{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-153a-61","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-61","heading":"Submission of proposition to voters; form of ballot.","body":"A proposition to approve an alteration shall be printed on the ballot in substantially the following form:\n\"Shall the structure of the board of commissioners be altered? (Describe the effect of the alteration.)\n[] YES\n[] NO\"\nThe ballot shall be separate from other ballots used at the election.\nIf a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in the affirmative, the plan contained in the resolution shall be put into effect as provided in this Part. If a majority of the votes cast are in the negative, the resolution and the plan contained therein are void. (1927, c. 91, s. 4; 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-61.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:24:07Z","sha256":"ab75849b1e32f66c385da434c3a110a1c3530cc2e6be9cd199b4712e5588f9fe","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-153a-60","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-153a-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}