{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-153a-59","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-59","heading":"Implementation when board has members serving a combination of four-and two-year terms.","body":"If the structure of the board of commissioners is altered to establish a board with an odd number of members serving a combination of four-and two-year terms of office, the new structure shall be implemented as follows:\nAt the first election all members of the board shall be elected. A simple majority of those elected shall be elected for two-year terms, and the remaining members shall be elected for four-year terms. The candidate or candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for the four-year terms.\nAt each subsequent general election, a simple majority of the board shall be elected. That candidate who is elected with the least number of votes shall be elected for a two-year term, and the other member or members elected shall be elected for four-year terms. (1927, c. 91, s. 3; 1969, c. 717, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 153A. Counties.","Article 4. Form of Government.","Part 4. Modification in the Structure of the Board of Commissioners."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_153A/GS_153A-59.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:24:07Z","sha256":"63381d507604f7742b81ee848418787f8a84a6da54f9358284ef346a9702d960","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-153a-58","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-153a-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}