GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 166*

Short Title:  Jackson School Elections.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representative Carpenter.

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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.

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February 13, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE DATE OF ELECTION OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 1 of Chapter 170 of the Session Laws of 1991 reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115C-37, the Jackson County Board of Education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis at the time of the general election in 1996 and biennially thereafter as terms of office provided by Chapter 314, Session Laws of 1961, expire.  The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballot without reference to any party affiliations.  The nonpartisan plurality election method shall be used with the results determined as provided in G.S. 163-292.  Candidates shall file notice of candidacy not earlier than 12:00 noon on the first Friday in July, and not later than 12:00 noon on the first Friday in August.  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."
Sec. 2.  Section 2 of Chapter 170 of the 1991 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2.  Members elected in 1992 shall take office on the first Monday in December of 1992, and their terms expire on the first Monday in December of 1996.  Members elected in 1994 shall take office on the first Monday in December of 1994, and their terms expire on the first Monday in December of 1998.  Subsequent terms begin on the first Monday in December in the year of the election, and are for four years."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.