A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of winston‑salem to provide for the election of city council members from wards and to provide for the creation of those wards; modify the terms of the mayor and members of the city council and provide that the mayor has a right to vote; and modify the process for filling vacancies on the city council.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem, being Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Chapter 152 of the Session Laws of 1949, Chapter 11 of the Session Laws of 1965, and Chapter 1023 of the Session Laws of 1973, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 8. The City of Winston‑Salem is hereby divided into five wards, to be known and designated as Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4, and Ward 5, as set forth in this section. If this section does not specifically assign any area within the City to a ward, and the area is entirely surrounded by a single ward, the area shall be deemed to have been assigned to that ward. If this section does not specifically assign any area within the City to a ward, and the area is contiguous to one or more wards, the area shall be deemed to have been assigned to that ward which contains the least population according to the most recent federal decennial census. If this section specifically assigns to a ward any area that is not in the corporate limits of the City, that area outside the corporate limits is not added to the corporate limits and no voter that resides in that area outside the corporate limits may vote in the City election. The names and boundaries of voting tabulation districts, tracts, block groups, and blocks specified in this section are shown on the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles. If any voting tabulation district boundary is changed, that change shall not change the boundary of a ward, which shall remain the same as it is depicted by the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
The wards are as follows:
Ward 1: Forsyth County: VTD 032: Block(s) 0670028041001, 0670028041002, 0670028041003, 0670028041004, 0670028041005, 0670028041006, 0670028041007, 0670028041015, 0670028041016, 0670028041017, 0670028041018, 0670028041019, 0670028041021, 0670028041022, 0670028041024, 0670028041025, 0670028061013, 0670028061014, 0670028061015, 0670028061024, 0670028091000, 0670028091001, 0670028091002, 0670028091003, 0670028091004, 0670028091005, 0670028091006, 0670028091007, 0670028091008, 0670028091009, 0670028091010, 0670028091011, 0670028091012, 0670028091013, 0670028091014, 0670028091015, 0670028091016, 0670028091017, 0670028091018, 0670028091022, 0670028091023, 0670028091024, 0670028091025, 0670028091026, 0670028091027, 0670028091034, 0670028091038, 0670028091040, 0670028091041, 0670028091042, 0670028092049, 0670028092069, 0670028092070, 0670028092071, 0670028092072, 0670028092074, 0670028092075, 0670028092076, 0670028092077, 0670028092079, 0670028092080, 0670028092086, 0670028092087, 0670028092088, 0670028092089, 0670028092090, 0670028092098; VTD 033: Block(s) 0670028061006; VTD 092: Block(s) 0670028013040, 0670028013041, 0670028013042, 0670028013045, 0670028013046, 0670028013047, 0670028013052, 0670028013053, 0670028013054, 0670028013055, 0670028013066, 0670028013067, 0670028013068, 0670028013070, 0670028013071, 0670028013072, 0670028013077, 0670028013078, 0670028092091; VTD 101: Block(s) 0670028013048, 0670028013049, 0670028013050, 0670028013051, 0670028013056, 0670028013059, 0670028013060, 0670028013061, 0670028013062, 0670028013063, 0670028041008, 0670028041009, 0670028041010, 0670028041012, 0670028041020, 0670028042000, 0670028042001, 0670028042002, 0670028042003, 0670028042004, 0670028042005, 0670028042006, 0670028042007, 0670028042008, 0670028043000, 0670028043001, 0670028043003, 0670028043004, 0670028043005, 0670028043006, 0670028043007, 0670028043008, 0670028043010, 0670028043012, 0670028043014, 0670028043015, 0670028043016, 0670028043028; VTD 131: Block(s) 0670041031000, 0670041031001, 0670041031004, 0670041031005, 0670041031011, 0670041031013, 0670041031014, 0670041031015, 0670041032000, 0670041032002; VTD 132: Block(s) 0670028013069, 0670028013073, 0670028013074, 0670028013075, 0670028013076, 0670028013079, 0670028013080, 0670028013084, 0670028013085, 0670028013086, 0670028013087, 0670028013090, 0670041022046, 0670041041000, 0670041041001, 0670041041002, 0670041041003, 0670041041004, 0670041041005, 0670041041006, 0670041041007, 0670041041008, 0670041041009, 0670041041010, 0670041041011, 0670041041012, 0670041041013, 0670041041014, 0670041041015, 0670041041016, 0670041041017, 0670041041018, 0670041041019, 0670041041020, 0670041041021, 0670041041022, 0670041041023, 0670041041024, 0670041041025, 0670041042019, 0670041042020, 0670041042021, 0670041042022, 0670041043000, 0670041043001, 0670041043002, 0670041043003, 0670041043004, 0670041043005, 0670041043007, 0670041043008, 0670041043009; VTD 201: Block(s) 0670027021015, 0670027021018, 0670027021038, 0670027022007, 0670027022008, 0670027022009, 0670027022010, 0670027022011, 0670027022012, 0670027022013, 0670027023000, 0670027023001, 0670027023002, 0670027023003, 0670027023004, 0670027023005, 0670027023006, 0670027023007, 0670027023008, 0670027023009, 0670027023010, 0670027023011, 0670027023012, 0670027023013, 0670027024000, 0670027024001, 0670027024002, 0670027024003, 0670027024004, 0670027024005, 0670027024006, 0670027024007, 0670027024008, 0670027024009, 0670027031002, 0670027031003, 0670027031007, 0670027031018, 0670027034000, 0670027034001, 0670027034002, 0670027034003, 0670027034004, 0670027034005, 0670027034006, 0670027034007, 0670027034008, 0670027034009; VTD 203: Block(s) 0670003011011, 0670003011017, 0670003021029; VTD 204: Block(s) 0670003021003, 0670003021015, 0670014002013, 0670014002016, 0670014002022, 0670014002030; VTD 205, VTD 206: Block(s) 0670027021014; VTD 207: Block(s) 0670027011000, 0670027011001, 0670027011002, 0670027011003, 0670027011004, 0670027011005, 0670027011006, 0670027011007, 0670027011008, 0670027011009, 0670027011010, 0670027011011, 0670027011012, 0670027011013, 0670027011014, 0670027011015, 0670027011016, 0670027011017, 0670027011018, 0670027011019, 0670027011020, 0670027011021, 0670027022000, 0670027022001, 0670027022002, 0670027022003, 0670027022004, 0670027022005, 0670027022006, 0670028041023, 0670028042009, 0670028042010, 0670028042011, 0670028042012, 0670028042013, 0670028043002, 0670028043009, 0670028043013, 0670028061007, 0670028061008, 0670028061009, 0670028061010, 0670028061011, 0670028061012, 0670028061025, 0670028061026, 0670028061027, 0670028061028, 0670028061029, 0670028061032, 0670028061033, 0670028061038, 0670028061039, 0670028061040; VTD 801, VTD 802, VTD 903, VTD 904, VTD 905, VTD 906, VTD 907, VTD 908: Block(s) 0670026033000, 0670026043000, 0670026043001, 0670026043002, 0670026043003, 0670026043004, 0670026043005, 0670026043006, 0670026043007, 0670026043008, 0670026043010, 0670026043012, 0670026043013, 0670026043014, 0670026043015, 0670026043016, 0670026043017, 0670026043018, 0670026043019, 0670026043020, 0670026043021, 0670026043022, 0670026043024, 0670026043025, 0670026043026, 0670026043027, 0670026043028, 0670026043030, 0670026043031, 0670026043032, 0670026043033, 0670026043034, 0670026043035, 0670026044000, 0670026044001, 0670026044002, 0670026044003, 0670026044004, 0670026044005, 0670026044006, 0670026044007, 0670026044008, 0670026044009, 0670026044010, 0670026044011, 0670026044012, 0670026044013, 0670026044014, 0670026044015, 0670026044016, 0670026044017, 0670026044018, 0670026044019, 0670026044020, 0670026044021, 0670026044022, 0670026044023, 0670026044024, 0670026044025; VTD 909.
Ward 2: Forsyth County: VTD 031: Block(s) 0670028071019, 0670028071021, 0670028071022, 0670028071027, 0670028071028; VTD 032: Block(s) 0670028041000; VTD 033: Block(s) 0670027021000, 0670028061000, 0670028061001, 0670028061002, 0670028061003, 0670028061004, 0670028061005, 0670028061016, 0670028061017, 0670028061018, 0670028061019, 0670028061020, 0670028061021, 0670028061022, 0670028061023, 0670028062000, 0670028062001, 0670028062002, 0670028062003, 0670028062004, 0670028062005, 0670028062006, 0670028062007, 0670028062008, 0670028062009, 0670028062010, 0670028062011, 0670028062012, 0670028062013, 0670028062014, 0670028062015, 0670028062016, 0670028062017, 0670028062018, 0670028062019, 0670028062020, 0670028062021, 0670028062022, 0670028062023, 0670028062024, 0670028062025, 0670028062026, 0670028062027, 0670028062028, 0670028062029, 0670028062030, 0670028062031, 0670028062032, 0670028062033, 0670028062034, 0670028071018, 0670028071026, 0670028081047, 0670028081048; VTD 034: Block(s) 0670028073037, 0670028081022, 0670028081023, 0670028081039, 0670028081040, 0670028081044, 0670028081045, 0670028081046; VTD 081: Block(s) 0670015002000, 0670015002001, 0670015002002, 0670015002003, 0670015002005, 0670015002006, 0670015002007, 0670015002010, 0670029011002, 0670029011003, 0670029011004, 0670029011005, 0670029011006, 0670029011007, 0670029011009, 0670029011010, 0670029011011, 0670029011014, 0670029011016, 0670029011017, 0670029011018, 0670029011019, 0670029011020, 0670029011026, 0670029011027, 0670029013000, 0670029013001, 0670029013002, 0670029013003, 0670029013004, 0670029013005, 0670029013006, 0670029013007, 0670029013008, 0670029013009, 0670029013010, 0670029013011, 0670029013012, 0670029031000, 0670029031001, 0670029031002, 0670029031003, 0670029031004, 0670029031005, 0670029031006, 0670029031007, 0670029031008, 0670029031009, 0670029033003, 0670029033004, 0670029033005, 0670029033006, 0670029033007, 0670029033008, 0670029033009, 0670029033010, 0670029033011, 0670029033012, 0670029033013, 0670029033014, 0670029033015, 0670029034014, 0670029034015, 0670029034019, 0670029034033; VTD 082: Block(s) 0670017001000, 0670017005000, 0670017005001, 0670017005002, 0670017005003, 0670017005004, 0670017005005, 0670017005006, 0670017005007, 0670017005008, 0670017005009, 0670017005010, 0670017005011, 0670017005012, 0670017005013, 0670017005014, 0670017005015, 0670017005016, 0670030022022, 0670030022025, 0670030022028, 0670030022030, 0670030022035, 0670030022059, 0670030022060, 0670030022061, 0670030022062, 0670030022063, 0670030022064, 0670030022066, 0670030022067, 0670030031037, 0670030031038, 0670030031039, 0670030031040, 0670030031049, 0670030031050, 0670030031051, 0670030031052, 0670030031054, 0670030031055, 0670030031057, 0670030031058, 0670030031059, 0670030041054, 0670030041055, 0670030041056, 0670030041063, 0670030041066, 0670030041080; VTD 083: Block(s) 0670016011000, 0670016011001, 0670016011002, 0670029032040, 0670029032044, 0670029032045, 0670030021000, 0670030021001, 0670030021002, 0670030021003, 0670030021004, 0670030021005, 0670030021006, 0670030022009, 0670030022011, 0670030022012, 0670030022013, 0670030022014, 0670030022015, 0670030022029, 0670030022031; VTD 111: Block(s) 0670029012036; VTD 201: Block(s) 0670014002000, 0670014002001, 0670014002004, 0670014002005, 0670027021016, 0670027021019, 0670027021020, 0670027021021, 0670027021022, 0670027021028, 0670027021029, 0670027021030, 0670027021031, 0670027021034, 0670027021035, 0670027021036, 0670027021037, 0670027021039, 0670027031000, 0670027031001, 0670027031004, 0670027031005, 0670027031006, 0670027031008, 0670027031009, 0670027031010, 0670027031011, 0670027031012, 0670027031013, 0670027031014, 0670027031015, 0670027031016, 0670027031017; VTD 203: Block(s) 0670003011000, 0670003011001, 0670003011002, 0670003011003, 0670003011004, 0670003011005, 0670003011006, 0670003011007, 0670003011008, 0670003011009, 0670003011010, 0670003011015, 0670003011016, 0670003011024, 0670003011025, 0670003011026, 0670003011027, 0670003011028, 0670003011029, 0670003021023, 0670003021024, 0670003021027, 0670003021028, 0670003021043, 0670003021044, 0670004003000, 0670004003001, 0670004003002, 0670004003003, 0670004003004, 0670004003005, 0670004003006, 0670004003007, 0670004003008, 0670004003009, 0670004003010, 0670004003011, 0670004003012, 0670004003019, 0670004003020, 0670004003021, 0670004003022, 0670004003023; VTD 204: Block(s) 0670003021000, 0670003021001, 0670003021002, 0670003021005, 0670003021006, 0670003021007, 0670003021008, 0670003021009, 0670003021010, 0670003021011, 0670003021012, 0670003021013, 0670003021014, 0670003021025, 0670003021026, 0670004002002, 0670004002003, 0670004002008, 0670004002010, 0670004002011, 0670004002012, 0670004002013, 0670004002014, 0670004002015, 0670004002016, 0670014001039, 0670014001041, 0670014001044, 0670014001045, 0670014002002, 0670014002003, 0670014002006, 0670014002007, 0670014002008, 0670014002009, 0670014002010, 0670014002011, 0670014002012, 0670014002014, 0670014002015, 0670014002017, 0670014002018, 0670014002019, 0670014002020, 0670014002021, 0670014002023, 0670014002024, 0670014002025, 0670014002026, 0670014002027, 0670014002028, 0670014002029, 0670014002031, 0670014002032, 0670014002033; VTD 206: Block(s) 0670014001000, 0670014001001, 0670014001002, 0670014001003, 0670014001004, 0670014001005, 0670014001006, 0670014001007, 0670014001008, 0670014001009, 0670014001010, 0670014001011, 0670014001012, 0670014001013, 0670014001014, 0670014001015, 0670014001016, 0670014001017, 0670014001018, 0670014001019, 0670014001020, 0670014001021, 0670014001022, 0670014001023, 0670014001024, 0670014001025, 0670014001026, 0670014001027, 0670014001028, 0670014001029, 0670014001030, 0670014001031, 0670014001032, 0670014001033, 0670014001034, 0670014001035, 0670014001036, 0670014001037, 0670014001038, 0670014001040, 0670014001042, 0670014001043, 0670014001046, 0670027021001, 0670027021002, 0670027021003, 0670027021004, 0670027021005, 0670027021006, 0670027021007, 0670027021008, 0670027021009, 0670027021010, 0670027021011, 0670027021012, 0670027021013, 0670027021017, 0670027021023, 0670027021024, 0670027021025, 0670027021026, 0670027021027, 0670027021032, 0670027021033, 0670027021040, 0670027021041; VTD 207: Block(s) 0670028061030, 0670028061031, 0670028061034, 0670028061035, 0670028061036, 0670028061037; VTD 301, VTD 302, VTD 303, VTD 304, VTD 305, VTD 306, VTD 401: Block(s) 0670017001001, 0670017001002, 0670017001003, 0670017001004, 0670017001005, 0670017001006, 0670017001007, 0670017001008, 0670017001009, 0670017001010, 0670017002000, 0670017002003, 0670017002004, 0670017002005, 0670017002018, 0670017002019, 0670017002020, 0670017003000, 0670017003003, 0670017003004, 0670017003005, 0670017003006, 0670017003007, 0670017003008, 0670017003009, 0670017003011, 0670017003012, 0670017003013, 0670017004000, 0670017004001, 0670017004002, 0670017004003, 0670017004004, 0670017004005, 0670017004006, 0670017004007, 0670017004008, 0670017005017, 0670017005018, 0670017005019, 0670017005020, 0670017005021, 0670030031056, 0670030031060, 0670030031061, 0670030031067, 0670030031068, 0670030041060, 0670030041061, 0670030041062, 0670030041064; VTD 402, VTD 403, VTD 404.
Ward 3: Davidson County: VTD 16: Block(s) 0570602021028; Forsyth County: VTD 011: Block(s) 0670033083000, 0670033083001, 0670033083002, 0670033083003, 0670033083004, 0670033083005, 0670033083006, 0670033083007, 0670033083008, 0670033083009, 0670033083010, 0670033083011, 0670033083012, 0670033083013, 0670033083014, 0670033083015, 0670033083016, 0670033083017, 0670033083018, 0670033083019, 0670033083020, 0670033083021, 0670033083022, 0670033083023, 0670033083024, 0670033083025, 0670033083026, 0670033083027, 0670033083028, 0670033083029, 0670033083030, 0670033083031, 0670033083032, 0670033083033, 0670033083034, 0670033083035, 0670033083036, 0670033083037, 0670033083038, 0670033083039, 0670033083040, 0670033083041, 0670033083042, 0670033083043, 0670033083044, 0670033083045, 0670033083046, 0670033083047, 0670033083048, 0670033083049, 0670033083050, 0670033083051, 0670033083052, 0670033083053, 0670033084000, 0670033084001, 0670033084002, 0670033084003, 0670033084004, 0670033084005, 0670033084006, 0670033084007, 0670033084008, 0670033111000, 0670033111001, 0670033111002, 0670033111003, 0670033111004, 0670033111005, 0670033111006, 0670033111007, 0670033111008, 0670033111009, 0670033111010, 0670033111011, 0670033111012, 0670033111014, 0670033111015, 0670033111016, 0670033111017, 0670033111018, 0670033111019, 0670033111020, 0670033111023, 0670033111024, 0670033111025, 0670033111026, 0670033111027, 0670033111028, 0670033111030, 0670033111031, 0670033111032, 0670033111033, 0670033111034, 0670033111036, 0670033111040, 0670033111041; VTD 012: Block(s) 0670034022001, 0670034022002, 0670034022003, 0670034022007, 0670034022008, 0670034022020; VTD 013: Block(s) 0670033071008, 0670033071040, 0670033071041, 0670033081003, 0670033081004, 0670033081005, 0670033081006, 0670033081007, 0670033081008, 0670033081009, 0670033081010, 0670033081011, 0670033081012, 0670033081013, 0670033081015, 0670033081016, 0670033081017, 0670033081018, 0670033081019, 0670033081020, 0670033081021, 0670033081022, 0670033081030, 0670033081031, 0670033081032, 0670033081033, 0670033081036, 0670033081037, 0670033081039, 0670033081040, 0670033081041, 0670033081050, 0670033081051, 0670033081052, 0670033081053, 0670033081057, 0670033081058, 0670033081059, 0670033081060, 0670033081062, 0670033082007, 0670033082008, 0670033082009, 0670033082010, 0670033082011, 0670033082012; VTD 015: Block(s) 0670033121065, 0670033121066, 0670033121067, 0670033121068, 0670033121083; VTD 042: Block(s) 0670035004001, 0670035004002, 0670035004003, 0670035004004, 0670035004006, 0670035004007, 0670035004008, 0670035004009, 0670035004010, 0670035004012, 0670035004014, 0670035004024, 0670035004028, 0670035004029, 0670035004030, 0670035005000, 0670035005001, 0670035005002, 0670035005003, 0670035005004, 0670035005005, 0670035005006, 0670035005008, 0670035005009, 0670035005010, 0670035005011, 0670035005012, 0670035005013, 0670035005015, 0670035005016, 0670035005017, 0670035005019, 0670035005020, 0670035005021, 0670035005022, 0670035005023, 0670035005024, 0670035005025, 0670036003000, 0670036003001, 0670036003002, 0670036003003, 0670036003004, 0670036003005, 0670036003008, 0670036003009, 0670036003010, 0670036003028, 0670036003029, 0670036003030, 0670036003031, 0670036003032, 0670036003033, 0670036003034, 0670036003037, 0670036003061, 0670036003062, 0670036003063, 0670036003064, 0670036003065, 0670036003066, 0670036003067, 0670036003069, 0670036003070, 0670036003071, 0670036003073, 0670036003074, 0670036003075, 0670036003076, 0670036003077, 0670036003078, 0670036003079, 0670036003080, 0670036003081, 0670036003084, 0670036003085, 0670036003086, 0670036003087, 0670036003088, 0670036003089, 0670036003090, 0670036003094; VTD 043: Block(s) 0670033102019, 0670033102022, 0670033102024, 0670033102025, 0670034021000, 0670034021001, 0670034021004, 0670034021005, 0670034021006, 0670034021007, 0670034021011, 0670034021012, 0670034021013, 0670034021014, 0670034021015, 0670034021016, 0670034021017, 0670034021018, 0670034021019, 0670034021020, 0670034021021, 0670034021023, 0670034021024, 0670034021025, 0670034021026, 0670034021027, 0670034021028, 0670034021029, 0670034021030, 0670034021031, 0670034021032, 0670034021033, 0670034021034, 0670034021035, 0670034021036, 0670034021039, 0670034021043, 0670034021046, 0670034021047, 0670034021048, 0670034021049, 0670034022011, 0670034022021, 0670034022022, 0670034022023, 0670034022030, 0670034022031, 0670034022035, 0670034022036, 0670034022037, 0670034031000, 0670034031001, 0670034031002, 0670034031003, 0670034031004, 0670034031005, 0670034031006, 0670034031007, 0670034031008, 0670034031009, 0670034031010, 0670034031011, 0670034031012, 0670034031013, 0670034031014, 0670034031015, 0670034031016, 0670034031017, 0670034031018, 0670034031020, 0670034031021, 0670034031022, 0670034031023, 0670034031024, 0670034031025, 0670034031026, 0670034031027, 0670034031028, 0670034031029, 0670034031030, 0670034031031, 0670034031032, 0670034031033, 0670034031034, 0670034031035, 0670034032000, 0670034032001, 0670034032002, 0670034032003, 0670034032004, 0670034032005, 0670034032006, 0670034032007, 0670034032008, 0670034032009, 0670034032010, 0670034032011, 0670034032012, 0670034032013, 0670034032014, 0670034032015, 0670034032016, 0670034032017, 0670034032018, 0670034032019, 0670034032020, 0670034042005, 0670034042007, 0670034042008, 0670034042009, 0670034042010, 0670034042011, 0670034042012, 0670034042013, 0670034042014, 0670034042015, 0670034042016, 0670034042017, 0670034042029, 0670034042030, 0670034042031, 0670034042032, 0670034042033, 0670034042034; VTD 063: Block(s) 0670030041022, 0670030041029, 0670030041030, 0670030041031, 0670030041032, 0670030041049, 0670030041070, 0670030041076, 0670030041077, 0670030041078; VTD 082: Block(s) 0670030041068, 0670030041069, 0670030041071, 0670030041072; VTD 401: Block(s) 0670017001011, 0670017002001, 0670017002002, 0670030031062, 0670030031063, 0670030031065, 0670030031066, 0670030041065, 0670033091000, 0670033091001, 0670033091002, 0670033091003, 0670033091004, 0670033091005, 0670033091006, 0670033091007, 0670033091008, 0670033091009, 0670033091010, 0670033091011, 0670033091012, 0670033091013, 0670033091014, 0670033091015, 0670033091016, 0670033091017, 0670033091018, 0670033091019, 0670033091020, 0670033091021, 0670033091022, 0670033091023, 0670033091024, 0670033091025, 0670033091026, 0670033091027, 0670033091028, 0670033091029, 0670033093000, 0670033093001, 0670033093002, 0670033093003, 0670033093023, 0670033093024, 0670033093025, 0670033093026, 0670033093027, 0670033093037; VTD 405, VTD 501, VTD 502, VTD 503, VTD 504, VTD 505, VTD 507.
Ward 4: Forsyth County: VTD 042: Block(s) 0670036003013, 0670036003091, 0670036003092; VTD 122: Block(s) 0670037023000, 0670037023001, 0670037023002, 0670037023003, 0670037023004, 0670037023005, 0670037023006, 0670037023007, 0670037023008, 0670037023009, 0670037023010, 0670037023011, 0670037031000, 0670037031001, 0670037031002, 0670037031003, 0670037031004, 0670037031005, 0670037031006, 0670037031007, 0670037031010, 0670037031012, 0670037031016, 0670037031017, 0670037031018, 0670037031019, 0670037031020, 0670037031021, 0670037031022, 0670037031025, 0670037031027, 0670037031028, 0670037031029, 0670037031030, 0670037031031, 0670037031032, 0670037032000, 0670037032001, 0670037032002, 0670037032003, 0670037032004, 0670037032005, 0670037032006, 0670037032007, 0670037032009, 0670037032010, 0670037032011, 0670037032012, 0670037032014, 0670037032015, 0670037032016, 0670037032017, 0670037032018, 0670037032019, 0670037032021, 0670037032022, 0670037032023, 0670037032026, 0670037032027, 0670037032028, 0670037032029, 0670037032030, 0670037032031, 0670037032032, 0670037032033, 0670037032034, 0670037032035, 0670037032036, 0670037033000, 0670037033001, 0670037033002, 0670037033003, 0670037033005, 0670037033007, 0670037034000, 0670037034001, 0670037034002, 0670037034003, 0670037034004, 0670037034005, 0670037034006, 0670037034007, 0670037034008, 0670037034009, 0670037034010, 0670037034011, 0670037034012, 0670037034013, 0670037034014, 0670037034015, 0670037034016, 0670037034017, 0670037034018, 0670037034019, 0670037034020, 0670037034021, 0670037034022, 0670037034024, 0670037034025, 0670037034026, 0670037034027, 0670037034028, 0670037034029, 0670037034030, 0670037034031, 0670037034032, 0670037034033, 0670037034034, 0670037034035, 0670037034036, 0670037034037, 0670037034038, 0670037034039, 0670037034040, 0670037034041, 0670037034042, 0670037034043, 0670037034044, 0670037034045, 0670037034046, 0670037034047, 0670037034048, 0670037034049, 0670037034050, 0670037034051, 0670037034052, 0670037034053, 0670037034054, 0670037034055, 0670038032014, 0670038032022; VTD 506, VTD 601, VTD 602: Block(s) 0670037021000, 0670037021001, 0670037021002, 0670037021003, 0670037021004, 0670037021005, 0670037021006, 0670037021007, 0670037021008, 0670037021009, 0670037021010, 0670037021011, 0670037021012, 0670037021013, 0670037021014, 0670037021015, 0670037021016, 0670037021017, 0670037021018, 0670037021019, 0670037021020, 0670037021021, 0670037021022, 0670037021023, 0670037021024, 0670037021025, 0670037021026, 0670037021027, 0670037022000, 0670037022001, 0670037022002, 0670037022003, 0670037022004, 0670037022005, 0670037022006, 0670037022007, 0670037022008, 0670037022009, 0670037022010, 0670037022011, 0670037022012, 0670037022013, 0670037022014, 0670037022015, 0670037023012, 0670037023013, 0670037023014, 0670037023015, 0670037023016, 0670037023017, 0670037023018, 0670038032000, 0670038032001, 0670038032002, 0670038032003, 0670038032004, 0670038032005, 0670038032006, 0670038032007, 0670038032008, 0670038032009, 0670038032010, 0670038032011, 0670038032031; VTD 603, VTD 604, VTD 605, VTD 606, VTD 607, VTD 702, VTD 703, VTD 704, VTD 705: Block(s) 0670021001000, 0670021001001, 0670021001002, 0670021001003, 0670021001004, 0670021001005, 0670021001006, 0670021001007, 0670021001008, 0670021001009, 0670021001010, 0670021001011, 0670021001012, 0670021001013, 0670021001014, 0670021001015, 0670021001016, 0670021001017, 0670021001018, 0670021002022, 0670021002023, 0670022001020, 0670022001033, 0670022001034, 0670022001035, 0670022001036, 0670022001037, 0670022001038, 0670022001045, 0670022001046, 0670022001047, 0670022001048, 0670022001049, 0670022001050, 0670038041000, 0670038041001, 0670038041002, 0670038041003, 0670038041004, 0670038041005, 0670038041006, 0670038041012, 0670038041013, 0670038041014, 0670038041015, 0670038041016, 0670038041043, 0670038041044; VTD 709: Block(s) 0670038041017, 0670038041018, 0670038041019, 0670038041020, 0670038041025, 0670038041026, 0670038041027, 0670038041028, 0670038041029, 0670038041030, 0670038041031, 0670038041032, 0670038041033, 0670038041036, 0670038041040, 0670038041041, 0670038041042, 0670038041045, 0670038041046, 0670038041047, 0670038042000, 0670038042001, 0670038042002, 0670038042003, 0670038042004, 0670038042005, 0670038042006, 0670038042007, 0670038042008, 0670038042009, 0670038042010, 0670038042011, 0670038042012, 0670038042013, 0670038042014, 0670038042015, 0670038042016, 0670038042017, 0670038042018, 0670038042019, 0670038042020, 0670038042021, 0670038042022, 0670038042023, 0670038042024, 0670038042025, 0670038042026, 0670038043000, 0670038043001, 0670038043002, 0670038043003, 0670038043004, 0670038043005, 0670038043006, 0670038043007, 0670038043008, 0670038043009, 0670038043010, 0670038043011, 0670038043012, 0670038043013, 0670038043014, 0670038043015, 0670038043016, 0670038043017, 0670038043018, 0670038043019, 0670038043020, 0670038043021, 0670038043022, 0670038043023, 0670038043024, 0670038043025, 0670038043034, 0670038043035, 0670038043036, 0670038043037, 0670038043038, 0670038043041, 0670038043049, 0670038043050, 0670038043051, 0670038043052, 0670038043053.
Ward 5: Forsyth County: VTD 071: Block(s) 0670040111000, 0670040111001, 0670040111021, 0670040111022, 0670040111023; VTD 072: Block(s) 0670040123000, 0670040123001, 0670040123002, 0670040123003, 0670040123021, 0670040124009, 0670040124010; VTD 074: Block(s) 0670039041016, 0670039041017, 0670039041018, 0670039082018, 0670039092002, 0670039092003, 0670039092004, 0670039092005, 0670039092006, 0670039092007, 0670039092008, 0670039093000, 0670039093001, 0670039093002, 0670039093003, 0670039093004, 0670039093005, 0670039093006, 0670039093007, 0670039093012, 0670039093013, 0670039093014, 0670039093015, 0670039093016, 0670039093017, 0670040101011, 0670040101025, 0670040101026, 0670040101027, 0670040101028, 0670040101029, 0670040101030, 0670040101031, 0670040101032, 0670040101033, 0670040103020, 0670040103022, 0670040103023, 0670040103024, 0670040103025, 0670040103026, 0670040103027, 0670040103029, 0670040103030, 0670040113000, 0670040113001, 0670040113002, 0670040113003, 0670040113004, 0670040113005, 0670040113006, 0670040113007, 0670040113008, 0670040113009, 0670040113010, 0670040113011, 0670040113014, 0670040113015, 0670040113021, 0670040113022; VTD 123: Block(s) 0670038052003, 0670038053000, 0670039033008, 0670039033009, 0670039033010, 0670039033011, 0670039033012, 0670039033013, 0670039033014, 0670039033015, 0670039033016, 0670039033017, 0670039033018, 0670039042003, 0670039042004, 0670039042005, 0670039042006, 0670039042007, 0670039042008, 0670039042009, 0670039042010, 0670039042011, 0670039042012, 0670039042013, 0670039042014, 0670039042015, 0670039042018, 0670039042019, 0670039042021, 0670039043000, 0670039043001, 0670039043002, 0670039043003, 0670039043004, 0670039043005, 0670039043006, 0670039043007, 0670039043008, 0670039043009, 0670039043010, 0670039043011, 0670039043012, 0670039043013, 0670039043014, 0670039043015, 0670039043016, 0670039043017, 0670039043018, 0670039043019, 0670039044000, 0670039044002, 0670039044003, 0670039044004, 0670039044005, 0670039044006, 0670039044008, 0670039044009, 0670039044010, 0670039044011, 0670039044012, 0670039044013, 0670039044014, 0670039044015, 0670039044016, 0670039044017; VTD 131: Block(s) 0670041031029, 0670041031030, 0670041031031, 0670041031032, 0670041031033, 0670041031034, 0670041031035, 0670041031043, 0670041031044, 0670041031045, 0670041031046; VTD 133: Block(s) 0670040101000, 0670040101001, 0670040101002, 0670040101003, 0670040101004, 0670040101005, 0670040101006, 0670040101007, 0670040101008, 0670040101009, 0670040101012, 0670040101013, 0670040101014, 0670040101015, 0670040101016, 0670040101018, 0670040101019, 0670040101020, 0670040101021, 0670040101022, 0670040101023, 0670040101024, 0670040103000, 0670040103001, 0670040103002, 0670040103003, 0670040103006, 0670040103007, 0670040103008, 0670040103009, 0670040103010, 0670040103011, 0670040103012, 0670040103013, 0670040103014, 0670040103015, 0670040103016, 0670040103017, 0670040103018, 0670040103019, 0670040103031; VTD 701, VTD 705: Block(s) 0670038051011, 0670038051012, 0670038051013, 0670038051014, 0670038051015, 0670038051016, 0670038051017, 0670038051018, 0670038051019, 0670038051020, 0670038051021, 0670038051022, 0670038051023, 0670038051024, 0670038052000, 0670038052001, 0670038052002, 0670038052004, 0670038052005, 0670038052006, 0670038052007, 0670038052008, 0670038052009, 0670038052010, 0670038052011, 0670038052012, 0670038052013, 0670038052014, 0670038052015, 0670038052016, 0670038052017, 0670038052018, 0670038052019, 0670038052020, 0670038052021, 0670038052022, 0670038052023, 0670038052024, 0670038052025, 0670038052026, 0670038052027, 0670038052028, 0670038052029, 0670038052030, 0670038052031, 0670038052032, 0670038052033, 0670038052034, 0670038052035, 0670038052036, 0670038052037, 0670038052038, 0670038052039, 0670038052040, 0670038052041, 0670038052042, 0670038052044, 0670038052045, 0670038052046, 0670038052047, 0670038052048, 0670038052049, 0670038052050, 0670038053004, 0670038054000, 0670038054004, 0670039032009, 0670039033007; VTD 706, VTD 707, VTD 708: Block(s) 0670038052043, 0670038053001, 0670038053002, 0670038053003, 0670038053005, 0670038053006, 0670038053007, 0670038053008, 0670038053009, 0670038053010, 0670038053011, 0670038053012, 0670038053013, 0670038053014, 0670038053015, 0670038054001, 0670038054002, 0670038054003, 0670038054005, 0670038054006, 0670038054007, 0670038054008, 0670038054009, 0670038054010, 0670038054011, 0670038054012, 0670038054013, 0670038054014, 0670038054015, 0670038061000, 0670038061001, 0670038061002, 0670038061003, 0670038061004, 0670038061005, 0670038061006, 0670038061007, 0670038061008, 0670038061009, 0670038061010, 0670038061011, 0670038061012, 0670038061013, 0670038061015, 0670038061016, 0670038061017, 0670038061018, 0670038061019, 0670038061022, 0670038061027, 0670038061028, 0670038062000, 0670038062001, 0670038062002, 0670038062003, 0670038062004, 0670038062005, 0670038062006, 0670038062007, 0670038062008, 0670038062009, 0670038062010, 0670038062011, 0670038062012, 0670038062013, 0670038062014, 0670038062015, 0670038062016, 0670038062017, 0670038062018, 0670038062019, 0670038062020, 0670038062022, 0670038062023, 0670038062025, 0670038062026, 0670038062027; VTD 803, VTD 804, VTD 805, VTD 806, VTD 807, VTD 808, VTD 809, VTD 901, VTD 902."
SECTION 1.(b)  Nothing in this act shall affect the authority of the City of Winston‑Salem to annex any property pursuant to Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes and any local act of the General Assembly. Annexed property shall be assigned in accordance with Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem.
SECTION 1.(c)  The Legislative Services Officer shall certify a true copy of the block assignment file associated with any mapping software used to generate the language in subsection (a) of this section. The certified true copy of the block assignment file shall be delivered by the Legislative Services Officer to the Secretary of the City of Winston‑Salem. 
SECTION 1.(d)  This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.
SECTION 2.  Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 12A of the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem, being Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Chapter 13 of the Session Laws of 1965, Chapter 53 of the Session Laws of 1965, City Ordinance dated January 6, 2003, as adopted under Part 4 of Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and 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 Section 12J of this Charter. 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. Except as provided in Section 12J of this Charter, the Mayor shall serve for a term of two years commencing as provided by G.S. 160A‑68 at the organizational meeting of the city council following the election. Notwithstanding G.S. 160A‑69, the Mayor shall have the right to vote as a city council member on all matters before the council but shall have no right to break a tie vote in a matter in which the Mayor participated.
2. Election of City Council. The time for election of city council members shall be as provided in Section 12J of this Charter. There shall be elected eight council members for the City of Winston‑Salem, who shall hold their office until their successors are qualified. Five city council members shall be elected to each represent one of the five wards as set forth in Section 8 of this Charter. The remaining three city council members shall be elected from the City at‑large. Each council member elected to represent a ward 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. Except as provided in Section 12J of this Charter, city council members shall serve for terms of two years commencing as provided by G.S. 160A‑68 at the organizational meeting of the city council following the election."
SECTION 3.  Section 12J of the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem, being Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Section 1(d) of S.L. 2011‑141, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 12J. Time of Election; Terms.
(a)	In 2020, the primary and election for mayor and council members shall be held on the dates provided in G.S. 163A‑1585(a)(2).
(b)	The terms of the mayor and council members of the City of Winston‑Salem elected in 2020 shall expire at the organizational meeting after the 2022 regular municipal election.
(c)	Notwithstanding G.S. 163A‑1585, in 2022, and biennially thereafter, primaries and elections for mayor and city council shall be held at the same time as for county officers as provided in G.S. 163A‑700."
SECTION 4.(a)  Sections 1 through 3 of Chapter 1248 of the Session Laws of 1971 are incorporated as Section 12K in the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem. Section 12K of the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem, being Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 12K.  Vacancies.
(a)	Should a vacancy exist on the City Council of the City of Winston‑Salem by death, resignation, or otherwise than by expiration of term, and should the unexpired term at the time the vacancy occurs be for twelve months or more, then the City Council shall adopt a resolution calling for a special primary and election for the at‑large seat or in the ward which the vacating member represented to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. Regarding a resignation, a vacancy is deemed to exist once the City Council accepts the resignation of a member, even if the effective date of the resignation is a future date. The candidate elected shall be installed at the next regular or special meeting of the City Council, or if the resigning member is still seated, the next regular or special meeting following the effective date of the resignation. The effective date of the resignation and installation of the elected candidate may occur at the same meeting, provided the resignation occurs before the installation. The primary and election shall be called and conducted in accordance with G.S. 163A‑1592 and the remainder of the laws governing other municipal elections in the City of Winston‑Salem, as modified by the following provisions:
(1)	The Forsyth County Board of Elections shall conduct a special primary and election and determine the results of the election in accordance with the partisan primary and election method set out in G.S. 163A‑1615.
(2)	The Forsyth County Board of Elections shall set the date and time candidates seeking party nomination may file notices of candidacy, provided that the filing period opens within 14 business days after the adoption of the resolution and is open for 14 business days. Each candidate shall be a resident of the ward that the vacating member represented.
(3)	The Forsyth County Board of Elections shall hold the primary election no later than 60 calendar days after the close of the filing period, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and shall allow for absentee ballots to be applied for and cast.
(4)	The Forsyth County Board of Elections shall hold the general election no later than 60 calendar days after the primary, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and shall allow for absentee ballots to be applied for and cast. A space for write‑in candidates shall be printed on the ballot.
(5)	The City Council shall reimburse the Forsyth County Board of Elections for the actual cost involved in the administration of the primary and election.
(b)	Should a vacancy exist on the City Council for any of the reasons stated in Section 1 of this act, and should the unexpired term at the time the vacancy occurs be for less than twelve months, then the Mayor of the City of Winston‑Salem shall immediately appoint for the unexpired part of the term the person recommended by the Forsyth County Executive Committee of the political party with which the former member was affiliated when elected.
(c)	Should a member of the City Council of the City of Winston‑Salem remove himself or herself from the City, or fail to attend the meetings of the City Council for 90 consecutive days, or should the member willfully neglect or refuse to serve, a vacancy to be filled as provided in Sections 1 and 2 shall be deemed to have been created."
SECTION 4.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to vacancies existing on or after that date.
SECTION 5.(a)  Any seat that meets all of the following shall be subject to a special primary and election, to be conducted using the process described in Section 1 of Chapter 1248 of the Session Laws of 1971, as amended by Section 1 of this act:
(1)	A vacancy for that seat occurs in 2018 or 2019.
(2)	The vacancy was filled by the City Council using the appointment process set forth in G.S. 160A‑63.
(3)	The Forsyth County Board of Elections receives a petition calling for a special primary and election signed by at least one percent (1%) of the total number of registered voters in the ward which the seat represents, as reflected by the voter registration records of the State Board of Elections as of January 1 of the year in which the petition is received. The chair or director of the Forsyth County Board of Elections shall verify signatures on the petition no later than 15 business days after receipt of the petition as provided in G.S. 163A‑1005(a)(1)b.
(4)	The unexpired term of office for the seat is 12 months or more, as of the date the petition, signed by at least one percent (1%) of the residents of the ward, is received by the Forsyth County Board of Elections.
SECTION 5.(b)  The City Council of the City of Winston‑Salem shall reimburse the Forsyth County Board of Elections for the actual cost involved in the administration of any special primary and election conducted under this section.
SECTION 5.(c)  This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to any seat that was vacated in 2018 or 2019.
SECTION 6.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.