GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 322

HOUSE BILL 902

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MCDOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS, AND TO CHANGE THE ELECTION FROM NOVEMBER TO MAY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 115C-37, the McDowell County Board of Education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis at the time of the primary election in 1988 and biennially thereafter.  The names of the candidates shall be printed on the ballot without reference to any party affiliations.  The nonpartisan election and runoff election method shall be used with the results determined as provided in G.S. 163-293, except that the runoff shall be held on the date provided by G.S. 163-111(e).

Sec. 2.  This act does not affect the terms of office of current members of the McDowell County Board of Education.

Sec. 3.  Beginning with members elected in 1988, members of the McDowell County Board of Elections shall serve four-year terms, except that in the 1992 election, for the four Marion district seats up for election that year, the three highest vote-getters shall be elected for four-year terms, and the next highest vote-getter shall be elected for a two-year term.  In the case persons receive an equal number of votes for third and fourth place, and both are elected, the McDowell County Board of Elections shall decide the length of term by lot.

Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of June, 1987.