A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO amend the general statutes to implement an act to AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE IS COMPLETING A FOUR‑YEAR ELECTIVE TERM OF OFFICE, AND WISHES TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE, THE NEXT ELECTION SHALL BE BY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE FOR RETENTION FOR AN EIGHT‑YEAR TERM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  This act provides the implementing legislation for a constitutional amendment that provides for retention elections for district court judges after their initial elective term.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective only if the qualified voters approve the constitutional amendment proposed by AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE IS COMPLETING A FOUR‑YEAR ELECTIVE TERM OF OFFICE, AND WISHES TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE, THE NEXT ELECTION SHALL BE BY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE FOR RETENTION FOR AN EIGHT‑YEAR TERM.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.