As of July 16, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed eight bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those eight bills, legislators passed one during the week of July 10-16. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:
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NC H57: Harmony/Love Valley Election Changes, Reps. Lindsey Prather (D), Jennifer Capps Balkcom (R), and William Ward (R).
- As amended, this bill:
- Establishes that regular municipal elections in the Town of Harmony will be held at the time of the general election in even-numbered years.
- Establishes that municipal elections in the Town of Love Valley will be held at the time of the general election in even-numbered years.
- Provides that these mayoral and town council elections will be nonpartisan and plurality based, and that elected officials will serve four-year terms with council members’ terms being staggered.
- As amended, this bill:
Of the eight bills passed this year, eight have been enacted. Republicans sponsored six bills, while Democrats and a bipartisan group of legislators each sponsored one. Five of the eight bills are:
