PARTISAN ELECTIONS/MUNI./CABARRUS CO.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 271 (Local) Filed Monday, March 3, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN CABARRUS COUNTY SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON A PARTISAN BASIS AND TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY VOTERS RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTS SHALL VOTE FOR THAT MEMBER IN THE CITY OF CONCORD.
Intro. by Echevarria, Campbell, Almond.
Status: Re-ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 20 2025)

Bill History:

H 271

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 271 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: Mar 3 2025 - View Summary

    Amends Section 3.1 of the Charter of the City of Concord (Charter), SL 1985-861, as amended, to require that beginning in 2025, regular municipal elections be held in the city every odd-numbered year and be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina. Requires that the Mayor and the City Council be elected using the partisan election method. Requires in 2025, and quadrennially thereafter, that the Mayor and three council members, representing Districts 3, 4, and 5, be nominated and elected for four-year terms and in 2027, and quadrennially thereafter, four council members, representing Districts 1, 2, 6, and 7, be nominated and elected for four-year terms. Amends Section 3.2 of the Charter by specifying that City Council members are to serve staggered four-year terms. Allows only qualified voters residing in that district to vote for the member from that district (was, members are nominated and elected by all the voters of the city voting at large).

    Amends Section 4.1 of the Charter of the Town of Harrisburg, SL 1973-111, as amended, by requiring Town officers to be elected according to the partisan election method (was, Council members must be elected on a nonpartisan basis and the results determined by plurality).

    Amends Section 4-1 of the Charter of the City of Kannapolis, as adopted by the Kannapolis Charter Commission on December 11, 1984, pursuant to SL 1983-191, by requiring City officers to be elected on a partisan (was, non-partisan) basis.

    Amends Section 4.1 of the Charter of the Town of Midland, being SL 2000-91, by requiring regular municipal elections to be partisan instead of non-partisan.

    Amends Section C-3.2 of the Charter of the Town of Mount Pleasant, SL 1883-77, as amended, to require Town officers to be elected according to the partisan election method (was, non-partisan).

    Specifies that this act has the effect of repealing any conflicting provisions of local or special acts or conflicting local ordinances relating to the nonpartisan municipal elections for any municipalities covered by this act. Also specifies that the act does not affect the filling of a vacancy in a municipal election that occurs for a seat elected prior to the effective date of this act.

    Applies to elections held in 2025 and thereafter.

    Government, Elections
    Cabarrus
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