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Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House2025-02-12

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Plain Language Summary

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove North Carolina's literacy test requirement for voting from the state constitution. The amendment would be submitted to voters in the November 2026 general election, and if approved by a majority, would eliminate this outdated provision that is already prohibited under federal law.

Arguments in Favor

• •Supporters argue this removes an obsolete constitutional provision that has not been enforceable since the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests nationwide.
• •Cleaning up the state constitution by eliminating this legacy of Jim Crow-era voting restrictions aligns North Carolina law with current federal protections and modernizes the constitutional text to reflect current voting rights standards.

Arguments Against

• •Opponents may argue that since the literacy test is already prohibited by federal law and cannot be implemented, a constitutional amendment is unnecessary and uses legislative resources on a symbolic rather than practical matter.
• •Some may also question whether the amendment process itself is the best use of time and voter attention on election day.