A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the charter of the town of madison regarding the conduction of elections.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article IV of the Charter of the Town of Madison, being Chapter 289 of the 1973 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"ARTICLE IV. ELECTIONS
"Sec. 4.1. Regular Municipal Elections. Notwithstanding G.S. 163‑279, regular municipal elections shall be held biennially in even‑numbered years on the day set by general law for general elections. In each election, the candidate for Mayor who receives the largest number of votes cast for Mayor shall be declared elected for a term of two years and the six candidates for Alderman who receive the largest number of votes cast for Alderman shall be declared elected for terms of four years.
"Sec. 4.2. Regulation of Elections. All Town elections shall be conducted in accordance with the general laws of North Carolina relating to municipal elections except for G.S. 163‑279."SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.