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(link is external)
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Wed, 28 Jan 2015 House: Filed(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Ref To Com On Elections(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015 House: Ref To Com On Elections(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 04/16/2015(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Apr 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 04/16/2015(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 20 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House(link is external)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 23 Sep 2015 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Wed, 23 Sep 2015 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 Senate: Special Message Sent To House(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 House: Cal Pursuant 36(b)(link is external)
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Mon, 28 Sep 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 09/29/2015(link is external)
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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 House: Concurred In S/Com Sub(link is external)
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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 House: Ordered Enrolled(link is external)
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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 Ratified(link is external)
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Wed, 30 Sep 2015 Pres. To Gov. 9/30/2015(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Oct 2015 Signed by Gov. 10/29/2015(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Oct 2015 Ch. SL 2015-292(link is external)
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.