Senate amendment makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.

Deletes Section 2 of SL 1967-1242, as amended by Section 2 of SL 2010-42, which provided that members of the Davie County Board of Education were to be elected in a nonpartisan election.

Beginning in 2016, adds the Davie County Board of Education (Davie Board) to those county boards of education whose members are to be elected on a partisan basis at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year as terms expire. Provides for the election to four-year terms of four members to the Davie County Board in 2016, and every four years thereafter. Also provides that in 2018, and every four years following, three members of the Davie Board are to be elected to four-year terms.

Makes conforming changes to Section 3 of SL 1967-1242, as amended by Section 3 of SL 2010-42, to delete language specifying that the Davie Board elections are to be nonpartisan and that ballots do not include any political party affiliation designation for candidates and instead declares that the election is to be partisan.

Amends Section 4 of SL 1967-1242, as amended by SL 1979-5, SL 1995-307, and Section 4 of SL 2010-42, to provide that members of the Davie Board are to be inducted into office and take the oath of office on the first Monday in December (was, in July) following their election.

Requires vacancies for positions elected to the Davie County Board on a nonpartisan basis in 2012 or 2014 to be filled by appointment made by the remaining members, and beginning in 2016 vacancies on the board for positions elected on a partisan basis must be filled according to GS 115C-37.1. Provides that this does not affect the terms of office of any person elected in 2012 or 2014 to the Davie County Board.

Also provides that regardless of the "Plan of Merger of the Iredell County and Statesville City Schools Board of Education," as amended by Section 2 of SL 2002-18, beginning in 2016 the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education (Iredell-Statesville Board) is added to those school boards whose members are to be elected on a partisan basis at the general election in each even-numbered year as terms expire. Requires that candidates for the Iredell-Statesville Board be nominated at the same time and in the same manner as other county officers. Provides that members are to take office on the first Monday in December following their election and terms of their predecessors are to expire at the same time. Provides that vacancies on the Iredell-Statesville Board for positions elected on a partisan basis are to be filled in accordance with GS 115C-37.1. Requires vacancies for positions elected to the Davie County Board on a nonpartisan basis in 2012 or 2014 to be filled for the unexpired term by the remaining members of the Board.

Amends GS 115C-37.1(d) to make conforming changes to add Davie County and Iredell County to the counties to which the provisions of this statute apply.

Amends the long title.

 

AN ACT TO MODIFY THE COMPOSITION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR MACON COUNTY. Enacted May 14, 2015. Effective May 14, 2015.