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SB 288 — Rutherford College/Bd. of Ed. Burke/Caldwell.

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In the updated version of Senate Bill 288, changes were made to clarify the structure and election cycle of the Town of Connelly Springs' governing body. The bill now specifies that both the Mayor and three commissioners will be elected to serve four-year terms. This adjustment is significant because it outlines a clear framework for local governance, ensuring that elected officials have stable terms, which can lead to more consistent leadership and planning for the community.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 2 SENATE BILL 288 Redistricting and Elections Committee Substitute Adopted 4/21/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 1 SENATE BILL 288 Short Title:
Burke/Caldwell Bd of Ed.
Even-Yr Elections/Cities & Bd.
Elections.
of Ed/Burke Co.
Senator Daniel (Primary Sponsor).
March 15, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS FOR THE BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND TO CHANGE THE ELECTION METHOD OF THE BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE CALDWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM NONPARTISAN TO PARTISAN.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 15, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN BURKE COUNTY AND THE BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS.
9 PART I.
7 PART I.
BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SECTION 1.1.
MUNICIPALITIES IN BURKE COUNTY SECTION 1.1.(a) Article III of the Charter of the City of Morganton, being Chapter 180 of the 1975 Session Laws, as amended by S.L.
Notwithstanding the "Plan of Merger and Consolidation of Burke County Board of Education, Morganton Graded School District (Morganton City Schools) and Glen Alpine Graded School District (Glen Alpine CitySchools) and to Create and Establish One AdministrativeUnit forAll ThreeoftheBurkeCountySchool Units in BurkeCounty" (thePlan), as rewritten by Chapter 1 of the 1981 Session Laws, Section 2 of Chapter 1 of the 1981 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
2014-12, reads as rewritten:
"ARTICLE III.
"ELECTIONS.
"Chapter 1.
Representation.
2.
3.1.
How elected.
Manner of election;
(a) The Beginning in 2024, the Board shall be elected on a nonpartisan partisan basis biennially the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November at the time of the general election in odd-numbered years.
voting.
The names of the candidates shall be printed on ballots without reference to any party affiliation, and any qualified voter residing in Burke County shall be entitled to vote such ballots.
– (a) The entire electorate of the City shall be entitled to vote in elections for Mayor and the four (4) council members who shall reside respectively in Council Districts No.
even-numbered years as terms expire.
1, No.
Except as herein provided, the election shall be held, conducted, and supervised by the Burke County Board of Elections under the laws and regulations providing for the election of county officers.
2, No.
… (f) All candidates for membership on the Board shall file with the Burke County Board of Elections a notice of such candidacy at any time after 12:00 noon on the Friday preceding the eighth Saturday and before 12:00 noon on the Friday preceding the fifth Saturday before the date on which the election is to be held.
3, and No.
Each candidate shall pay a filing fee of ten dollars ($10.00).
4.
Each candidate shall certify in writing that he or she is a bona fide resident of Burke County and a qualified registered voter therein.
(b) At the regular municipal election to be held in November, 1975, there shall be an election in the City for the selection of the Mayor and the two council members in office on the effective date of this Charter whose terms of office expire in 1975.
Each candidate for election to an election district seat shall, in addition, certify in writing that he is, and has been for 30 days prior to the election, a bona fide resident of the election district he filed to represent.
At the regular municipal election to be held in November, 1977, there shall be an election in the City for the selection of the two council members in office on the effective date of this Charter whose terms expire in 1977, and the Mayor elected in the November, 1975, election whose term expires in 1977.
Filings of such notices shall be with the Burke County Board of Elections.
Thereafter every two years there shall be held an election to select the successor to the Mayor and to the council members whose terms are expiring.
… (i) In the event of a vacancy for positions elected on a nonpartisan basis in 2019 and 2021 on the Board by reason of death, resignation, failure to meet the election district residency requirement, orforanyotherreason otherthan expiration ofthe regularterm (hereinafter referred *S288-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 to as a 'vacated seat'), the remaining members of the Board shall elect a qualified person to serve in the vacated seat (such person being herein referred to as the 'replacement member').
In 2024, and quadrennially thereafter, the Mayor and two Council members shall be elected to serve four-year terms.
If such vacated seat is that of a member elected to represent an election district, the replacement member shall be a person qualified to be elected to represent the election district of the vacated seat.
In 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, two Council members shall be elected to serve four-year terms.
The term of office of the replacement member shall in all cases expire on the date of the next election of members of the Board.
… "Chapter 2.
If the term of office of the holder of the vacated seat would have otherwise expired as of the date of the next election, there shall be elected for said seat at the next election a member whose term shall be the regular four years.
Conduct of Elections.
If, however, the term of office of the holder of the vacated seat would have otherwise expired as of the date of the second succeeding election (i.e., said term having more than two years remaining as of the time the seat is vacated), there shall be elected for said seat at the next election a member whose term shall be two years.
… "Sec.
If in such latter case there is the necessity of electing at one election two members to represent one election district, the candidate from said election district receiving the highest number of votes shall serve a term of four years, and the candidate from said election district receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve a term of two years.
3.14.
Beginning in 2024, vacancies for positions elected on a partisan basis shall be filled byappointment bythe remaining members of the Board in accordance with G.S.
Time of election.
115C-37.1." SECTION 1.2.
– Elections In 2024, regular municipal elections shall be held biennially on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years.even-numbered years in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
Notwithstanding the Plan, as rewritten by Chapter 1 of the 1981 Session Laws, Section 3 of Chapter 1 of the 1981 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
…." SECTION 1.1.(b) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the City of Morganton in 2021.
The two Council members elected in 2021 shall serve five-year terms.
The *S288-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Mayor and two Council members elected in 2019 whose terms expire in 2023 are extended until 2024.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the City of Morganton in 2024.
SECTION 1.2.(a) Chapter III of the Charter of the Town of ConnellySprings, being Chapter 528 of the 1989 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 37 of the 1993 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"CHAPTER III.
"GOVERNING BODY.
3.1.
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The governing body shall consist of the six members of the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor." "Sec.
3.2.
Manner of Election.
The qualified voters of the entire Town of Connelly Springs shall elect the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor.
In 2024, and biennially thereafter, regular municipal elections shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
"Sec.
3.3.
Term of Office.
In 1991 and quadrennially thereafter, three Council Members shall be elected for four-year terms.
In 1993 and quadrennially thereafter, three Council Members shall be elected for four- year terms, and a Mayor shall be elected for a four-year term.
Effective with the organizational meeting after the 1993 municipal election, the Board of Aldermen consists of six members.In 2024, and quadrennially thereafter, three Council Members shall be elected for four-year terms.
In 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, three Council Members shall be elected for four-year terms, and a Mayor shall be elected for a four-year term.
The Board of Aldermen shall in all ways respond to reasonable requests of the Town's constituents giving due consideration to the United States and State Constitutions, to the welfare of the Town, and to the long range effects and impacts of the decisions of the Town.
…." SECTION 1.2.(b) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Connelly Springs in 2021.
The Mayor and three Council members elected in 2021 shall serve five-year terms.
The three Council members elected in 2019 whose terms expire in 2023 are extended until 2024.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the Town of Connelly Springs in 2024.
SECTION 1.3.(a) Section 3 of the Charter of the Town of Drexel, being Chapter 24 of the Private Laws of 1913, as amended by Town Ordinances No.
1976-02-02-1 and No.
1976-02-02-2 adopted February 2, 1976, reads as rewritten:
"Sec.
Members to qualify.
That the officers of the said In 2024, and biennially thereafter, regular municipal elections shall be held in the Town on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
Those persons who shall be elected members of the Board must qualify by taking the oath of office on or before the first Monday in December next succeeding their election.
The officers of the town shall consist of a mayor and three commissioners, to four aldermen.
The terms of their predecessors shall expire at the same time, which is the first Monday in December.
In 2024, and biennially thereafter, the mayor and aldermen shall be elected by the qualified voters of the said town on the first Monday of May, on thousand nine hundred thirteen, and each and every two years thereafter;
Members shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
and that until such election, A.
A failure to qualify within that time shall constitute a vacancy which shall be filled as set out in Section 2, subsection (i).
J.
Those persons appointed to fill a vacancy must qualify within 30 days after notification.
Webber shall be mayor, and D.
A failure to qualify within that time shall constitute a vacancy." SECTION 1.3.
B.
This act does not affect the terms of office of anymember elected on a nonpartisan basis in 2019 or 2021 to the Board.
Mull, Cicero Berry, and J.
The members of the Board elected in 2019 and 2021, or any member appointed to fill a vacancy for the remainder of an unexpired term for a member elected in 2019 or 2021, shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
W.
SECTION 1.4.
Rector shall be commissioners, who, after their qualification by the taking of the usual oath of office, shall first proceed to the election or appointment of town and serve until their successors are elected and qualify.
Notwithstanding the Plan, as the terms of the present members expire, in 2024, and quadrennially thereafter, four members of the Board shall be elected on the date of the general election, and in 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, three members of the Board shall be elected on the date of the general election.
After election and taking the oath, the aldermen shall elect or appoint the clerical officers and policemen as they may deem necessary, including a tax collector, for the proper government of the said town, and as such officers (the policemen and clerical officers and tax collector) those officers shall have such powers as such like officers of municipal corporations under the general law of the State:
SECTION 1.5.
Provided, that the said mayor and commissioners aldermen may combine the duties of two or more of such the clerical officers, policemen, and tax collector into one office, if in their judgment the same would best subserve serve the interest of the people and taxpayers of the said town." Page 2 Senate Bill 288-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 1.3.(b) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Drexel in 2021.
Each member of the Board elected in 2019 or 2021, or any member appointed to fill a vacancy of a member elected in 2019 or 2021, shall have his or her term extended by one year and shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
The Mayor and four aldermen elected in 2021 shall serve three-year terms.
SECTION 1.6.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the Town of Drexel in 2024.
The municipalities in Burke County shall reimburse the Burke County Board of Elections for the actual costs in the administration of the election in compliance with G.S.
SECTION 1.4.(a) Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Glen Alpine, being Chapter 61 of the Private Laws of 1883, as amended by Chapter 131 of the 1989 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
163-284 based on voter registration.
The Burke County Board of Education shall consult with the State Board of Elections in determining the amount to charge each municipality in Burke County.
PART II.
CALDWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SECTION 2.1.
Section 4 of Chapter 1273 of the 1973 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 37 of the 1987 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
All Beginning in 2022, all candidates for membership on the Caldwell CountyBoard of Education shall file for a nonpartisan election with the Caldwell County Board of Elections a notice of such candidacy during the period beginning at 12:00 noon on the second Monday in July and ending at 12:00 noon on the second Monday in August prior to the General Election, and this election shall be held at the time of said General election.be elected on a partisan basis Page 2 Senate Bill 288-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year as terms expire.
In 2024, and biennially thereafter, regular municipal elections shall be held in the Town on the Tuesdayafter the first Mondayin November of even-numbered years in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
Candidates for the Caldwell County Board of Education shall be nominated at the same time and manner as other county officers.
A Mayor shall be elected in 1989 2026, and quadrennially thereafter thereafter, for a four-year term.
Each candidate shall pay a filing fee of five dollars ($5.00) and in addition shall certify in writing that he or she is a bona fide resident of Caldwell County and a qualified registered voter therein.
Five members of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected in 1989, with the three receiving the highest numbers of votes elected to four-year terms, and the two receiving the next highest numbers of votes elected to two-year terms.
Persons elected shall assume office on the first Monday of December following the General Election.
In 1991 and quadrennially thereafter, two members of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected to four-year terms.
The terms of their predecessors shall expire at that same time.
In 1993 and quadrennially thereafter, three members of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected to four-year terms.The Board of Aldermen shall consist of five members.
Members shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
In 2024, and quadrennially thereafter, two members of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected to four-year terms.
The requirements set forth in this section, together with such requirements as are now or may be hereafter provided for by the North Carolina General Statutes, are inclusive and constitute the sole criteria for membership on the Caldwell County Board of Education." SECTION 2.2.
In 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, three members of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected to four-year terms." SECTION 1.4.(b) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Glen Alpine in 2021.
Section 5 of Chapter 1273 of the 1973 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
The Mayor and three members of the Board of Aldermen elected in 2021 shall serve five-year terms.
The two members of the Board of Aldermen elected in 2019 whose terms expire in 2023 are extended until 2024.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the Town of Glen Alpine in 2024.
SECTION 1.5.(a) Section 3 of the Charter of the Town of Hildebran, being Chapter 212 of the Private Laws of 1899, as amended by Chapter 290 of the Private Laws of 1913, Chapter 433 of the 1973 Session Laws, and Chapter 238 of the 1993 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
5.
3.
All persons registered and qualified to vote in Caldwell County in accordance with the General Election laws of North Carolina shall be eligible to vote in the nonpartisan partisan election for the members of the Caldwell County Board of Education." SECTION 2.3.
In 2024, and biennially thereafter, regular municipal elections shall be held in the Town on the Tuesday after the first Mondayin November of even-numbered years in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
Section 6 of Chapter 1273 of the 1973 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
The election shall be nonpartisan and decided by simple plurality pursuant to G.S.
163-292.
The elective officers of the town shall be a mayor who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town for a term of four years, and five commissioners, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town for terms of four years, except that in 1993, the three persons receiving the highest numbers of votes are elected for four-year terms, and the two persons receiving the next highest numbers of votes are elected for two-year terms.
In 1995 and quadrennially thereafter, two persons are elected.
In 1997 and quadrenniallythereafter, three persons are elected.
The expansion of the board of commissioners from three to five members is effective at the organizational meeting following the 1993 municipal election.
Beginning with the regular municipal election to be held in November 1973, the election shall be nonpartisan and decided by simple plurality.
No primary election shall be held.
The municipal elections shall be held and conducted by the County Board of Elections in accordance with Articles 23 and 24 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.years.
In 2024, and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners shall be elected to four-year terms.
In 2026, and quadrenniallythereafter, theMayor andthree commissioners shall be elected to four-yearterms." SECTION 1.5.(b) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Hildebran in 2021.
The Mayor and three commissioners elected in 2021 shall serve five-year terms.
The two commissioners elected in 2019 whose terms expire in 2023 are extended until 2024.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the Town of Hildebran in 2024.
SECTION 1.6.(a) Chapter III of the Charter of the Town of Rutherford College, being Chapter 452 of the 1977 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"CHAPTER III.
Senate Bill 288-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 "Governing Body.
6.
3.1.
In the event of a vacancy for positions elected on a nonpartisan basis in 2018 or 2020 on theCaldwell CountyBoardofEducationbyreason ofdeath, resignation,oramember's failing to meet residency requirements as set forth above, or for other reasons, the remaining members of the Caldwell County Board of Education shall appoint a person to serve until the next election of members of such board, at which time the remaining unexpired term of the office in which the vacancy occurs shall be filled by election.
Number of members.
Beginning in 2022, vacancies for positions elected on a partisan basis shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the Board in accordance with G.S.
The governingbodyshall consist of six council members and the mayor.
115C-37.1." SECTION 2.4.
… "Sec.
This act does not affect the terms of office of anymember elected on a nonpartisan basis in 2018 or 2020 to the Caldwell County Board of Education.
3.3.
The members of the Caldwell County Board of Education elected in 2018 and 2020, or any member appointed to fill a vacancy for the remainder of an unexpired term for a member elected in 2018 or 2020, shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
Term of office of the members of the board.
SECTION 2.5.
Beginning with the regular municipal election to be held in 1977, the three candidates for town council receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of four years, and the three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of two years.
Effective on the first Monday in December of 2022, G.S.
Thereafter as the terms of each member expire, their successors shall be elected for terms of four years.In 2024, and quadrenniallythereafter, three council members shall be elected for four-year terms.
115C-37.1(d) reads as rewritten:
In 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, three council members shall be elected for four-year terms.
"(d) This section shall apply only in the following counties:
"Sec.
Alleghany, Beaufort, Brunswick, Burke, Caldwell, Carteret, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Dare, Davie, Graham, Guilford, Harnett, Hyde, Iredell, Lee, Madison, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Washington, and Yancey." PART III.
3.4.
Election of mayor – term of office.
The qualified voters of the entire Town of Rutherford College shall elect the mayor.
He In 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, the mayor is elected for a four-year term of office." SECTION 1.6.(b) Section 4.1 of the Charter of the Town of Rutherford College, being Chapter 452 of the 1977 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec.
4.1.
Conduct of town elections.
In 2024, and biennially thereafter, regular municipal elections shall be held in the Town on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
The town officers shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis, and the results determined by plurality as provided in G.S.
163-292, and this includes the election of the mayor." SECTION 1.6.(c) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Rutherford College in 2021.
The Mayor and three Council members elected in 2021 shall serve five-year terms.
The three Council members elected in 2019 whose terms expire in 2023 are extended until 2024.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the Town of Rutherford College in 2024.
SECTION 1.7.(a) Article III of the Charter of the Town of Valdese, being Chapter 847 of the 1977 Session Laws, as amended by S.L.
2000-28, reads as rewritten:
"ARTICLE III.
"Elections.
"Sec.
3.1.
Regular municipal elections;
conduct and method of election.
Regular In 2024, and biennially thereafter, regular municipal elections shall be held in the town every two years in odd-numbered even-numbered years and shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
The mayor and members of the council shall be elected according to the nonpartisan plurality method of election.election pursuant to G.S.
163-292.
… "Sec.
3.3.
Election of council members.
At the regular municipal elections in 1977 2026, and quadrienniallyquadrenniallythereafter,thereshall beelectedthreecouncil memberstorepresent, respectively, election wards one, two, and three, as hereinabove provided.
provided in this Article.
At the regular municipal elections in 1979, 2024, and quadriennially quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected two council members to represent, respectively, election wards four and five as hereinabove provided.
provided in this Article.
Each candidate for the office of council member shall have been a resident of the ward from which he or she is a candidate for a period of not less than 30 days next preceding the date of the election.
Candidates for council member shall be voted upon by the voters of the town voting at large.
"Sec.
3.4.
Election of the mayor.
At the regular municipal election in 2001, 2026, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected a mayor to serve a term of four years.
The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the town voting at large.
…." Page 4 Senate Bill 288-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 1.7.(b) Regular municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of Valdese in 2021.
The Mayor and three Council members elected in 2021 shall serve five-year terms.
The two Council members elected in 2019 whose terms expire in 2023 are extended until 2024.
The next regular municipal election shall be conducted in the Town of Valdese in 2024.
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BURKE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SECTION 2.1.
Notwithstanding the "Plan of Merger and Consolidation of Burke County Board of Education, Morganton Graded School District (Morganton City Schools) and Glen Alpine Graded School District (Glen Alpine CitySchools) and to Create and Establish One AdministrativeUnit forAll ThreeoftheBurkeCountySchool Units in BurkeCounty" (thePlan), as rewritten by Section 1 of Chapter 1 of the 1981 Session Laws, beginning with the 2024 election, the members of the Burke County Board of Education shall be elected for four-year terms on a nonpartisan basis at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year as terms expire.
The elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with general laws governing elections for county officers.
SECTION 2.2.
Notwithstanding the Plan, in 2024, four members of the Burke County Board of Education shall be elected on the date of the general election, and every four years thereafter, and in 2026, three members of the Burke County Board of Education shall be elected on the date of the general election, and every four years thereafter.
Elected members of the Board shall take office and qualify on the first Monday in December of the year of their election, and the terms of their predecessors shall expire at that same time.
Members shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
SECTION 2.3.
Each member of the Burke County Board of Education elected in 2019 or 2021, or any member appointed to fill a vacancy of a member elected in 2019 or 2021, shall have his or her term extended by one year and shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
PART III.
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  1. Ratified

  2. Ch. SL 2021-51

  3. Concurred In H Com Sub

  4. Ordered Enrolled

  5. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

  6. Placed On Cal For 06/23/2021

  7. Withdrawn From Cal

  8. Placed On Cal For 06/22/2021

  9. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  10. Reptd Fav

  11. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  12. Added to Calendar

  13. Passed 2nd Reading

  14. Passed 3rd Reading

  15. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  16. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  17. Withdrawn From Com

  18. Re-ref to the Com on Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  19. Regular Message Received From Senate

  20. Passed 1st Reading

  21. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  22. Regular Message Sent To House

  23. Passed 2nd Reading

  24. Passed 3rd Reading

  25. Reptd Fav

  26. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  27. Com Substitute Adopted

  28. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  29. Passed 1st Reading

  30. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  31. Withdrawn From Com

  32. Re-ref to Redistricting and Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Republican 19000
Total 50000
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Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Nickel — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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