A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that regular municipal elections in the towns of jonesville, boonville, and east bend are held in even‑numbered years.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article IV of the Charter of the Town of Jonesville, being Chapter 16 of the 2001 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"ARTICLE IV. ELECTIONS.
"Section 4.1. Conduct of Town Elections. Beginning in 2018, regular municipal elections shall be held in each even‑numbered year in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of the State. Elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis and the results determined using the nonpartisan plurality method as provided in G.S. 163‑292.
"Section 4.2. Election of Town Council. The Council shall consist of five members. The two Council members whose terms expire in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018, and the three Council members whose terms expire in 2019 shall continue to serve until 2020. In 2020, and quadrennially thereafter, three Council members shall be elected to four‑year terms. In 2018, and quadrennially thereafter, two Council members shall be elected to four‑year terms.
"Section 4.3. Election of Mayor. A Mayor shall be elected to serve a term of four years. The Mayor whose term expires in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018. In 2018, and quadrennially thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected to a four‑year term."
SECTION 2.  Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Boonville, being Chapter 44 of the Private Laws of 1895, as amended by Chapter 1143 of the 1981 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4. (a) Beginning in 2018, regular municipal elections shall be held in each even‑numbered year in the Town of Boonville. The board of town commissioners shall consist of five members. The two commissioners whose terms expire in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018, and the three commissioners whose terms expire in 2019 shall continue to serve until 2020. In 2018, and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners shall be elected for four‑year terms. In 2020, and quadrennially thereafter, three commissioners shall be elected for four‑year terms.
(b)	Beginning in 2018, at the regular municipal election, a mayor shall be elected for a four‑year term. The Mayor whose term expires in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018. In 2018, and quadrennially thereafter, a mayor shall be elected for a four‑year term.
(c)	Elections in the Town of Boonville shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, and the results determined by the plurality method as provided in G.S. 163‑292."
SECTION 3.  Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of East Bend, being Chapter 144 of the Private Laws of 1887, as amended by Chapter 611 of the 1955 Session Laws and Chapter 104 of the 1985 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4. (a)  Beginning in 2018, regular municipal elections shall be held in even‑numbered years. The mayor whose term expires in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018. In the 2018 municipal election and biennially thereafter, a mayor shall be elected for a two‑year term.
(b)	The persons whose terms expire in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018. In 2018 and biennially thereafter, the two persons receiving the highest numbers of votes shall be elected to four‑year terms on the board of commissioners, and the person receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected to a two‑year term on the board of commissioners.
(c)	The persons whose terms expire in 2019 shall continue to serve until 2020. In 2020, and biennially thereafter, the two persons receiving the highest numbers of votes shall be elected to four‑year terms on the town board of commissioners, and the person receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected to a two‑year term on the board of commissioners.
(d)	Elections in the Town of East Bend shall be governed by Chapter 163 of the General Statutes. Elections shall be conducted and the results shall be determined using the nonpartisan plurality method set out in Section 163‑292 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.