballots shall be:
"[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST
Modify the North Carolina Constitution to clarify a citizen's allegiance is to the United States Constitution."
SECTION 3. If a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor of the amendment set out in Section 1 of this act, the State Board of Elections shall certify the amendment to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall enroll the amendment so certified among the permanent records of that office. The amendment set out in Section 1 of this act becomes effective upon certification.
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law.
