AN ACT TO defer until the general election the vote on a constitutional amendment that had been on the 2002 primary ballot.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 4 of S.L. 1999‑268, as amended by Section 3 of S.L. 2001‑217, reads as rewritten:
"Section 4. The amendment set out in Section 3 of this act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the statewide general election in 2002, which election shall be conducted under the laws then governing elections in the State. Ballots, voting systems, or both may be used in accordance with Chapter 163 of the General Statutes. The question to be used in the voting systems and ballots shall be:
'[ ] FOR	[ ] AGAINST
Constitutional amendment making a technical correction to allow dedication and acceptance of property into the State Nature and Historic Preserve by the General Assembly by enactment of a bill rather than a joint resolution.' "
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21st day of May, 2002.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives