AN ACT TO CREATE OPEN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS WITH PARTY DESIGNATIONS FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS. Enacted October 29, 2015. Effective October 29, 2015.
COURT OF APPEALS ELECTION MODIFICATIONS (NEW).
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AN ACT TO CREATE OPEN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS WITH PARTY DESIGNATIONS FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS.Intro. by Jones, Iler, R. Brown, Jordan.
Bill History:
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Wed, 28 Jan 2015 House: Filed
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Wed, 28 Jan 2015 House: Filed
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Ref To Com On Elections
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Ref To Com On Elections
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 04/16/2015
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 04/16/2015
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Wed, 23 Sep 2015 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 23 Sep 2015 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 Senate: Special Message Sent To House
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 House: Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 House: Cal Pursuant 36(b)
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Mon, 28 Sep 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 09/29/2015
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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 House: Concurred In S/Com Sub
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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 House: Ordered Enrolled
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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 Ratified
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Wed, 30 Sep 2015 Pres. To Gov. 9/30/2015
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Thu, 29 Oct 2015 Signed by Gov. 10/29/2015
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Thu, 29 Oct 2015 Ch. SL 2015-292
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 8 (2015-2016)Summary date: Nov 5 2015 - View Summary
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Bill H 8 (2015-2016)Summary date: Sep 23 2015 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute deletes the contents of the 1st edition and replaces it with the following.
Amends GS 163-323 to require candidates for Judge of the Court of Appeals to indicate on the notice of candidacy, at the time it is filed, the candidate's political party affiliation. Requires that the party designation, or unaffiliated status, be verified and included on the ballot.
Makes conforming changes to GS 163-165.5.
Amends the act's titles.
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Bill H 8 (2015-2016)Summary date: Jan 28 2015 - View Summary
As the title indicates, amends the following provisions regarding statewide elections in order to restore partisan judicial elections for Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals: (1) GS 163-106(c), filing notice of candidacy, and subsection(d), notice of candidacy for certain offices to indicate vacancy; (2) GS 163-107(a), fee schedule; (3) GS 163-107.1(b), filing a petition instead of paying a filing fee; and (4) GS 163-111(c)(1), procedure for requesting second primary. Makes technical changes to insert gender-neutral language.
Makes conforming changes to remove the election of Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals from the provisions governing the election of judges in Subchapter X of GS Chapter 163.
Becomes effective for primaries and elections held on or after January 1, 2016.
Senate committee substitute to 1st edition changed short and long titles. Short title was Restore Partisan Statewide Judicial Elections. Long title was AN ACT TO RESTORE PARTISAN STATEWIDE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS.