AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM ELECTORAL DISTRICTS BEGINNING IN 2024 AND TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO NINE MEMBERS BEGINNING IN 2026. SL 2023-30. Enacted June 7, 2023. Effective June 7, 2023.
WAKE CO. BD. OF COMM. ELECTIONS. (NEW)
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM ELECTORAL DISTRICTS BEGINNING IN 2024 AND TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO NINE MEMBERS BEGINNING IN 2026.Intro. by Paré.
Bill History:
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Mon, 13 Feb 2023 House: Filed
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Mon, 13 Feb 2023 House: Filed
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Tue, 14 Feb 2023 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 14 Feb 2023 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 21 Feb 2023 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Tue, 21 Feb 2023 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Tue, 21 Feb 2023 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Tue, 21 Feb 2023 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Tue, 7 Mar 2023 House: Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
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Tue, 7 Mar 2023 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Tue, 7 Mar 2023 House: Placed On Cal For 03/08/2023
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Wed, 8 Mar 2023 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Wed, 8 Mar 2023 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 9 Mar 2023 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Thu, 9 Mar 2023 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Thu, 9 Mar 2023 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 9 Mar 2023 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Thu, 18 May 2023 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 31 May 2023 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Wed, 31 May 2023 Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 5 Jun 2023 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Tue, 6 Jun 2023 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 6 Jun 2023 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Tue, 6 Jun 2023 Senate: Ordered Enrolled
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Wed, 7 Jun 2023 House: Ratified
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Wed, 7 Jun 2023 House: Ch. SL 2023-30
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 99 (2023-2024)Summary date: Jun 7 2023 - View Summary
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Bill H 99 (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.
Repeals Sections 1 and 2 (which specified that the Wake County Board of Commissioners consists of seven members and divided the County into seven residence districts for elections to the Board of Commissioners) of SL 1981-983, in addition to the already deleted Section 3 and 4.
Deletes the proposed changes to Section 2 and 5 of SL 1981-983 and replaces it with the following. Specifies that in 2024, the Wake County Board of Commissioners will consist of seven members who serve staggered four-year terms. The members on the Wake County Board of Commissioners (Board) will be elected from seven single-member electoral districts that were adopted by the Board on November 1, 2021. Sets forth residency requirement for candidates and voters in each Board district. In 2026 and thereafter, specifies that the Board will consist of nine members who serve four-year staggered terms. Members on the Board will consist of the following: (1) seven members elected from seven single-member electoral districts as were adopted by the Board on November 1, 2021, elected by the voters of that district; and (2) two members elected from the county at-large. The qualified voters of the entire county may vote for these at-large Board members. Sets schedule for election of at-large Board members starting in 2026. To stagger the terms, the highest vote getter will serve a four-year term and the second highest vote getter will serve a two-year term. In 2028, and every two years thereafter, one at-large candidate will be elected as terms expire.
Makes organizational changes.
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Bill H 99 (2023-2024)Summary date: Feb 21 2023 - View Summary
House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Makes conforming change to Section 2 of SL 1981-983. Adds new section amending GS 153A-22.1(f) as enacted by SL 1995-215, as amended (establishing residency districts where candidates who represent the district are voted on by residents of the entire county), to have the law apply only to Henderson and Moore Counties (currently, applies to Henderson, Moore, and Wake Counties). Makes organizational changes.
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Bill H 99 (2023-2024)Summary date: Feb 13 2023 - View Summary
Amends SL 1981-983, changing election of the Wake County Board of Commissioners (Board) from partisan to nonpartisan, with members elected from seven single-member districts. Mandates use of the districts adopted by the Board on November 1, 2021. Establishes voter residency requirements (currently, election is county-wide). Sets the election at the time of the general election in even-numbered years, with results determined by using the nonplurality method under state law. Provides for filing notices of candidacy. Establishes staggered four-year terms beginning in 2024 and 2026 as provided.
Repeals Sections 3 and 4 of SL 1981-983, which establish seven residence districts of the Board and define their respective precincts, provide for staggered terms, provide for the precincts set forth to supersede any changes by the Wake County Board of Elections, and grant the Board authority to adjust precinct boundaries by resolution.
Repeals SL 2015-4, which increases Board membership to nine and requires use of electoral districts used by the Wake County Board of Education.
House committee substitute to the 2nd edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING IN 2024, MEMBERS FOR THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ON A NONPARTISAN PLURALITY BASIS.