NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 204

HOUSE BILL 434

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF RALEIGH TO OUTLINE THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN CASE ONLY TWO CANDIDATES SHOULD FILE FOR A SINGLE ELECTIVE OFFICE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That the second paragraph of Section 36 of the City Charter of the City of Raleigh (Chapter 1184 of the Session Laws of North Carolina, 1949, as amended,) shall be amended to read as follows:

"If not more than two candidates should file for the office of Judge of the City Court of Raleigh or other single office to be voted on, the County Board of Elections shall, at the expiration of the time for filing, as herein provided, declare said candidate or candidates to be the nominee or nominees whose name shall appear upon the general election ballot, and shall declare that no primary election shall be held as to such office."

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of April, 1965.