NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 976

HOUSE BILL 1519

 

AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF PENDER COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. The Board of Education of Pender County shall consist of five members and for the purpose of electing members to the Board of Education, the County of Pender is hereby divided into five districts, as follows:

(1)     District 1 shall consist of Burgaw Township.

(2)     District 2 shall consist of Holly and Topsail Townships.

(3)     District 3 shall consist of Rocky Point, Long Creek and Grady Townships.

(4)     District 4 shall consist of Canetuck, Caswell and Columbia Townships.

(5)     District 5 shall consist of Union Township.

Sec. 2. Beginning in 1976, members of the Board of Education shall be elected on a non-partisan basis at the time of the primary election. The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballots without reference to any party affiliation and any qualified voter residing in the County shall be entitled to vote.

Sec. 3. One member shall be elected from each District and the candidates must be residents of the District they seek to represent. The ballot shall show the District for which the candidate is seeking election.

Sec. 4. The qualified voters of the entire county shall vote for the candidates from all five districts. The candidate from each district receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected.

Sec. 5. Members of the Board of Education representing Districts 3 and 5 shall be elected at the time of the primary elections in 1976 for a term of four years. Members of the Board of Education representing Districts 1, 2 and 4 shall be elected at the time of the primary election in 1978 for a term of four years. Thereafter, as their terms expire, all members shall be elected for terms of four years.

Sec. 6. Except as herein provided, the provisions of North Carolina General Statutes Section 115-l9 shall govern the election of the Board of Education of Pender County.

Sec. 7. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of March, 1974.