House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

Amends the long and short titles.

Amends GS 163-294.5 to make the filing deadline for notices of candidacy for municipal office the second Tuesday following the first Friday in July preceding the election (current law: third Friday in July. First edition: third Tuesday in July).

Amends GS 163-291 to make the deadline for seeking party nomination for partisan municipal or district office 12:00 noon on the second Tuesday following the first Friday in July preceding the election. Deletes references to a second primary.

Amends GS 163-279 to provide that GS 163-111 (Determination of Primary results) does not apply (1st edition: GS 163-227.1, regarding second primaries, does not apply). Provides for the State Board of Elections to break any tie vote by method of random selection.

Amends SL 2017-6, Section 22, to make GS 163-30 and GS 163-31, both as amended by SL 2017-6 (Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement), effective May 1, 2017 (was, July 1, 2017).

Amends GS 163-30, as amended, to make appointment of county boards of election for 2017, and every two years thereafter, occur on the second Tuesday in June (current law: second Tuesday in July for 2017, and the last Tuesday in June in 2019 and every two years thereafter).

Amends GS 163-31, as amended, to make county boards of elections meet at noon on the Tuesday following the last Monday in June (was, Tuesday following the third Monday in July), to take the oath of office and elect a chair and secretary. Makes the meeting for appointing precinct chief judges and election judges occur on the third Monday in July (was, third Monday in August).

Makes a conforming change to GS 163-41.