GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
SESSION LAW 2005-80
SENATE BILL 368
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM PARTISAN TO NONPARTISAN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 6(b) of Chapter 341 of the 1993 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"(b) The members of the
Permanent Board shall be elected for a term of four years in partisan nonpartisan
elections held at the time of the general election regular primary
for county offices, in the same manner as elections for county officers,
including primary elections if required. with the results determined
under the election and runoff election method as provided under G.S. 163-293.
The runoff election, if needed, shall be at the same time as the second primary
is scheduled.The primary elections shall be held on the dates provided
by law for county elections. The filing period shall be the same as for
county officers elected on a partisan basis. Duly elected members of the
Permanent Board shall take office the first Monday of December immediately
following their election and shall take the oath of office prescribed in
Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution. Upon the members of the Permanent
Board being installed, the Permanent Board shall replace the Merged Board and
shall assume all of the duties, powers, assets, and liabilities of the Merged
Board as provided for in Section 5(d) of this act and the Merged Board shall
cease to exist and the terms of office of the members of the Merged Board shall
end."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 13th day of June, 2005.
s/ Charlie S. Dannelly
Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives