NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 351

HOUSE BILL 788

AN ACT TO PROVIDE STAGGERED TERMS FOR THE YADKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. In the primary and general election, and biennially thereafter, the members of the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners shall be nominated and elected for four-year staggered terms as provided herein. In the 1974 general election for county officers, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for terms of four years, and the three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for terms of two years. Thereafter, as the terms of members expire, their successors shall be elected  for terms of four years. A vacancy occurring on the Board for any reason shall be filled for the unexpired term as provided by general law."

Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 7th day of May, 1973.