NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 283

HOUSE BILL 763

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE 1927 SESSION LAWS TO PERMIT THE ELECTION OF YANCEYVILLE SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN STAGGERED TERMS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 6 of Chapter 100 of the 1927 Session Laws is hereby amended by adding the following:

"The Yanceyville Sanitary District Board Members shall be elected in staggered terms of four years' duration. The first such election shall commence with the general election of 1978 when the two candidates with the highest popular vote shall be elected to four-year terms and the candidate with the third highest popular vote shall be elected to a two-year term. In the general election of 1980 the candidate with the highest popular vote shall be elected to a four-year term. After the completion of the terms of the aforesaid board members, all subsequent candidates shall be elected to four-year terms in accordance with the aforesaid staggered election process."

Sec. 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this act shall apply only to the Yanceyville Sanitary District.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This act shall become effective on July 1, 1977.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of May, 1977.