GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2003
SESSION LAW 2004-19
SENATE BILL 1133
AN ACT amending the charter of the village of misenheimer to allow for municipal elections in odd-numbered years.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 3.2 of S.L. 2003-268 reads as rewritten:
"Section 3.2. Temporary Officers. Until the
organizational meeting after the initial election in 2004 2005
provided for by Section 4.1 of this Charter, Chuck Ambrose, Peter Edquist,
Maria Fisher, Michael Herron, and Beth Huber are appointed members of the
Village Council of the Village of Misenheimer, and they shall possess and
exercise the powers granted to the governing body until their successors are
elected or appointed and qualified pursuant to this Charter. The temporary
officers shall elect a person from among the members of the temporary governing
body to serve as interim mayor. If any person named in this section is unable
to serve, the remaining temporary officers shall, by majority vote, appoint a
person to serve until the initial municipal election is held in 2004.2005."
SECTION 2. Section 3.3 of S.L. 2003-268 reads as rewritten:
"Section 3.3. Manner of Electing Village
Council; Term of Office. The qualified voters of the entire Village shall
elect the members of the Village Council, and, except as provided in this
section, they shall serve four-year terms. In 2004,2005, the
three candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes shall be elected to
four-year terms, and the two candidates receiving the next highest numbers of
votes shall be elected to two-year terms. In 2006,2007, and
quadrennially thereafter, two members shall be elected to four-year terms. In 2008,2009,
and quadrennially thereafter, three members shall be elected to four-year
terms."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of June, 2004.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Richard T. Morgan
Speaker of the House of Representatives