A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow the board of commissioners of a county to call a special election to fill a vacancy in elective office.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163‑14.  Special election to fill vacancy.
Notwithstanding G.S. 153A‑27, 153A‑27.1, 162‑5, or any other provision of law, if a vacancy occurs in an elective office and the vacancy is to be filled by the appointment of the county board of commissioners, the board of commissioners of the county may instead call a special election to fill that office for the remainder of the term in the manner it directs. The election shall be conducted by the county board of elections."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.