NONPARTISAN BOARDS OF EDUCATION STATEWIDE.

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House Bill 774 (Public) Filed Monday, May 3, 2021
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY ELECTION FOR A BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE BE HELD AS A NONPARTISAN ELECTION.
Intro. by Everitt, Hurtado, John.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (May 4 2021)
H 774

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 3 2021 - View Summary

    Amends GS 115C-37 to require county and city boards of elections to be elected biennially on a nonpartisan basis (under current law, certain counties have elected to conduct partisan election under GS 115C-37.1; previously, the statute did not specify the method of election for city boards). Explicitly prohibits local acts from superseding the method of nonpartisan election now provided by the statute. Makes clarifying changes to require vacancies on city boards to be filled by the city or town's governing body within 30 days, with failure to do so requiring the State Board of Education to fill the vacancy (previously, phrased as permissive for each entity). Makes conforming changes to eliminate references to partisan elections. Makes language gender neutral.

    Repeals GS 115C-37.1, which governed partisan board of education elections for specified counties.

    Makes a conforming deletion to GS 115C-67 concerning election of board of education members when there is a merger of city school administrative units with contiguous city school administrative units and county school administrative units. 

    Provides for the act to effectively repeal local or special acts relating to partisan election of a local board of education and any conflicting vacancy procedures. Provides that the act does not affect filling a vacancy that occurs for a seat elected prior to January 1, 2022. 

    Requires odd-numbered year board of education elections to be held on a nonpartisan basis beginning 2023. 

    Effective with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2022.