House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Further amends SL 2002-42, the Charter of the Town of China Grove as follows. Requires that regular municipal elections be held at the time of the general election. Specifies that elections must be conducted on a nonpartisan plurality basis. Removes language that sets out the staggering of terms for the Town's Aldermen and instead states that the Aldermen must be elected for staggered four-year terms. Removes outdated language and specifies instead that the Mayor must b elected for a four-year term. Specifies that when regular municipal elections resume in the Town in even-numbered years beginning in 2026, it will be with the same staggering of terms as when elections were conducted in the odd-numbered years. Makes additional technical and clarifying changes.
Bill Summaries: H32 (2025-2026 Session)
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Bill H 32 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 4 2025 - View summary
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Bill H 32 (2025-2026)Summary date: Feb 3 2025 - View summary
Identical to S 36, filed 1/30/25.
Amends Article III of the Charter of the Town of China Grove (SL 2002-42) as follows. Directs that all regular municipal elections will held on even-numbered years (was, odd-numbered years). Extends the terms of the town’s Aldermen by one-year as follows: (1) for those three aldermen whose terms are set to expire in 2025 to 2026 and (2) for the other two alderman and the mayor whose terms are set to expire in 2027 to 2028. Re-staggers terms so that three Alderman seats will come up for reelection starting in 2026 and two seats in 2028 and quadrennially thereafter. Amends the mayor’s term so that the seat will come up for reelection starting in 2028 and quadrennially thereafter. (Currently, elections were staggered with two alderman seats and the mayoral seat up for reelection starting 2003 and quadrennially thereafter with the other three alderman seats up for reelection starting in 2005 and quadrennially thereafter.) Directs the town not to hold municipal elections until 2025. Sets starting year for regular municipal elections as 2026, to continue biennially thereafter. Applies to elections held on or after the act becomes law.