House Bill 174 Summary

• Increases Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education from eight to nine members with staggered four-year terms beginning in 2026.

• In 2026 elections, District 1 elects two members (one four-year, one two-year term), District 2 elects four members (two four-year, two two-year terms), and three at-large members are elected countywide (two four-year, one two-year term).

• Members elected in 2022 to the Board of Education are unaffected and continue serving their current terms until successors are elected and qualified.

• Converts Town of Rural Hall from odd-year to even-numbered year municipal elections beginning in 2026, with elections held at the same time as general elections.

• In 2023 and 2025, Rural Hall elects officials to three-year terms as transition; beginning in 2026, mayor and council members serve staggered four-year terms on a two-year rotation cycle.