NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 742

SENATE BILL 738

 

AN ACT TO REVISE THE MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.  

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. Section 5 of Chapter 717, Session Laws of 1975 is rewritten to read:

"Sec. 5. (a) The following nine voting districts are established for the purpose of electing a school board member for each voting district:

(1)       District 1 shall consist of the following precincts: Little River - Mitchell's Mill, Little River - Zebulon, Mark's Creek - Eagle Rock, Mark's Creek - Wendell, Wake Forest - Rolesville, Wake Forest - Wake Forest, St. Matthews #4, New Light - Robertson's Store, New Light - Stoney Hill, and Barton's Creek.

(2)       District 2 shall consist of the following precincts: St. Matthews #1, #2, and #3, St. Mary's Auburn, St. Mary's Garner, St. Mary's #3, #4, #5, and #6.

(3)       District 3 shall consist of the following precincts: House Creek #3 and #4, Raleigh #37, #39, #42, #43, #44, and #45, and Neuse River.

(4)       District 4 shall consist of the following precincts: Raleigh #19, #20, #22, #28, #34, #38, and #40.

(5)       District 5 shall consist of the following precincts: Raleigh #7, #8, #9, #10, #13, #14, #21, #24, #25, #26, #27, and #35.

(6)       District 6 shall consist of the following precincts: Raleigh #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #11, #12, #15, #17, #18, #23, #30, and #36.

(7)       District 7 shall consist of the following precincts: House Creek #1 and #2, Raleigh #16, #29, #31, #32, #33, and #41, and Meredith.

(8)       District 8 shall consist of the following precincts: Buckhorn, Holly Springs, Middle Creek - Five Points, Middle Creek - Fuquay, Panther Branch, Swift Creek, and White Oak.

(9)       District 9 shall consist of the following precincts: Cary #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5, Cedar Fork, and Leesville.

(b)       Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections divides a precinct into two or more precincts, they shall remain in the district specified in subsection (a) of this section. Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections combines two or more precincts which are in the same district, they shall remain in the district specified in subsection (a) of this section. Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections changes the boundary between two or more precincts, all of which are in the same district, they shall remain in the district specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(c)       Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections changes the boundaries of precincts or combines precincts in a manner not specified in subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Commissioners of Wake County may by resolution adjust the boundaries of an electoral district accordingly, but no such change shall affect the right of an incumbent to complete a term."

Sec. 2. Section 6 of Chapter 717, Session Laws of 1975, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 321, Session Laws of 1977, is rewritten to read:

"Sec. 6. All terms of office of members of the Wake County Board of Education shall begin on the first Monday in December following their election. Districts 1, 2, 7, and 9 shall elect a member in 1981 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term. Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 shall elect a member in 1981 for a two-year term and in 1983 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term."

Sec. 3. Section 7 of Chapter 717, Session Laws of 1975, as amended by Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 321, Session Laws of 1977, is rewritten to read:

"Sec. 7. (a) In 1981, and biennially thereafter, members of the Wake County Board of Education shall be elected by the nonpartisan election and runoff election method in accordance with G.S. 163-279(a)(4), G.S. 163-293, and G.S. 163-294.2, except that only persons who are registered to vote in the district shall be permitted to file a notice of candidacy for election in that district. Such election shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.

(b)       The qualified voters of each district shall elect a person who resides in that district for the seat apportioned to that district. Only the qualified voters of the district may vote in that election."

Sec. 4. The first sentence of Section 8 of Chapter 717, Session Laws of 1975, as amended by Section 4 of Chapter 321, Session Laws of 1977, is rewritten to read:

"Beginning with the 1981 election, members of the Wake County Board of Education shall hold office for terms as provided in Section 6 of this act."

Sec. 5. The terms of all members of the Wake County Board of Education shall terminate on the first Monday in December of 1981. All vacancies occurring prior to that date shall be filled in accordance with law by using the district boundaries in existence prior to ratification of this act.

Sec. 6. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of June, 1981.