Senate amendment to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.

Section 9.3

Amends the repeal of SL 2005-54 so that only Section 2, which changed the Claremont mayor’s term from two to four years, is being repealed.

Adds the following.

Section 12.1

Amends Marion’s Charter, SL 1977-101, as follows. Requires that regular municipal elections for officers be held at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year. Requires that the elections of the mayor and city council members be according to the nonpartisan plurality method according to GS 163-292. Specifies that city council members are elected to staggered terms. Repeals Sections 3.2 and 3.3, which concerned the election of the mayor and city council members.

Prohibits holding municipal elections in Marion in 2027. Extends the terms of office for city council members serving on the effective date of this section whose terms are set to expire in 2027 by one year, and terms of the mayor and three council members whose terms expire in 2029 by one year. Requires that municipal elections resume in Marion in even-numbered years beginning in 2028 with the same staggering of terms as when elections were conducted in odd-numbered years.

Section 12.2

Amends Old Fort’s charter, SL 1911-271, to require that the five aldermen serve staggered four-year terms. Requires elections for mayor and aldermen be at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year on a nonpartisan plurality basis according to GS 163-292. Requires the elections to be conducted in accordance with uniform municipal election laws in GS Chapter 163.

Repeals Section 5 and 10, concerning who is entitled to vote for mayor and alderman, and requiring aldermen to give notice of upcoming elections.

Repeals: SL 1947-793 (concerning the qualifications of officers applicable to Marion and Old Fort), SL 1953-389 (related to elections and induction for aldermen in Old Fort), and SL 1993-35 (concerning absentee voting in Old Fort).

Prohibits holding municipal elections in Old Fort in 2027. Extends the terms of office for three aldermen members serving on the effective date of this section whose terms are set to expire in 2027 by one year, and terms of the mayor and two aldermen whose terms expire in 2029 by one year. Requires that municipal elections resume in Old Fort in even-numbered years beginning in 2028 with the same staggering of terms as when elections were conducted in odd-numbered years.