GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2021
H 1
HOUSE BILL 37
Short Title: Establish Two At-Large Seats/W-S City Council. |
(Local) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Lambeth and Zachary (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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Referred to: |
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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February 2, 2021
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish two at‑large seats on the city council in the city of winston‑salem.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
"2. Election of City Council.
The time for election of city council members shall be as provided in Section
12J of this Charter. There shall be elected eight 10 council
members for the City of Winston‑Salem, who shall hold their office until
their successors are qualified, of whom one shall be elected from North Ward,
one from Northeast Ward, one from East Ward, One from Southeast Ward, one from
South Ward, one from Southeast Ward, one from West Ward, and one from
Northwest Ward. Ward, and two at‑large members. Each
council member representing a ward shall be a resident of the ward in
which elected, and shall be elected by the qualified voters of the council
member's ward only. The qualified voters of the entire City of Winston‑Salem
shall elect the at‑large members. Each at‑large member shall be a
resident of the City of Winston‑Salem. Except as provided in Section
12J of this Charter, city council members shall serve for terms of four years
commencing as provided by G.S. 160A‑68 at the organizational meeting
of the city council following the election."
SECTION 2. The two at‑large City Council members added under Section 1 of this act shall be elected during the statewide general election held in November 2024 to serve four‑year terms. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall serve as at‑large members pursuant to this act.
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.