CHINA GROVE EVEN YEAR ELECTIONS.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
Senate Bill 36 (Local) Filed Thursday, January 30, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF CHINA GROVE SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS.
Intro. by Ford.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 31 2025)

SOG comments (1):

Identical bill

Identical to H 32, filed 2/3/25.

S 36

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 18 2025 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Further amends the Charter of the Town of China Grove (SL 2002-42) as follows. Specifies that regular municipal elections must be held at the time of the general election. Instead of specifying the staggered terms for the Aldermen, specifies that the Aldermen are to be elected to staggered four-year terms. Makes other clarifying and technical changes.

    Requires that when elections resume in even-numbered years beginning in 2026, they will be with the same staggering of terms as when elections were conducted in odd-numbered years. 


  • Summary date: Jan 30 2025 - View Summary

    Amends Article III of the Charter of the Town of China Grove (SL 2002-42) as follows. Directs that all regular municipal elections will held on even-numbered years (was, odd-numbered years).  Extends the terms of the town’s Aldermen by one-year as follows: (1) for those three aldermen whose terms are set to expire in 2025 to 2026 and (2) for the other two alderman and the mayor whose terms are set to expire in 2027 to 2028.  Re-staggers terms so that three Alderman seats will come up for reelection starting in 2026 and two seats in 2028 and quadrennially thereafter.  Amends the mayor’s term so that the seat will come up for reelection starting in 2028 and quadrennially thereafter. (Currently, elections were staggered with two alderman seats and the mayoral seat up for reelection starting 2003 and quadrennially thereafter with the other three alderman seats up for reelection starting in 2005 and quadrennially thereafter.) Directs the town not to hold municipal elections until 2025.  Sets starting year for regular municipal elections as 2026, to continue biennially thereafter. Applies to elections held on or after the act becomes law.