NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1967 SESSION

CHAPTER 839
HOUSE BILL 1013

AN ACT TO ALLOW THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF HALIFAX COUNTY TO DETERMINE THE TENURE OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Halifax County Board of Elections shall hold a special election on the same date as the 1968 primary election at which time the question of whether or not to increase the tenure of office of the members of the board of county commissioners from two to four years shall be submitted to the people of Halifax County. No new registration shall be required for this special election and said election shall be held in accordance with the laws governing primary elections insofar as is possible.
Sec. 2. The following questions shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Halifax County at said special election.
(A)	[ ]	For increasing the tenure of office of the members of the board of county commissioners from two to four years and staggering their election in the following manner: The three members of the board of county commissioners receiving the largest vote in the election of 1968 shall serve for a full four‑year term and the two remaining commissioners shall serve for a two‑year term. Thereafter all commissioners shall serve for a four‑year term, but three shall be elected at one election and two at the next election.
(B)	[ ]	For the tenure of office of the members of the board of county commissioners remaining at two years as is now provided by law.
Sec. 3. If a majority of the voters voting in said special election favor increasing the tenure of office of the members of the board of county commissioners from two to four years and staggering their election as above provided, then the three members of the board of county commissioners receiving the largest vote in the election of 1968 shall serve for a full four‑year term and the two remaining commissioners shall serve for a two‑year term. Thereafter all commissioners shall serve for a four‑year term, but three shall be elected at one election and two at the next election.
Sec. 4. If a majority of the voters voting in said special election favor the tenure of office of the members of the board of county commissioners remaining at two years as is now provided by law, then the said members of the board of county commissioners shall be elected for two‑year terms with all five running each election as is now provided by law.
Sec. 5. Neither this Act nor the election provided herein shall in any way affect the County Commissioner Districts now set up for Halifax County, but shall only affect the tenure of office for the members of the board of county commissioners.
Sec. 6. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 7. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 20th day of June, 1967.