House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Repeals GS 163-279(b) (regarding primaries and elections in Winston-Salem). Amends the Charter of the City of Winston-Salem (Charter) by requiring the election of mayor be held as specified in proposed Section 12J of the Charter; that, except as provided in Section 12J, the mayor is to serve terms of four years, and; the mayor must be a resident of Winston-Salem. Provides that the election for city council members be held as specified in Section 12J of the Charter and that, except as provided in 12J, council members serve a term of four years. Replaces ‘alderman’ with ‘city council’ throughout. Directs the time for holding primaries is to be as provided in 12J of the Charter. Makes other clarifying and technical changes.
Amends the Charter by adding new Section 12J providing that (1) in 2013, the primary and election for mayor and council members is held on the dates provided in GS 163-279(a)(2); (2) the terms of the mayor and council members of Winston-Salem elected in 2013 expire at the organizational meeting after the 2016 regular municipal election; and (3) notwithstanding GS 163-279, in 2016 and quadrennially thereafter, primaries and elections for mayor and city council are to be held at the same time as for county officers as provided in GS 163-1.