NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 157

HOUSE BILL 493

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DISTRICTS IN YADKIN COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Yadkin County shall consist of five members who shall be nominated and elected as herein provided.  For the purpose of nominating the members of the Board of County Commissioners, the County is hereby divided into three districts as follows:

District No. 1. shall consist of East Bend, Forbush, Liberty Townships and South Fall Creek Precinct. Two commissioners shall be nominated by the voters of the District, but shall be elected from District No. 1 by the voters of the entire County.

District No. 2. shall consist of Boonville Township and North Fall Creek Precinct. One commissioner shall be nominated by the voters of the District, but shall be elected from District No. 2 by the voters of the entire County.

District No. 3. shall consist of Knobs, Buck Shoals and Deep Creek Townships. Two commissioners shall be nominated by the voters of the District, but shall be elected from District No. 3 by the voters of the entire County.

Sec. 2. Beginning with the primary and general election in 1974, and biennially thereafter, the candidates nominated in the Districts shall have their names placed upon the general election ballot and shall be voted upon in the general election by the voters of the entire County. The five candidates, regardless of the district from which nominated, receiving the highest number of votes in the general election, shall be elected and shall serve for a term of two years and until their successors are elected and qualify. A vacancy occurring in the Board of County Commissioners shall be filled for the unexpired term as now provided by general law.

The primary and general election shall be held and conducted as provided in Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina except as may be otherwise provided herein.

Sec. 3. Chapter 967, Session Laws of 1969, and Chapter 164, Session Laws of 1971, are hereby repealed and all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Sec. 4. This act is effective on ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of April, 1973.