Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

Makes technical changes to the staggered terms of the Bakersville Town Council, providing that beginning in 2015 two members will be elected and the one that receives the highest number of votes will be elected to a four-year term and the candidate with the next highest number of votes will be elected to a two-year term. Beginning in 2017, and biennually after that, two more members will be elected according to the same procedure as above.