A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require that all members of the Jacksonville city council be elected at‑large.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2‑8 of the Charter of the City of Jacksonville, being Chapter 911 of the 1967 Session Laws, as amended by City Ordinance No. 89‑21 adopted on April 26, 1989, and City Ordinance No. 06‑59 adopted on November 21, 2006, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2‑8. – Election of mayor and council – Generally.
At a regular election to be held by the Onslow County Board of Elections on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, there shall be elected a mayor and six Council members, all of whom shall reside within the city and who shall run and be elected 
at‑large by the qualified voters in the entire City of Jacksonville. The mayor shall be elected to serve a four‑year term and until a successor is elected and qualified. Council members shall be elected to serve four‑year staggered terms and until their successors are elected and qualified."
SECTION 2.  Beginning in 2027 with the regular municipal elections for the City of Jacksonville, and biennially thereafter, all Council members shall be elected "at‑large" by the qualified voters of the City. No Council members for the City of Jacksonville shall be elected by ward but the same staggering of terms shall remain in place as when members of the City Council were elected by ward.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.