North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H136 Compare Versions

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 2
	3	+	H 1
4	4		HOUSE BILL 136
5		-	Committee Substitute Favorable 3/4/25
6	5
7		-	Short Title: Town of Faith/Even-Yr. Elect./Four-Yr.Terms. (Local)
8		-	Sponsors:
9		-	Referred to:
	6	+
	7	+	Short Title: Town of Faith/Four-Year Terms. (Local)
	8	+	Sponsors: Representatives Warren and Campbell (Primary Sponsors).
	9	+	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
	10	+	Referred to: Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
10	11		February 18, 2025
11		-	H136 -v-2
	12	+	H136 -v-1
12	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
13	14		AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR THE TOWN OF 2
14	15		FAITH SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEA RS AND TO EXTEND THE 3
15	16		TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN THE TOWN 4
16	17		OF FAITH FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS. 5
17	18		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
18		-	SECTION 1. Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Faith, being Chapter 363 of 7
19		-	the Private Laws of 1903, as rewritten by Chapter 159 of the 1961 Session Laws and Chapter 8
20		-	1111 of the 1979 Session Laws, reads as rewritten: 9
21		-	"Sec. 4. Elections in the Town of Faith shall be held at the time of the general election in each 10
22		-	even-numbered year. Except as otherwise provided, the election shall be conducted in accordance 11
23		-	with Subchapter IX of the uniform municipal election laws in Chapter 163 of the General 12
24		-	Statutes." 13
25		-	SECTION 2. Section 3 of the Charter of the Town of Faith, being Chapter 363 of 14
26		-	the Private Laws of 1903, as rewritten by Chapter 159 of the 1961 Session Laws, reads as 15
27		-	rewritten: 16
28		-	"Sec. 3. That the officers of said Town shall consist of five aldermen, elected to serve a 17
29		-	four-year term who shall elect one of their number as mayor. The mayor and aldermen when 18
30		-	qualified as required by law, may elect a town clerk, a tax collector, a treasurer, such policemen 19
31		-	and other officers necessary to the preservation and regulation of the Town's best interests." 20
32		-	SECTION 3. No municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Faith in 21
33		-	2025. The terms of office for the aldermen in the Town of Faith serving on the effective date of 22
34		-	this act shall be extended by one year. Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the 23
35		-	Town of Faith every four years beginning in 2026. In 2026 and quadrennially thereafter, five 24
36		-	aldermen shall be elected to serve four-year terms. 25
37		-	SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 26
38		-	on or after that date. 27
	19	+	SECTION 1. Section 4 of Chapter 363 of the Private Laws of 1903, as rewritten by 7
	20	+	Chapter 159 of the 1961 Session Laws and Chapter 1111 of the 1979 Session Laws, reads as 8
	21	+	rewritten: 9
	22	+	"Sec. 4. Elections in the Town of Faith shall be conducted in accordance with Subchapter IX 10
	23	+	of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.held at the time of the general election in each 11
	24	+	even-numbered year. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the election shall be 12
	25	+	conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws in Chapter 163 of the General 13
	26	+	Statutes." 14
	27	+	SECTION 2. Section 3 of Chapter 363 of the Private Laws of 1903, as rewritten by 15
	28	+	Chapter 159 of the 1961 Session Laws, reads as rewritten: 16
	29	+	"Sec. 3. That the officers of said Town shall consist of five aldermen, who shall elect one of 17
	30	+	their number as mayor. be elected to serve a four-year term. From the five aldermen, a mayor 18
	31	+	shall be chosen by the aldermen. The mayor and aldermen when qualified as required by law, 19
	32	+	may elect a town clerk, a tax collector, a treasurer, such policemen and other officers necessary 20
	33	+	to the preservation and regulation of the Town's best interests." 21
	34	+	SECTION 3. No municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Faith in 22
	35	+	2025. The terms of office for the aldermen in the Town of Faith serving on the effective date of 23
	36	+	this act shall be extended by one year. Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the 24
	37	+	Town of Faith every four years beginning in 2026. In 2026 and quadrennially thereafter, five 25
	38	+	aldermen shall be elected to serve four-year terms. 26
	39	+	SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 27
	40	+	on or after that date. 28