W-S/FORSYTH BD. OF ED./RURAL HALL EVEN-YEAR. (NEW)

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House Bill 174 (Local) Filed Wednesday, February 22, 2023
AN ACT TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR EVEN-YEAR ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF RURAL HALL.
Intro. by Lambeth.
Status: Ch. SL 2023-31 (Jun 7 2023)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

Submitted by ddecamillis@sog... on

House committee substitute to the 2nd edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Bill History:

H 174/S.L. 2023-31

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 174 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: Jun 7 2023 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR EVEN-YEAR ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF RURAL HALL. SL 2023-31. Enacted June 7, 2023. Effective June 7, 2023, except as otherwise provided.

    Education, Government, Elections
    Forsyth
  • Bill H 174 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: Mar 8 2023 - View Summary

    House amendment to 3rd edition makes the following changes. Amends section 2 of SL 1973-1100 by requiring the Town of Rural Hall to operate under a council-manager form of government (was, mayor-council). Changes the effective dates of the amendments to sections 3 and 4 of SL 1973-1100 and the changes to the Town of Rural Hall’s election schedule beginning in 2026 to the first regular meeting of the council in December in 2026, and elections held in 2026 will be conducted accordingly.

    Education, Government, Elections
    Forsyth
  • Bill H 174 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: Mar 7 2023 - View Summary

    House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Changes the act’s long title and makes conforming changes to the act’s short title.  Adds the following content.

    Amends section 3 of SL 1973-1100 to reflect that the officers of the Town of Rural Hall (Town) consist of a mayor and four council members to be elected for staggered terms of four years. (Currently, refers to five council members, with a mayor being elected amongst them for a term of two years.)

    Amends section 4 of SL 1973-1100 to have elections for municipal officers be held using the nonpartisan primary and election method, with the results determined in accordance with GS 163-294. (Currently, provides for decisions by simple plurality with no primary held.)

    Amends section 5 of SL 1973-1100 to specify that the Town will hold municipal elections at the same time as general elections in each even-numbered year. Specifies that candidates will be nominated at the same time and manner as county officers. 

    Specifies that in the 2023 municipal election, the mayor and two council members will be elected to serve three-year terms. In the 2025 municipal election, two council members will be elected to serve three-year terms. Specifies a schedule for regular municipal elections of staggered four-year terms starting in 2026 (mayor and two council members) and 2028 (two other council members).

    Education, Government, Elections
    Forsyth
  • Bill H 174 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: Mar 7 2023 - View Summary

    House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Deletes amendments to section 2(a)(5)(ii) of SL 1961-112, as amended, that describes how to implement staggered terms for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education (Board) starting in 2024. Makes technical changes. Amends the effective date to specify that the act applies to elections held in 2026 and thereafter. Sets forth new Section 3 setting forth a staggering schedule beginning in 2026, as follows. In District 1, the candidate with the highest number of votes will serve a four-year term, with the seat up for reelection in 2030 and every four years after. The second highest vote getter will serve a two-year term, with the seat up for reelection in 2028 and every four years after. For the four persons elected from District 2, the top two vote getters will serve four-year terms, with the seats up for reelection in 2030 and every four years after. Those receiving the third and fourth highest votes will serve two-year terms, with the seats up for reelection in 2028 and every four years after. For the three members elected at-large from all of Forsyth County, the top two vote getters will serve four-year terms, with the seats up for reelection in 2030 and every four years after. The third highest vote getter will serve a two-year term, with the seat up for reelection in 2028 and every four years after.

    Specifies that the staggering schedule set forth above does not affect the terms of those members elected or appointed to the Board in 2022 (was, 2020) and that they will continue to serve until their term has expired and a successor is elected and qualified. 

    Education, Government, Elections
    Forsyth
  • Bill H 174 (2023-2024)
    Summary date: Feb 22 2023 - View Summary

    Amends section 2(a)(5)(ii) of SL 1961-112, as amended, as follows.

    Creates four-year staggered terms for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education (Board), which expire on the first Monday in December at the end of the term. (Currently, members serve four-year terms, but they are not staggered.) Starting in 2024, implements the staggered terms by highest number of vote count as follows. For the two persons elected from District 1, the candidate with the highest number of votes will serve a four-year term, with the seat up for reelection in 2028 and every four years after.  The second highest vote getter will serve a two-year term, with the seat up for reelection in 2026 and every four years after.  For the four persons elected from District 2, the top two vote getters will serve four-year terms, with the seats up for reelection in 2028 and every four years after. Those receiving the third and fourth highest votes will serve two-year terms, with the seats up for reelection in 2026 and every four years after. For the three members elected at-large from all of Forsyth County, the top two vote getters will serve four-year terms, with the seats up for reelection in 2028 and every four years after. The third highest vote getter will serve a two-year term, with the seat up for reelection in 2026 and every four years after.

    Amends Section 2(a)(5)(i) to remove outdated language to reflect the current number of members of the Board (currently, nine, the session law lists eight).

    Specifies that the staggering schedule set forth above does not affect the terms of those members elected or appointed to the Board in 2020 and that they will continue to serve until their term has expired and a successor is elected and qualified. 

    Removes outdated language. 

    Education, Government, Elections
    Forsyth
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