A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the constitution to make terms of office for legislators four years.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2 of Article II of the Constitution of North Carolina reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2.  Number of Senators.
The Senate shall be composed of 50 Senators, quadrennially chosen by ballot."
SECTION 2.  Section 4 of Article II of the Constitution of North Carolina reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4.  Number of Representatives.
The House of Representatives shall be composed of 120 Representatives, quadrennially chosen by ballot."
SECTION 3.  Section 8 of Article II of the Constitution of North Carolina reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 8.  Elections.
The election for members of the General Assembly shall be held for the respective districts in 2022 and every four years thereafter, at the places and on the day prescribed by law."
SECTION 4.  The amendments set out in sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the general election in November 2020, which election shall be conducted under the laws then governing elections in the State. Ballots, voting systems, or both may be used in accordance with Chapter 163A of the General Statutes. The question to be used in the voting systems and ballots shall be:
"[ ] FOR	[ ] AGAINST
Constitutional amendments providing for four‑year terms for members of the General Assembly beginning with members elected in 2022."
SECTION 5.  If a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor of the amendments set out in Sections 1 through 3 of this act, the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement shall certify the amendments to the Secretary of State. The amendments set out in Sections 1 through 3 of this act become effective with the members elected in 2022. The Secretary of State shall enroll the amendments so certified among the permanent records of that office.
SECTION 6.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.