A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to elect the bertie county board of education on a nonpartisan basis at the time of the general election.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 5(a) of S.L. 2006‑171 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 5.(a)  Except as modified by this section pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, the Bertie County Board of Education consists of five members elected in nonpartisan elections in even‑numbered years. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115C‑37, the Bertie County Board of Education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis at the time set by G.S. 163‑1 for the general election in each even‑numbered year as terms expire. The election shall be conducted on a nonpartisan plurality basis, with the results determined in accordance with G.S. 163‑292. Candidates shall file notices of candidacy not earlier than noon on the second Monday in June and not later than noon on the second Friday in July. The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballot without reference to any party affiliations. As provided in Chapter 764 of the Session Laws of 1961, and as has been the practice since that time, elections shall be by residency districts.  That is, candidates for each of the five seats, and board members elected to those seats, shall reside in particular districts, but all seats shall be voted upon by all eligible voters in the county.  The five districts are:
District 1 – Windsor Township.
District 2 – Merry Hill and Whites Townships.
District 3 – Colerain and Mitchell Townships.
District 4 – Roxabel and Woodville Townships.
District 5 – Snakebite and Indian Woods Townships."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.