North Carolina § 153A-60 - Initiation of alterations by resolution.

§ 153A-60. Initiation of alterations by resolution.

The board of commissioners shall initiate any alteration in the structure of the board by adopting a resolution. The resolution shall: Briefly but completely describe the proposed alterations; Prescribe the manner of transition from the existing structure to the altered structure; Define the electoral districts, if any, and apportion the members among the districts; Call a special referendum on the question of adoption of the alterations. The referendum shall be held and conducted by the county board of elections. The referendum may be held only on a date permitted by G.S. 163-287. Upon its adoption, the resolution shall be published in full. History (1927, c. 91, s. 4; 1969, c. 717, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 382; 2013-381, s. 10.23; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.) Local Modification. - Craven: 2001-447, s. 1 (applicable only to resolutions adopted before January 1, 2002); Dare: 1991, Ex. Sess., c. 2, s. 1 (As to applicability and contingency provisions, see 1991 Session Laws, Ex. Sess., c. 2, s. 7); Lee: 1989, c. 195, s. 1 (effective June 1, 1989, but only applicable to resolutions approved on or before Aug. 1, 1990); Wayne: 1987, c. 119 (only applicable to resolutions approved on or before Nov. 30, 1988). Re-recodification; Technical and Conforming Changes. - Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, provides, in part: "The Revisor of Statutes shall recodify Chapter 138A of the General Statutes, Chapter 120C of the General Statutes, as well as Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, as amended by this act, into a new Chapter 163 A of the General Statutes to be entitled 'Elections and Ethics Enforcement Act,' as enacted by Section 4 of this act. The Revisor may also recodify into the new Chapter 163A of the General Statutes other existing statutory laws relating to elections and ethics enforcement that are located elsewhere in the General Statutes as the Revisor deems appropriate." The Revisor was further authorized to make technical and conforming changes to catchlines, internal citations, and other references throughout the General Statutes to effectuate this recodification. Pursuant to this authority, the Revisor substituted "G.S. 163A-1592" for "G.S. 163-287" in subdivision (4). Session Laws 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), and 6.1 repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, and authorized the Revisor of Statutes to re-recodify Chapter 163A into Chapters 163, 138A, and 120C and to revert the changes made by the Revisor pursuant to Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Pursuant to this authority, the Revisor of Statutes reverted the reference in subdivision (4). Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-381, s. 10.23, effective January 1, 2014, substituted "only on a date permitted by G.S. 163-287 " for "at the same time as any other state, county or municipal primary, election, special election or referendum, or on any date set by the board of county commissioners, provided, that such referendum shall not be held within the period of time beginning 60 days before and ending 60 days after any other primary, election, special election or referendum held in the county" in the last sentence in subdivision (4). Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1977 administrative law affecting state government, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 867 (1978).