Part I.

Amends the Charter of the Town of Canton, SL 1907-90, as amended, to specify that the Town's officers are to be elected according to the partisan election method set out in GS 163-291. Makes technical changes.

Adds an identical provision to the Charter of the Town of Clyde, SL 1889-189, as amended, to provide that the Town's officers are to be elected on a partisan basis pursuant to GS 163-291. Updates a statutory cross reference.

Amends the Charter of the Town of Maggie Valley, SL 1973-1337, and the Charter of the Town of Waynesville, SL 1995-126, to change the election of Town of Maggie Valley's officers and the Town of Waynesville’s mayor and members of the board from nonpartisan to partisan, as provided by GS 163-291. Updates the statutory cross reference. 

Part II.

Amends the Charter of the Town of Hot Springs, SL 1929-210 and the Charter of the Town of Marshall, SL 1905-165, as amended, to specify that each of the Town’s mayors and board of aldermen are to be elected according to the partisan election method set out in GS 163-291. Makes technical changes.

Amends the Charter of the Town of Mars Hill, SL 1953-890 to specify that all elections be conducted on a partisan basis according to the partisan election method set out in GS 163-291. Deletes provisions barring counting of absentee ballots to be counted or cast.

Part III.

Repeals conflicting provisions of local ordinances, local acts or special acts relating to nonpartisan municipal elections for the above municipalities. Provides that the act has no effect on the filling of a vacancy in a municipal election that occurs for a seat elected prior to January 1, 2023. Directs any local act requiring a municipal election to be conducted in an odd-numbered year to be held as a partisan election beginning in 2023. Effective with respect to primaries and elections held on or after January 1, 2023.