GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
EXTRA SESSION 1991

CHAPTER 2
SENATE BILL 7

AN ACT TO ALLOW THE DARE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO REDISTRICT ITS RESIDENCY DISTRICTS AND CHANGE THE MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN TIME FOR THE 1992 PRIMARY AND ELECTIONS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 153A-60(4) is repealed.
Sec. 2.  G.S. 153A-61 is repealed.
Sec. 3.  G.S. 153A-64 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A-64.  Filing copy of resolution.
If the resolution is approved under G.S. 153A-60, a certified true copy of the resolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State, Supreme Court Library, and with the Legislative Library."
Sec. 4.  Before adopting any resolution under Part 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes, or taking any action under G.S. 153A-22, a county board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing on that resolution, and shall publish notice of the hearing at least 10 days before it is held.
Sec. 5.  G.S. 153A-22(g) is repealed.
Sec. 5.1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 153A-22(e), a resolution adopted under that section before the opening of the 1992 filing period for the Dare County Board of Commissioners, may apply to the 1992 primary and general elections.
Sec. 5.2.  That all local acts, including but not limited to Chapter 562, 1965 Session Laws and Chapter 879, 1981 Session Laws, pertaining to the establishment of districts for the election of county commissioners of Dare County are repealed upon adoption of a redistricting resolution authorized by this act except that incumbent commissioners elected under existing local acts shall continue to serve the term to which elected.
Sec. 6.  This act applies to Dare County only.
Sec. 7.  This act is effective upon ratification, but only applies to the 1992 primary and general election if the appropriate resolution is adopted before the opening of the 1992 filing period for the Dare County Board of Commissioners.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of January, 1992.

James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives