NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 382

HOUSE BILL 1061

AN ACT TO REWRITE G.S. 153A-60(4) TO PROVIDE FOR HOLDING REFERENDUM ON THE MODIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 153A-60(4) is rewritten to read as follows:

"(4)      Call a special referendum on the question of adoption of the alterations. The referendum shall be held and conducted by the county board of elections. The referendum may be held at the same time as any other State, county or municipal primary, election, special election or referendum, or on any date set by the board of county commissioners, provided, that such referendum shall not be held within the period of time beginning 60 days before and ending 60 days after any other primary, election, special election or referendum held in the county."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of May, 1977.