GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
HOUSE BILL 659
RATIFIED BILL
AN ACT to clarify the manner in which vacancies are filled in the office of united states senatOR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 163A‑720 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163A‑720. Filling vacancy in United States Senate.
Whenever there shall be a vacancy
in the office of United States Senator from this State, whether caused by
death, resignation, or otherwise than by expiration of term, the Governor shall
appoint to fill the vacancy until an election shall be held to fill the office.
If the Senator was elected as the nominee of a political party, the person
appointed by the Governor shall be a person affiliated with that same political
party.the Governor shall appoint from a list of three persons
recommended by the State executive committee of the political party with which
the vacating member was affiliated when elected if that party executive
committee makes recommendations within 30 days of the occurrence of the
vacancy. The Governor shall issue a writ for the election of a Senator to
be held at the time of the first election for members of the General Assembly
that is held more than 60 days after the vacancy occurs. The person elected
shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term. The election
shall take effect from the date of the canvassing of the returns."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to vacancies filled on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of June, 2018.
s/ Bill Rabon
Presiding Officer of the Senate
s/ Tim Moore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Roy Cooper
Governor
Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2018