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NC S132
Bill
Status
2/26/2019
Primary Sponsor
Michael Garrett
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AI Summary
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Converts Guilford County Board of Education elections from partisan to nonpartisan beginning in 2020, with candidates' names printed on ballots without party affiliations.
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Establishes nonpartisan primary and election method under G.S. 163A-1618, with candidate filing period set by Guilford County Board of Elections.
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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.
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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.
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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