GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 136

 

 

Short Title:      Town of Faith/Four-Year Terms.

(Local)

Sponsors:

Representatives Warren and Campbell (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Referred to:

Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

February 18, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR THE TOWN OF FAITH SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN‑NUMBERED YEARS AND TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN THE TOWN OF FAITH FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 4 of Chapter 363 of the Private Laws of 1903, as rewritten by Chapter 159 of the 1961 Session Laws and Chapter 1111 of the 1979 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 4. Elections in the Town of Faith shall be conducted in accordance with Subchapter IX of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.held at the time of the general election in each even‑numbered year. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws in Chapter 163 of the General Statutes."

SECTION 2.  Section 3 of Chapter 363 of the Private Laws of 1903, as rewritten by Chapter 159 of the 1961 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 3. That the officers of said Town shall consist of five aldermen, who shall elect one of their number as mayor. be elected to serve a four‑year term. From the five aldermen, a mayor shall be chosen by the aldermen. The mayor and aldermen when qualified as required by law, may elect a town clerk, a tax collector, a treasurer, such policemen and other officers necessary to the preservation and regulation of the Town's best interests."

SECTION 3.  No municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Faith in 2025. The terms of office for the aldermen in the Town of Faith serving on the effective date of this act shall be extended by one year. Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Faith every four years beginning in 2026. In 2026 and quadrennially thereafter, five aldermen shall be elected to serve four‑year terms.

SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.