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Status of Language Laws in North Carolina

North Carolina does not allow popular referenda or voter initiatives.
The state official English statute is as follows:

GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA
§145-12. State Language.
(a) Purpose. - English is the common language of the people of the United States of America and the State of North Carolina. This section is intended to preserve, protect, and strengthen the English language, and not to supersede any of the rights guaranteed to the people by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of North Carolina.
(b) English as the Official Language of North Carolina. - English is the official language of the State of North Carolina.

Spanish (297,270)
French (incl. Patois, Cajun) (28,617)
German (25,806)
Chinese (13,179)
Vietnamese (10,886)
Korean (9,533)
Arabic (8,524)