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NC S233

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/8/2023

Primary Sponsor

Eddie Settle

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Alexander County to conduct a referendum during the 2024 general election asking voters whether to change Board of Education elections from nonpartisan to partisan.

  • If approved by referendum, the seven-member Board of Education shall be elected on a partisan basis in even-numbered years, with candidates nominated like other county officers.

  • Board members shall be elected by district, with candidates required to reside in their district, and terms beginning the first Monday in December.

  • Persons elected to the Board in 2022 or 2024 shall complete their terms unaffected; partisan election rules apply beginning in 2026.

  • Adds Alexander County to the list of counties in G.S. 115C-37.1(d) for purposes of filling mid-term vacancies on a partisan basis, effective December 1, 2026.

Legislative Description

Alexander Co. Bd. of Ed. Referendum

Boards; Counties; Education; Education Boards; Elections; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Local; Local Government; Membershi

Last Action

Re-ref to Redistricting and Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

5/9/2023

Committee Referrals

Redistricting and Elections5/9/2023
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/9/2023

Full Bill Text

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