Senate Bill 288 Summary

• Beginning in 2024, Burke County Board of Education elections shift from nonpartisan to partisan basis and move from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, with four members elected in 2024 and quadrennially thereafter, and three members elected in 2026 and quadrennially thereafter.

• Members of the Burke County Board of Education elected on a nonpartisan basis in 2019 and 2021 have their terms extended by one year and continue serving until successors are elected and qualified.

• Town of Rutherford College municipal elections shift to even-numbered years beginning in 2024, with three council members and the mayor elected for four-year terms on a staggered schedule.

• Beginning in 2022, Caldwell County Board of Education elections change from nonpartisan to partisan basis, held at the time of the general election in even-numbered years as terms expire, with candidates nominated in the same manner as other county officers.

• Members of the Caldwell County Board of Education elected on a nonpartisan basis in 2018 and 2020 continue serving until successors are elected and qualified; vacancies for partisan-basis positions are filled by appointment in accordance with G.S. 115C-37.1.