A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to restore the election cycle for the city of winston‑salem to that provided by general law and to make a technical correction to the charter.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1(d) of S.L. 2011‑141 is repealed.
SECTION 2.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 12A of Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Chapter 53, Session Laws of 1965, as amended by the Ordinance of January 6, 2003, adopted under Part 4 of Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and as amended by Section 1(b) of S.L. 2011‑141, reads as rewritten:
"1. Election of Mayor. The time for election of Mayor shall be as provided in G.S. 163‑279(a)(2). The mayor shall be a resident of the City of Winston‑Salem. The Mayor shall be elected by all the qualified voters of the City. The Mayor shall serve for a term of four years commencing as provided by G.S. 160A‑68 at the organizational meeting of the city council following the election.
2. Election of City Council. The time for election of city council members shall be as provided in G.S. 163‑279(a)(2). There shall be elected eight council members for the City of Winston‑Salem, who shall hold their office until their successors are qualified, of whom one shall be elected from North Ward, one from Northeast Ward, one from East Ward, one from Southeast Ward, one from South Ward, one from Southwest Ward, one from West Ward, and one from Northwest Ward. Each council member shall be a resident of the ward in which elected, and shall be elected by the qualified voters of the council member's ward only. City council members shall serve for terms of four years commencing as provided by G.S. 160A‑68 at the organizational meeting of the city council following the election."
SECTION 3.  Section 12B.2 of Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Chapter 13, Session Laws of 1965, as amended by the Ordinance of January 6, 2003, adopted under Part 4 of Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and as amended by Section 1(c) of S.L. 2011‑141, reads as rewritten:
"2. Time of holding. The time for holding primaries shall be as provided in G.S. 163‑279(a)(2)."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.