GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 62

HOUSE BILL 91

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR NOMINATION OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS BY THE STATE POLITICAL PARTY CHAIRMEN, AND CONCERNING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-DIRECTOR.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 163-19 is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end of the second paragraph thereof:

"The Governor shall appoint the members from a list of nominees submitted to him by the State party chairman of each of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates as reflected by the latest registration statistics published by the State Board of Elections. Each party chairman shall submit a list of five nominees who are affiliated with that political party."

Sec. 1.1.  G.S. 163-19 is amended by adding the following new language at the end of the third paragraph:

"The Governor shall fill the vacancy from a list of three nominees submitted to him by the State party chairman of the political party that nominated the vacating member as provided by the preceding paragraph. The three nominees must be affiliated with that political party."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 163-27 is amended by deleting "1977", and inserting in lieu thereof "1989".

Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification, except that Section 1.1 applies to vacancies occurring on or after May 1, 1985.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of April, 1985.