As of Oct. 29, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed 18 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those 18 bills, legislators passed one during the week of Oct. 23-29. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:
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NC S68: Various Local Changes, Sens. Julie Mayfield (D) and Tim Moffitt (R).
- “As amended, this bill:
- Revises the method of municipal election in the City of Hendersonville, the Town of Fletcher, and the Village of Flat Rock. Elections require a plurality vote, eliminating primary elections and making the filing period the same as partisan county offices.
- Provides that regular municipal elections in the town of Hookerton will be held at the time of the state and federal general election in even-numbered years, that the elections will be nonpartisan, and that they will be conducted using the uniform municipal election laws.
- Increases the number of commissioners in the Town of Hookerton from two to four and requires that they be elected for staggered terms.
- Provides that the town of Walstonburg will elect a mayor and five commissioners to serve two-year terms at regular, nonpartisan municipal elections during the general elections in even-numbered years.”
- “As amended, this bill:
Of the 18 bills passed this year, 18 have been enacted, with one being enacted during the week of Oct. 23-29. Republicans sponsored 14 bills, Democrats sponsored one, and a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored three. Five of the 18 bills are:
