NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 574

HOUSE BILL 248

AN ACT RELATING TO THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE REIDSVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this Act, Chapter II, Subchapter A, Section 2.02(a) of Chapter 831 of the Session Laws of 1961, is rewritten in its entirety as follows:

"(a)      The school board shall consist of six (6) members who shall be elected in nonpartisan elections at large by and from the qualified voters of the Reidsville Graded School District for staggered terms of four (4) years each, three members to be elected at each biennial election to succeed those whose terms are expiring.

"At the election held in 1970, there shall be elected one member of the board for a term of two years and one member of the board for a term of four years. At the time of filing for the 1970 election, each candidate shall specify whether he is filing for a term of two years or four years and the ballots for the 1970 election shall be printed to indicate which term each candidate has filed for.

"At the 1972 election and biennially thereafter, there shall be elected three members of the board for terms of four (4) years each."

Sec. 2. The City Council of the City of Reidsville is hereby authorized and directed to submit this Act to a vote of the qualified voters of the Reidsville Graded School District at any regular or special municipal election, or at a special election called for that sole purpose, but not later than the regular municipal election to be held in 1971. The proposition shall be printed on the ballot in substantially the following form: [ ]  FOR reducing the term of office of the School Board members from six to four years; [ ]  AGAINST reducing the term of office of the School Board members from six to four years. If a majority of the ballots cast shall favor the proposition, this Act shall take effect according to its terms, but if a majority of the ballots cast shall be against the proposition, this Act shall be null and void.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of May, 1969.