AN ACT to change the years of election, and to validate elections in and actions of the first craven sanitary district.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  In 2009, and quadrennially thereafter, members of the First Craven Sanitary District Board shall be elected for Seats 1 and 2 for four‑year terms. In 2011 and quadrennially thereafter, members of the First Craven Sanitary District Board shall be elected for Seats 3, 4, and 5 for four‑year terms.
SECTION 2.  The previous elections of the Seat 2 member of the First Craven Sanitary District since January 1, 2003 are hereby validated, notwithstanding any irregularity in the elections for the member of Seat 2. Further, any and all actions of the Seat 2 member of the First Craven Sanitary District since January 1, 2003, are hereby ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any irregularity in the manner of election.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 4th day of June, 2009.

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		 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

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		 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives