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SB 818

Even-Yr Elections/Voting/Pink Hill.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Bob Brinson and 1 co-sponsor

Pink Hill will shift its municipal elections to even-numbered years, extending terms for 2027 and 2029 to start this new cycle in 2028.

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Bill Summary · SB 818

Summary of S.B. 818 (Session 2025, North Carolina) – Even-Year Elections/Voting/Pink Hill

Purpose and Intent

  • To restore certain voting methods in the Town of Pink Hill and to require that municipal elections in Pink Hill be held in even-numbered years.
  • The bill proposes changes to Pink Hill’s municipal election scheduling and term structure, aligning with even-year election cycles.

Key Provisions and Changes

Section 1: Election Timing and Conduct

  • Amends Section 3 of Pink Hill’s Charter (Private Laws of 1915; as amended) to:
    • Elect mayor and board of commissioners in even-numbered years, on the day of the municipal election.
    • Maintain in-person voting at a local precinct on election day.
    • Conduct the election on a nonpartisan plurality basis, with results determined per G.S. 163-292.
    • Apply the uniform municipal election laws found in Chapter 163 of the General Statutes for municipal elections, except where otherwise provided.

Section 2: Mayor and Commissioner Terms and Staggering

  • Amends Section 3.1 of Pink Hill’s Charter to preserve:
    • A mayoral term of four years.
    • A three-commissioner governing body with staggered four-year terms, as currently structured (as previously amended in the charter).
    • The initial election structure (in 2011 and quadrennially thereafter) and subsequent staggering pattern for commissioner terms are retained for consistency with the existing framework.

Section 3: Transition Period and Timeline

  • Discontinues municipal elections in Pink Hill for the year 2027.
  • Extends the terms of:
    • The mayor and one commissioner whose terms expire in 2027 by one year.
    • The two commissioners whose terms expire in 2029 by one year.
  • Regular elections resume in even-numbered years starting in 2028, continuing to follow the same four-year staggered term pattern as used when elections were held in odd-numbered years.

Section 4: Effective Date

  • The act becomes effective upon becoming law.
  • Applies to elections held on or after the effective date.

Who/What Is Affected

  • Town of Pink Hill: Governing structure (mayor and three commissioners), election timing, and term lengths.
  • Voters in Pink Hill: If the act becomes law, they would vote in even-numbered-year municipal elections (starting 2028) and participate in in-person, nonpartisan plurality municipal elections per state law.
  • Local Officials: Current and incoming mayor and commissioners will have terms adjusted and extended as specified to align with the new schedule.

Procedural and Timeline Highlights

  • The bill modifies the Pink Hill charter and requires the rescheduling of elections to even-numbered years.
  • 2027 is a transition year with term extensions for current officeholders expiring in 2027 and 2029.
  • Beginning in 2028, Pink Hill elections would be conducted in even-numbered years, maintaining four-year staggered terms for the mayor and three commissioners.

Notes for Readers

  • The bill contemplates only local, municipal governance in Pink Hill; it does not change state-level election law.
  • It preserves in-person, nonpartisan plurality voting for municipal elections.
  • The transition involves a one-year delay in the 2027 election and term realignments to accommodate the shift to even-year elections.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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