GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION

CHAPTER 218
SENATE BILL 538

AN ACT CONCERNING THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Effective upon ratification of this act, the Johnston County Board of Education is expanded from five to seven members. The two vacancies created by this act shall be filled by appointment of the Johnston County Board of Education, and the persons so appointed shall serve until the first Monday in December of 1992.  The appointments shall be made no later than September 30, 1991.  Any vacancies in such appointments shall be filled by the Board of Education for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. 2.  In 1992, four members of the Johnston County Board of Education shall be elected.  The three persons receiving the highest numbers of votes shall be elected to four-year terms, and the person receiving the fourth highest number of votes shall be elected to a two-year term.  In 1994 and quadrennially thereafter, three members of the Johnston County Board of Education shall be elected for four-year terms.  In 1996 and quadrennially thereafter, four members of the Johnston County Board of Education shall be elected for four-year terms.
Sec. 3.  The Johnston County Board of Education shall continue to be elected on a partisan basis, with all members nominated and elected by the qualified voters of the entire county.  The filing period and primary and election dates shall be the same as for county officers generally as provided by Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 4.  Except as provided by this act, the provisions of Chapter 261, Session Laws of 1969, in effect on ratification of this act shall continue to apply to the Johnston County Board of Education.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of June, 1991.

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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives