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17261
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North Carolina placed the primary election under state control in 1915--a great step in election history. Today the North Carolina election machinery is headed by a five-man State Board of Elections. Lewis discusses the logistics behind running primaries as the State gets ready for a new election year.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 12 Issue 5, May 1946, p1-13, 17, il, f
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17262
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The Democrats nominated new candidates to contest three of North Carolina's twelve Congressional seats in 1946. Two incumbents did not seek renomination; one incumbent was defeated. In the Fifth and Sixth Congressional Districts it took second primaries to confirm the incumbents.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 12 Issue 6, June 1946, p1-3, 14-15, f
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17266
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The law provides that public officials shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified. So, although the curtain has fallen on the election of hundreds of local, state, and federal officers, there remains to be performed the act as significant as the drama of the election: oath of office.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 12 Issue 9, Nov 1946, p1-4, 16-17
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17419
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Lewis discusses the rights and responsibilities of the tax payer in listing properties come tax time.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 14 Issue 1, Jan 1948, p1-2, 5
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17421
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County elections begin concerning the holding of wine and beer in each respective county of North Carolina under the 1947 Session Law Ch. 1084.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 14 Issue 1, Jan 1948, p6, 8
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17426
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This article discusses the procedures involved in primary and general elections from compensation and membership to registration and counting votes.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Apr 1948, p1-22
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17488
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The North Carolina Supreme Court's decision in Bowie v. West Jefferson allowed the towns of West Jefferson and Morehead City to list, value, and re-value all property for the purposes of taxation separately from and without regard for valuation of property for purposes of state and county taxation. This article discusses the implications of this ruling for other North Carolina towns and cities.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 16 Issue 7, Apr 1950, p6-11
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17599
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Two recent studies indicate that only a small fraction of the potential voters exercise their privilege of voting in North Carolina. In the 1948 general election, the Gallup and Legislative Reference polls indicate that a mere 38% of the potential voters cast ballots in North Carolina.
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17602
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In November 1952, people of North Carolina will vote on four amendments to the State Constitution. These include property tax limitations and several amendments related to vacancies in the General Assembly.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Oct 1952, p7-8, Inside back cover
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17832
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Lewis discusses the state of property tax in North Carolina both on the state and local levels.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Nov 1955, p3-4, Inside back cover
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17877
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Given the amount of forest land and the prominence of timber products in North Carolina, property tax procedures are beginning to reflect the need to evaluate forest land and timber as separate entities of property assets.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 22 Issue 8, May 1956, p3-7, Inside back cover
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17905
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Recent United Supreme Court decisions concerning the purchase of large military, naval, and air reservations have had effect on North Carolina tax situations. Decisions in particular affect private housing and interests on government land such as military bases.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Nov 1956, p13-16
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17926
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The 1957 North Carolina General Assembly, sensitive to the issue, made one major change in the means of determining eligibility of registration. The clarification of the act opens up new and clearer channels of appeal from decisions of precinct registrars of subject of qualification with respect to literacy.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Sept 1957, p22, 50
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18028
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There is only one article of North Carolina legislation that dictates exemption from property taxation in the state. In this case, only property belonging to the state, counties, or municipal corporations may be exempt from taxation.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 37 Issue 1, Sept 1970, p10-13
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18041
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Details concerning the tax code are outlined as far as these concern agricultural and natural resources. Officials evaluated current codes and compared these to Virginia's tax system to relieve tax burdens on the state's farmers. Protecting agricultural land from encroaching urban development and increasing land value assessments was slated for review by the General Assembly the following year.
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