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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	S Simple
4		-	Resolution
5		-	Adopted
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6	4		SENATE RESOLUTION 104
7		-	~~Adopted 2/18/25~~
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9	7		Sponsors: Senator Rabon (Primary Sponsor).
10	8		Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
11	9		February 17, 2025
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13	11		A SENATE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATIN G AND 1
14	12		ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNO RS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 2
15	13		NORTH CAROLINA. 3
16	14		Be it resolved by the Senate: 4
17	15		SECTION 1. The following procedures for nominating and electing members of the 5
18	16		Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina are adopted: 6
19	17		I. COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES. 7
20	18		1. It is the duty of the Senate Select Committee on Nominations (hereinafter 8
21	19		referred to as the "Senate Committee") to choose nominees for each opening on the Board of 9
22	20		Governors of The University of North Carolina to which the Senate is to elect members. 10
23	21		2. The Senate Committee shall receive nominees for election to the Board of 11
24	22		Governors of The University of North Carolina from Monday, February 24, 2025, through 12
25	23		Friday, February 28, 2025. In 2025, the total number of positions available for election by the 13
26	24		Senate is six, and each position is for a four-year term. A Senator may propose nominees only 14
27	25		for the openings available for election by the Senate. In order for a person to have standing to be 15
28	26		considered as a nominee by the Senate Committee, that person must be formally nominated by a 16
29	27		member of the Senate. Only a written nomination on a form provided by the Chair of the Senate 17
30	28		Committee for that purpose and received in the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk on or after 18
31	29		Monday, February 24, 2025, and no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2025, shall 19
32	30		constitute a formal nomination of an individual. Delivery to the Office of the Senate Principal 20
33	31		Clerk of a nomination form by facsimile transmission or email transmission shall not constitute 21
34	32		a formal nomination of an individual. An individual is not eligible for nomination by a member 22
35	33		of the Senate if he or she was nominated for election to the Board of Governors by a member of 23
36	34		the House of Representatives during the 2025 Session. 24
37	35		3. Notwithstanding G.S. 138A-22, every person who has been formally 25
38	36		nominated shall file a completed North Carolina State Ethics Statement of Economic Interest as 26
39	37		required by law no later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2025. The Statement of 27
40	38		Economic Interest must clearly state that the person has been nominated for the Board of 28
41	39		Governors of The University of North Carolina. 29
42	40		4. After the close of the nomination period on Friday, February 28, 2025, the 30
43	41		Senate Committee shall list all nominees. The Senate Committee shall screen the nominees for 31
44	42		nomination as to their qualifications and background and may interview each one to make sure 32
45	43		that suitable individuals are nominated. The Senate Committee shall ascertain that each nominee 33
46	44		for nomination is willing and able to serve and has no statutory disability. On completion of the 34
47	45		screening process, the Senate Committee shall conduct a vote to ensure that the slate of legally 35
48	46		qualified nominees lists no more than twice the number of nominees for the total seats open. 36 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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50	48		5. The Chair of the Senate Committee shall ascertain whether the nominees for 1
51	49		election by the Senate would serve if elected. Any nominee may withdraw without the approval 2
52	50		of the sponsoring Senator. 3
53	51		6. Senate Committee nominees shall be placed before and recommended to the 4
54	52		Senate for election. 5
55	53		II. ELECTIONS IN THE SENATE. 6
56	54		1. A ballot shall be prepared under the supervision of the Chair of the Senate 7
57	55		Committee for the use of the Senate. 8
58	56		2. The ballot shall list only the names of those nominees proposed by the Senate 9
59	57		Committee who have consented to run and for whom the Senate is entitled to vote. Their names 10
60	58		shall be arranged alphabetically by surname. 11
61	59		3. The Senate shall hold its election no later than Monday, March 24, 2025. 12
62	60		Before the voting begins, the Chair of the Senate Committee shall explain the voting rules, which 13
63	61		are: 14
64	62		(a) No nomination shall be received from the floor. 15
65	63		(b) In order to be chosen, a nominee must receive the votes of a majority of all 16
66	64		members present and voting. 17
67	65		(c) Each member present and voting shall vote for as many nominees as there are 18
68	66		positions to be filled, and any ballot not so marked shall be deemed void. 19
69	67		(d) If fewer than six nominees receive the votes of a majority of all members 20
70	68		present and voting, a runoff to fill the open position or positions shall be 21
71	69		conducted among the nominees who were not elected but who received the 22
72	70		highest numbers of votes cast, and the number of nominees eligible to be voted 23
73	71		on in the runoff shall be twice the number of positions to be filled. 24
74	72		(e) If there is a tie for the last position between two nominees who are eligible for 25
75	73		the next runoff, both nominees shall be included in the next runoff balloting, 26
76	74		even though there would be more than two nominees per available position, 27
77	75		unless the deciding vote is cast in accordance with Section 13 of Article II of 28
78	76		the North Carolina Constitution. 29
79	77		(f) If more than six nominees receive the votes of a majority of all members 30
80	78		present and voting, then the six nominees receiving the highest numbers of 31
81	79		votes shall be deemed to have been chosen. 32
82	80		4. The Senators shall proceed to mark their ballots for six persons, each to serve 33
83	81		four-year terms. Every ballot shall be signed by the Senator casting it, and no unsigned ballots 34
84	82		shall be counted. 35
85	83		5. The Chair of the Senate Committee shall be responsible for canvassing the 36
86	84		vote and declaring the results. All ballots shall be retained by the Senate Principal Clerk as part 37
87	85		of the permanent records of the Senate and shall be open for immediate public inspection. 38
88	86		6. When the Chair of the Senate Committee has determined that the Senate has 39
89	87		chosen six persons to serve as members of the Board of Governors for terms of four years, the 40
90	88		President of the Senate shall entertain a motion for the simultaneous election of those persons by 41
91	89		the Senate to the indicated positions and for the indicated terms. The vote shall then be called 42
92	90		electronically. If a majority of those voting shall vote "aye" and the vote is orally confirmed, 43
93	91		those six persons named in the motion shall be declared to have been elected to the Board of 44
94	92		Governors by the Senate. 45
95	93		7. The results of the election in the Senate shall then be sent by Special 46
96	94		Messenger to the House of Representatives. 47
97	95		III. NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS. 48
98	96		When the election process is complete, the Chair of the Senate Committee shall notify 49
99	97		the Secretary of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina of the names of the 50
100	98		persons elected by the Senate and of the term for which each person was elected. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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	99	+	Senate Resolution 104-First Edition Page 3
102	100		SECTION 2. This resolution is effective upon adoption. 1