Talk:Governor of North Carolina
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[edit] Civil War Governors
I wonder if some mention should be made of the dual governments during the Civil War. Norman D. Brown's Edward Stanly: Whiggery's Tarheel 'Conqueror' (University of Alabama Press, 1974) details some of this information.
CSA Government:
John W. Ellis (Confederate Party) 1861
Henry T. Clark (Confederate Party) 1861-1862 --> Clark is identified as being with the Confederate Party on page 225.
Zebulon B. Vance (Conservative Party) 1862-1865
USA Government:
Marble N. Taylor (Union Party) 1861-1862
Edward Stanly (Union Party) 1862-1863
Vacant 1863-1865 until Holden was appointed
Chronicler3 02:11, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Two possible corrections
I have two things I want to post here so that others may comment on them before changing the article.
1. It is my understanding that the NC Constitution of 1971 did not grant the governor and lieutenant governor the ability to run for re-election. The book North Carolina Government (Raleigh: Office of the Secretary of State, 1979) states on page 1024 that the third amendment to the 1971 constitution granted that ability. It was approved by the voters in 1977 by a margin of 307,754 to 278,013.
2. It is my recollection that the NC governor's veto power was approved by the legislature in its 1995 session.
Ironically, both of these items were passed while Jim Hunt was governor. Chronicler3 11:45, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
