Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test.
SB 14 proposes repealing a North Carolina constitutional requirement that voters must demonstrate the ability to read and write parts of the state constitution. If approved by voters in the November 2026 election, it would remove this literacy test for voter registration, directly affecting individuals registering to vote in North Carolina. The bill requires a statewide referendum with the ballot question: "FOR [ ] AGAINST Constitutional amendment to repeal the requirement that every person presenting himself for registration shall be able to read and write any section of the Constitution in the English language." Approval by a majority of voters would make the repeal effective, ending this specific registration barrier.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Jan 30, 2025
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This version of SB 14 shows administrative formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes. The bill header was reorganized to include session information and bill numbers, the filing date was updated to January 29, 2025, and the bill was referred to the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee on January 30, 2025. The document identifier changed from DRS15015-LUye-7 to S14-v-1, indicating a new version number.
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Bill header formatting was reorganized to include session information and page numbering in a different layout structure
Added specific referral information to Rules and Operations of the Senate with date January 30, 2025
Removed the original filing date line and document identifier DRS15015-LUye-7
Updated document identifier from DRS15015-LUye-7 to S14-v-1 to reflect new version tracking
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Jan 30, 2025
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Jan 29, 2025
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2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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