North Carolina § 163-288 - 1A. Activating voters when charter revised.
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§ 163-288. 1A. Activating voters when charter revised.
Whenever a city has not held the most recent two elections required by its charter or this Chapter, and the General Assembly amends the charter of that city and provides that the county board of elections shall conduct the elections of that city, voters shall be activated for the elections of that city in accordance with G.S. 163-288.1 or G.S. 163-288.2 . In such a case, the county shall prepare the map required by G.S. 163-288.1(a) . History (1985, c. 350; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-1595 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-1595 was then re-recodified as this section by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), effective January 31, 2019. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as re-recodified. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.
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