Bill Summary for H 99 (2023-2024)
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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.
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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.