GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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SENATE BILL 876

Short Title:      Rowan County/Bd. of Commissioners/Vacancies.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Senator Ford (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate

April 29, 2026

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES ON THE ROWAN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ARE FILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH G.S. 153A‑27.1.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑27.1(h) reads as rewritten:

"(h)      This section shall apply only in the following counties: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Avery, Beaufort, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Caswell, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Cumberland, Dare, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Guilford, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hyde, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Moore, Onslow, Pender, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Transylvania, and Yancey."

SECTION 2.  This act applies to Rowan County only.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to vacancies filled on or after that date.