GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 128

HOUSE BILL 243

 

AN ACT TO CHANGE THE SIZE, TERMS, AND MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 3 of Chapter 615, Session Laws of 1967 is repealed, and the following new sections substituted in lieu thereof:

"Sec. 3.1. Effective on the last Monday in June of 1984, the Richmond County Board of Education shall consist of seven members. Effective on the last Monday in June of 1986, the Richmond County Board of Education shall consist of five members. Until the last Monday in June of 1984, it shall consist of nine members.

"Sec. 3.2. For the purpose of nominating and electing the five members of the Board of Education of Richmond County, the county shall be divided into five residence districts as follows:

District #1 shall be composed of the entire county. District #2 shall be composed of Beaverdam, Steels, Mineral Springs, and Black Jack Townships.

District #3 shall be composed of Rockingham Township. District #4 shall be composed of Wolf Pit Township. District #5 shall be composed of Marks Creek Township.

"Sec. 3.3. The Richmond County Board of Education shall be elected by the nonpartisan election and run off election method, and the results determined in accordance with G.S. 163-293. The election shall be held on the date of the primary election provided by G.S. 163-1(b), and the run off election, if required, shall be held on the date of the second primary as provided by G.S. 163-111(e). The filing period for candidates shall be the same as for the primary for county officers.

"Sec. 3.4. Members shall reside in and represent the districts according to the apportionment plan in Section 3.2 of this act, but the qualified voters of the entire county shall elect all members of the board.

"Sec. 3.5. In 1984, one member shall be elected from District #3 to serve a two-year term. In 1986 and quadrennially thereafter, one member each shall be elected from District #1 and District #3 to serve a four-year term. In 1988 and quadrennially thereafter, one member each shall be elected from District #2, District #4, and District #5 to serve a four-year term.

"Sec. 3.6. The terms of office of the members of the Richmond County Board of Education elected in 1978 shall terminate on the last Monday in June of 1984. The terms of office of the members of the Richmond County Board of Education elected in 1980 shall terminate on the last Monday in June of 1986. The terms of office of the members of the Richmond County Board of Education who were elected in 1982 shall terminate on the last Monday in June of 1988.

"Sec. 3.7. Members of the Richmond County Board of Education shall take office on the last Monday in June of the year of their election.

"Sec. 3.8. Vacancies in the Richmond County Board of Education in seats elected in 1978, 1980, or 1982 may be filled by appointment of any registered voter of Richmond County for the remainder of the unexpired term.

"Sec. 3.9. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the election of Richmond County Board of Education shall be governed by Chapters 115C and 163 of the General Statutes."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of April, 1983.