Bill Summary for S 27 (2023-2024)

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Jan 26 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
Senate Bill 27 (Public) Filed Thursday, January 26, 2023
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD TO OPT TO CONDUCT PARTISAN ELECTIONS.
Intro. by Johnson.

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Applicable to the Union County Soil and Water Conservation District only, amends GS 139-6 to change the elections of district board of supervisors from nonpartisan to partisan beginning in 2024. Maintains that members are elected to four-year terms. Provides for candidacy filings and the procedure for filling vacancies by recommendation of the respective party's county executive committee. Makes conforming changes to the statute and GS 139-7.

Specifies that a candidate's party affiliation or unaffiliated status is based on their registration at the immediately preceding general election. 

Effective for primaries and elections held on or after January 1, 2024.