Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission (CAPC). The CAPC prepares an explanation of the amendment in simple and commonly used language.(2) Amendments to Constitution of North Carolina. .Appendix 2 sets out in full the four forms the amendment provisions of the Constitution of. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES FOR JUDGESHIPS MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS LICENSED ATTORNEYS. Intro. This amendment would change the process of filling judicial vacancies, a power that currently belongs to the state's governor. I. That all political power is vested in and derived from the people only. Below is an overview of constitutional amendment processes in the 50 states. I discuss the various possible ways of amending state constitutions. The North Carolina Constitution can be amended with a legislative or covention-referred constitutional amendment, both of which require voter approval.