Senate amendment to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Adds the following content.

Section 2.

Currently, the districts of the seven members of the Anson County Board of Commissioners (Board) are divided into seven residential districts throughout the county. Board members have been elected by the residents of their district. The act retains the seven single-residency districts, but now provides that all eligible voters of the county will vote on each Board member.  Specifies that members take office and qualify on the first Monday in December in the year of election and serve until a successor has been elected and qualified. Specifies that the residency districts required by the act will be the election districts used in the 2020 and 2022 elections for the Board until revised. Repeals SL 1987-281 (establishing seven single-member districts for Anson County, election schedule, and Board members’ initial terms). Effective the first Monday in December 2026.  

Section 3.

Amends Section 3 of SL 1997-32 (pertaining to primary process for Johnston County Board of Education [BOE]), as follows. Removes language specifying that the filing period for BOE candidates is the same as other county offices.  Now requires a nonpartisan primary if three or more candidates qualify to run for the BOE in each district. (Under current law, a nonpartisan primary is required when the number of candidates who qualify to run for the board in any election year is at least three more than twice the number of seats being elected that year.) Provides that the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the primary in each residency district will be nominated for the November general election, with no second primary (currently, the purpose of the primary is to reduce the number of candidates to twice the number of open seats). Applies to elections held on or after the act becomes law.

Makes organizational changes. Makes conforming changes to the act’s long title.