NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 216

HOUSE BILL 282

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A SECOND PRIMARY AND FOUR-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ANSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THE FILLING OF VACANCIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Chapter 261, Session Laws of 1967 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end of Section 3 to read as follows:

"As the term of each member of the Anson County Board of Education expires, his successor shall be elected for a term of four years, beginning with the next primary and election for members of said board of education. Thereafter as the term of a member expires, his successor shall be elected for a term of four years. Provided, however, that in 1978, when the term of the person occupying seat number eight has expired, his successor shall be elected for a term of six years."

Sec. 2. Chapter 261, Session Laws of 1967 is amended in Section 4 by placing a period after the word "County" in line 11 and by deleting the rest of the sentence which reads "and in case there shall be more than one candidate, then the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be nominated and elected, and there shall be no second primary."

Sec. 3. Chapter 261, Session Laws of 1967 is further amended by deleting the penultimate sentence in Section 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"Vacancies on the Anson County Board of Education caused by death, resignation, removal from the county, removal from office or otherwise shall be filled by the remaining members of the board of education. The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term."

Sec. 4. This act shall not apply to any appointment to fill a vacancy which occurred prior to the effective date of this act.

Sec. 5. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of April, 1977.