House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Further amends SL 2002-42, the Charter of the Town of China Grove as follows. Requires that regular municipal elections be held at the time of the general election. Specifies that elections must be conducted on a nonpartisan plurality basis. Removes language that sets out the staggering of terms for the Town's Aldermen and instead states that the Aldermen must be elected for staggered four-year terms. Removes outdated language and specifies instead that the Mayor must b elected for a four-year term. Specifies that when regular municipal elections resume in the Town in even-numbered years beginning in 2026, it will be with the same staggering of terms as when elections were conducted in the odd-numbered years. Makes additional technical and clarifying changes.