GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
H 1
HOUSE BILL 523
Short Title: CHANGE Winston-Salem/Forsyth Election Method. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Folwell, McGee, and L. Brown (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Government. |
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March 31, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to change the election year for the city of winston-salem and THE ELECTION METHOD for the winston-salem/forsyth county board of education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 163-279(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (a), (a) of this section, the next regular
municipal primary and election primaries and elections in
Winston-Salem shall be held at the time of the primary and election for county
officers in 1974, 2012 and quadrennially thereafter, and officers
elected at that time shall serve terms of office expiring on the first
Monday in December, 1977.at the organizational meeting of the city
council after the general election.Beginning in 1977, municipal
primaries and elections in Winston-Salem shall be held at the time provided in
this section."
SECTION 1.(b) The terms of the mayor and council members of the City of Winston-Salem elected in 2009 expire at the organizational meeting after the 2012 regular municipal election held in accordance with Section 1(a) of this act.
SECTION 2.(a) Section 2(a)(5)(iii) of Chapter 112, Session Laws of 1961, as amended by Chapter 466, Session Laws of 1985, by Section 2 of Chapter 696 of the 1991 Session Laws, and by S.L. 2009-72 reads as rewritten:
"(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of
G.S. 115C-37, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education shall be
elected on a nonpartisan partisan basis at the time of the general
election in each even-numbered year as terms expire. The names of the
candidates shall be printed on the ballot without reference to any party
affiliations. The nonpartisan primary and election method shall be used with
the results determined as provided in G.S. 163-294, and the primary shall
be held on the date provided by G.S. 163-1 for county partisan primaries. Except
as provided by this act, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Chapters 115C and 163 of the General Statutes. Candidates
shall file their notice of candidacy with the county board of elections under
the same schedule provided by G.S. 163-106(c). Candidates for
election to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education shall be
nominated at the same time and in the same manner as other county officers.
Each candidate for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education shall,
at the time of filing notice of candidacy, certify in writing the exact
location of that candidate's residence and that the candidate is a bona fide
resident thereof."
SECTION 2.(b) Section 2(a)(5)(ii) of Chapter 112, Session Laws of 1961, as rewritten by Chapter 466, Session Laws of 1985 and Chapter 696 of the 1991 Session Laws, and by S.L. 2009-72, reads as rewritten:
"(ii) Effective on
the first Monday in December 1986, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of
Education shall be composed of nine members. In the 2010 election, nine persons
shall be elected to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education for
four-year terms. The terms of those elected in 2010 for two-year terms shall
instead expire on the first Monday in December of 2014. In 2010:2014:
(1) Two persons
shall be elected from District 1. The person receiving the highest number of
votes is elected to a four-year term, and the person receiving the next highest
number of votes is elected to a two-year term.
(2) Four persons
shall be elected from District 2. The two persons receiving the two highest
numbers of votes are elected to a four-year term, and the two persons receiving
the two next highest numbers of votes are elected to two-year terms.
(3) Three members
shall be elected at large from all of Forsyth County. The person receiving
the highest number of votes is elected to a four-year term, and the two persons
receiving the two next highest numbers of votes are elected to two-year terms.
Successors to those elected in 2010 2014 shall
serve four-year terms.
For an at-large seat, any qualified voter of Forsyth County is eligible to vote. For the district seats, only residents of the district shall be eligible to be candidates and only qualified voters of the district shall be eligible to vote.
The districts as established for the purpose of this
subparagraph are for the 2010 election those established under
G.S. 115C-37(i), which are subject to change for the election in 2012.2014
after the return of the 2010 census."
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.