Bill Summary for H 1017 (2023-2024)

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May 6 2024

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 1017 (Local) Filed Thursday, May 2, 2024
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS.
Intro. by Cleveland, Shepard.

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Amends Article II of the Jacksonville City Charter, SL 1967-911, as amended, as follows. Requires that election of the mayor and city council members be in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years. Specifies that city council members will serve staggered four-year terms. Requires that in 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, that two at-large members, a member for Ward 1 and a member for Ward 2, be elected to serve a four-year term; in 2028 and quadrennially thereafter, a mayor, a member for Ward 3, and a member for Ward 4 will be elected to each serve a four-year term. Makes conforming changes.

Amends Section 8-1 of the Charter to require all regular elections to be held in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years.

Prohibits conducting municipal elections in Jacksonville in 2025. Extends specified terms of office by one year. Requires that municipal elections be conducted in 2026.