GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 801*

Short Title:  New Hanover County Elections.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senator Jordan.
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Referred to:  Constitution and Election Laws.
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April 12, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The manner of election of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners is changed to one of the following methods:
(1)	Number of members of the board of commissioners: The board may consist of any number of members not less than three.
(2)	Terms of office of members of the board of commissioners:
a.	Members shall be elected for two-year terms of office.
b.	Members shall be elected for four-year terms of office.
c.	Members shall be elected for overlapping four-year terms of office.
(3)	Mode of election of the board of commissioners:
a.	The qualified voters of the entire county shall nominate all candidates for and elect all members of the board.
	For options b., c., and d., the county is divided into electoral districts, and board members shall be apportioned to the districts so that the quotients obtained by dividing the population of each district by the number of commissioners apportioned to the district complies with constitutional provisions.
b.	The qualified voters of each district shall nominate candidates and elect members who reside in the district for seats apportioned to that district; and the qualified voters of the entire county shall nominate candidates and elect members apportioned to the county at large, if any.
c.	The qualified voters of each district shall nominate candidates who reside in the district for seats apportioned to that district, and the qualified voters of the entire county shall nominate candidates for seats apportioned to the county at large, if any; and the qualified voters of the entire county shall elect all the members of the board.
d.	Members shall reside in and represent the districts according to the apportionment plan adopted, but the qualified voters of the entire county shall nominate all candidates for and elect all members of the board.
The county is divided into the requisite number of electoral districts according to the apportionment plan adopted.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.