A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE town OF Oriental SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN‑NUMBERED YEARS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Section 5 of the Charter of the Town of Oriental, being Chapter 184 of the Private Laws of 1899, reads as rewritten:
"Section 5. Beginning in 2026, regular municipal elections shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even‑numbered year in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina. In 2026 and biennially thereafter, a mayor and five town commissioners shall be selected by the qualified voters of the town to each serve two‑year terms."
SECTION 1.(b)  In the 2025 municipal election, the mayor and five town commissioners shall be elected for a one‑year term. Beginning in 2026, municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Oriental in even‑numbered years and biennially thereafter.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.