NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 488

HOUSE BILL 12

 

 

AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE.

 

Whereas, the General Assembly of North Carolina has long endeavored to perform its functions in a responsible, efficient and economical fashion, and

Whereas, the acquisition, installation and use of electronic voting apparatus which can quickly and accurately record the vote on any issue, as provided for in the rules adopted by the House of Representatives or the Senate, is consistent with the goal of a more efficient and responsive General Assembly; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The General Assembly of North Carolina shall, in accordance with rules adopted by each of the respective bodies, vote by use of electronic voting apparatus. The electronic voting apparatus shall be purchased by and installed under the direct supervision of the Legislative Services Commission as soon as is practicable, but in any event the apparatus shall be installed and fully operational as soon as possible after January 1, 1975.

Sec. 2.  The rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be amended so as to provide for the installation and use of electronic voting apparatus.

Sec. 3.  Working plans for the installation of electronic voting equipment shall be submitted to the Legislative Services Commission for approval to the end that the architectural integrity of the building may be preserved.

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of May, 1973.