Bill Summary for S 212 (2017-2018)

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Mar 7 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 212 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 7, 2017
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES WITH DECREASING POPULATIONS TO ATTRACT BUSINESS THROUGH A MALT BEVERAGE AND UNFORTIFIED WINE ELECTION, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BOARD.
Intro. by McInnis.

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Amends GS 18B­600(c) to authorize cities to hold a malt beverage or unfortified wine election if the county has already had an election and the vote was against such sales, when the city has a population of 400 or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, but less than 500, and had a population of 500 or more according to the prior federal decennial census. Clarifies that cities qualifying for the election with a population of 500 or more must have that population according to the most recent federal decennial census.