A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that regular municipal elections in both the town of troy and the town of star shall be held in even‑numbered years.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1 of Chapter 125 of the 1957 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.  The Town Council for the Town of Troy shall consist of a mayor and five commissioners. Beginning in 2018, regular municipal elections shall be held in each even‑numbered year. The mayor shall serve for a term of two years, except that the mayor whose term expires in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018. In 2018, and biennially thereafter, the mayor shall be elected for a term of two years and shall serve until the mayor's successor is elected and qualified. In 2017, three commissioners shall be elected for five‑year terms, and the two commissioners whose terms expire in 2019 shall continue to serve until 2020. In 2020, and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners shall be elected to serve four‑year terms. In 2022, and quadrennially thereafter, three commissioners shall be elected to serve four‑year terms. Commissioners shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified."
SECTION 2.  Section 1 of Chapter 448 of the 1957 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.  The officers for the Town of Star shall consist of a mayor and five commissioners. Beginning in 2018, regular municipal elections shall be held in each even‑numbered year. The mayor shall serve for a term of two years, except that the mayor whose term expires in 2017 shall continue to serve until 2018. In 2018, and biennially thereafter, the mayor shall be elected for a term of two years and shall serve until the mayor's successor is elected and qualified. In 2017, three commissioners shall be elected for five‑year terms, and the two commissioners whose terms expire in 2019 shall continue to serve until 2020. In 2020, and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners shall be elected to serve four‑year terms. In 2022, and quadrennially thereafter, three commissioners shall be elected to serve four‑year terms. Commissioners shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.