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NC S132

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2019

Primary Sponsor

Michael Garrett

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Converts Guilford County Board of Education elections from partisan to nonpartisan beginning in 2020, with candidates' names printed on ballots without party affiliations.

  • Establishes nonpartisan primary and election method under G.S. 163A-1618, with candidate filing period set by Guilford County Board of Elections.

  • Maintains nine-member board structure consisting of one member elected from each of eight single-member districts and one member elected at large from the entire county.

  • Preserves terms of office for members elected in 2016 or 2018 under the previous partisan system, allowing them to serve until successors are elected and qualified.

  • Removes Guilford from the list of counties covered under G.S. 115C-37.1(d) regarding partisan-basis board vacancies, effective the first Monday in December 2020.

Legislative Description

Guilford Co. Bd. of Ed/Nonpartisan election

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

2/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate2/27/2019

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