GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
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SENATE BILL 272*
Short Title: Ayden Charter/Terms of Office Extended. |
(Local) |
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Sponsors: |
Senators D. Davis and Pate (Primary Sponsors). |
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Referred to: |
State and Local Government. |
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March 13, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT extending the terms of office of the mayor and board of commissioners of the town of ayden from two to four years and providing that the notice of candidacy for office shall be filed with the county board of elections.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. The Charter of the Town of Ayden, being Chapter 79 of the 1965 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 590 of the 1967 Session Laws, Chapter 287 of the 1969 Session Laws, Chapter 579 of the 1969 Session Laws, and Chapter 98 of the 1971 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF AYDEN
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"ARTICLE III. MAYOR AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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"Sec. 3.3. Terms; Qualifications; Vacancies. (a) The
mayor and members of the board of commissioners shall serve for terms of two
four years, beginning the day and hour of the organizational meeting
following their election, as established by ordinance in accordance with this
charter; provided, they shall serve until their successors are elected and
qualify.
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"ARTICLE IV. ELECTION PROCEDURE
"Sec. 4.1. Regular Municipal Elections. The regular
municipal elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the Monday in May
of each year. In each even-numbered year, there shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the town voting at large a mayor and a commissioner from
each even-numbered ward established in accordance with Section 4.6
of this Article, but in no case less than two. In each odd-numbered year, there
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town voting at large a
commissioner from each odd-numbered ward established in accordance with Section
4.6 of this Article, but in no case less than three.Except as provided
in this section, regular municipal elections shall be held in the Town every
four years and shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal
elections laws of North Carolina. Beginning in 2013, there shall be elected by
the qualified voters of the Town voting at-large a mayor and a commissioner
from Ward No. 1 and Ward No. 2, who shall each serve for a term of two years,
and a commissioner from Ward No. 3, Ward No. 4, and Ward No. 5, who shall each
serve for a term of four years. In 2015, and quadrennially thereafter, a mayor
and a commissioner from Ward No. 1 and Ward No. 2 shall be elected to four-year
terms. In 2017, and quadrennially thereafter, a commissioner from Ward No. 3,
Ward No. 4, and Ward No. 5 shall be elected to four-year terms. In
addition, all offices to which appointments have been made due to vacancies
shall be filled by election for the unexpired terms in the regular municipal
elections. All municipal elections shall be nonpartisan elections.
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"Sec. 4.4. Filing of Candidates. Each qualified person
who would offer himself as a candidate for the office of mayor or commissioner
shall file a notice of candidacy with the Pitt County Board of
Elections as provided in G.S. 163-294.2.town manager a written
statement giving notice of his candidacy. Such notice shall be filed not
earlier than sixty days nor later than ten days prior to the election at which
he offers his candidacy, shall be accompanied by payment of a filing fee of
Five Dollars ($5.00), and shall be substantially in the following form:
"I, _____________________, do hereby give notice that I am a candidate for
election to the office of (Mayor) (Commissioner, Ward ________) to be voted on
at the election to be held on __________________, and I hereby request that my
name be placed on the official ballot for such office. I also certify that I am
a resident and qualified voter of the Town of Ayden, Ward ________, residing at
______________________________.
Signature:
______________________________________
Date:
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Witness: ________________________________________ ."
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SECTION 2. The Town Attorney of the Town of Ayden shall submit this act to the Attorney General of the United States for preclearance under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 within 30 days of this act becoming law, as provided by G.S. 120-30.9F. If this act is not so submitted, the Attorney General of North Carolina shall submit it under G.S. 120-30.9I.
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.