NORLINA/EVEN-YR ELECT./4-YR STAGGERED TERMS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2025-2026 Session
House Bill 1217 (Local) Filed Monday, May 4, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF NORLINA BE CONDUCTED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS IN THE TOWN OF NORLINA FROM TWO YEARS TO STAGGERED FOUR-YEAR TERMS.
Intro. by R. Pierce.
Status: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Jun 23 2026)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

Submitted by jhenders@sog.unc.edu on

Committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original long title was AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF NORLINA BE CONDUCTED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND THAT MUNICIPAL OFFICERS IN THE TOWN OF NORLINA SERVE FOUR-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS.

Bill History:

H 1217

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 1217 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Jun 23 2026 - View Summary

    House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Changes the act’s long title.

    Further amends Section 4 of the Norlina Town Charter, SL 1947-1020, by removing the added language requiring that the board of commissioners and mayor be nominated and elected as provided in GS Chapter 163 (see Section 12 below instead). Makes other technical and clarifying changes.

    Further amends Section 12 of the Norlina Town Charter as follows. Now requires regular municipal elections to be held at the time of the general election (was, on Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the previous edition). Requires that the mayor and board of commissioners be elected on a nonpartisan plurality basis according to GS 163-292. Requires elections to be held and conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of GS Chapter 163; removes provision allowing the board of commissioners to order a special election and fix the time and manner for that election.

    Repeals Section 13-16 of the Norlina Town Charter, which concerned the regulation of elections, nominations, ballots, and the election of the mayor and board of commissioners.

    Repeals SL 1969-95, which increased the Norlina board of commissioners from three to five members, and instead amends Section 4 of the Norlina Town Charter to make that change.

    Prohibits holding municipal elections (was, regular municipal elections) in Norlina in 2027.

    Government, Elections, Local Government
    Warren
  • Bill H 1217 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: May 5 2026 - View Summary

    Amends Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Norlina, set out in SL 1947-1020, as amended. Provides that the election for the board of commissioners and mayor will be conducted in a manner provided in GS Chapter 163 (was, in the manner provided in the Charter). Sets the mayor’s term of office to four years (was, two) and until a successor is elected and qualified and the board of commissioners’ term of office to four years on a staggered basis (was, two years and not staggered) and until successors are elected and qualified. Further amends Section 12 of the Charter to require regular municipal elections be conducted on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November (was, May) in even-numbered years (was, odd-numbered years).

    Provides that no regular municipal elections will be conducted in the Town of Norlina in 2027 and extends the terms of office for the mayor and five commissioners serving on the effective date of this act, whose terms are set to expire in 2027, by one year. Clarifies that regular municipal elections will resume in even-numbered years beginning in 2028. Directs that after the 2028 municipal elections, the mayor and two board of commissioner candidates with the highest number of votes will be elected to serve four-year terms and the three board of commissioner candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will be elected to serve two-year terms. Directs that in 2030 and every four years thereafter, three members of the board of commissioners will be elected to serve four-year terms and in 2032 and every four years thereafter, a mayor and two commissioners will be elected to serve four-year terms.

    Applies to elections held on or after this act’s effective date.

    Government, Elections, Local Government
    Warren
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