Amends SL 1975-157, Sections 1 and 3, as amended by SL 2016-44, to change the election method of the Board of Education of Transylvania County from partisan to nonpartisan. Requires the election to be held on the date of the county general election, with results determined on a plurality basis in accordance with GS 163-292. Requires notices of candidacy to be filed no earlier than noon on the first Monday in June and not later than noon on the last Friday in June. Establishes that if a vacancy occurs after the opening of the filing period for the general election in the middle of the four-year term, the appointment by the Transylvania Board of Education is to be made for the unexpired term. Makes conforming and technical changes.