OTB39-North Carolina Ballot Measures & Voter ID History | On the Ballot

In Episode 39 of On the Ballot, host Victoria Rose and Ballotpedia Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay take a deep dive into the history of North Carolina’s statewide ballot measures. From 19th-century amendments on slavery and segregation to today’s court battles over voter ID, this episode unpacks more than a century of political evolution in the Tar Heel State.


They explore why North Carolina has never adopted a citizen initiative process, how often voters approve legislatively referred amendments, and what these patterns reveal about power, reform, and constitutional change.


Nonpartisan. Fact-based. Just the way it should be.

Categories: Politics & Civics

Starring: Geoff Pallay