Bill Summary for S 560 (2017-2018)

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Bill: CLARIFY CLEVELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTION. (NEW)

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Aug 3 2017
S.L. 2017-200

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 560 (Local) Filed Thursday, March 30, 2017
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR ELECTION OF THE CLEVELAND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Intro. by J. Jackson, Britt, Tucker.

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House committee substitute deletes the contents of the 1st edition and replaces it with the following.

Amends Section 3.1 of SL 2017-78 by adding that unaffiliated candidates for election to the Cleveland County Board of Education are to be nominated by petition as provided in GS 163-296.

Adds new Section 3.3 to SL 2017-78 specifying that for the 2017 elections for the Cleveland County Board of Education only, petitions for an unaffiliated candidate to be placed on the ballot must be signed by at least 500 voters of the county that are qualified to vote in the Cleveland County Board of Education election.

Makes conforming changes to the act's short and long titles.