GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION
CHAPTER 274
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 116-6(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d) The Senate and House
of Representatives, in electing members of the Board of Governors, shall select
from a slate of nominees made in a joint session of the General Assembly in
each house as provided by resolution of that house. In the event there is
more than one individual who is seeking a nomination to the Board of Governors,
the slate of nominees shall contain at least two nominees for any
vacancy. There shall be nominated from the floor at least twice
the number of persons as there are vacancies to be filled. The Senate
and the House of Representatives shall elect one half of the persons necessary
to fill the vacancies, with the Senate to hold its election prior to the House
of Representatives. In the event that an odd number of members are to be
elected, the House of Representatives shall select the additional
nominee. In 1973 and every four years thereafter through 1989, the Senate
shall elect at least one woman and one member of a minority race and the House
of Representatives shall elect at least one member of the political party to
which the largest minority of the members of the General Assembly belong.
In 1975 and every four years thereafter through 1987, the Senate shall elect at
least one member of the political party to which the largest minority of the
members of the General Assembly belong and the House of Representatives shall
elect at least one woman and one member of a minority race. In 1991 and
every four years thereafter the Senate shall elect at least two members of the
political party to which the largest minority of the members of the General
Assembly belong and the House of Representatives shall elect at least two women
and two members of a minority race. In 1993 and every four years
thereafter the Senate shall elect at least two women and two members of a
minority race and the House of Representatives shall elect at least two members
of the political party to which the largest minority of the members of the
General Assembly belong. In 1989 and biennially thereafter, these
elections shall be held during the first 30 legislative days of the regular
session after committee assignments."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of June, 1989.