A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to extend the term of the mayor for the town of siler city from A two‑year TERM to A four‑YEAR TERM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 4 of the Charter of the Town of Siler City, being Chapter 88 of the Private Laws of 1887, as amended by Chapter 16 of the 1989 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4. (a) The mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town for a four‑year term. The mayor pro tempore shall be elected in accordance with G.S. 160A‑70.
(b)	One commissioner shall be elected from each of five districts. For the district seats, only qualified voters of the district shall be eligible to vote for the commissioner from that district. The other two commissioners shall be elected by all the qualified voters of the town.
(c)	Elections shall be held on a nonpartisan plurality basis as provided in G.S. 163‑292 and shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
(d)	Commissioners shall be elected for staggered four‑year terms.

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SECTION 2.  Section 5 of the Charter of the Town of Siler City, being Chapter 88 of the Private Laws of 1887, as amended by Chapter 16 of the 1989 Session Laws, is repealed.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to municipal elections held in 2023 and thereafter.