Bill Summaries: S139 (2019-2020 Session)

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  • Summary date: Jun 17 2019 - View summary

    AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF MONTREAT SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS. Enacted June 17, 2019. Effective June 17, 2019. 


  • Summary date: May 21 2019 - View summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

    Modifies and adds to the proposed changes to the Town of Montreat's charter, SL 1985-295, as amended. Now provides that in 2020 and quadrennially thereafter, two rather than three commissioners are to be elected to four-year terms and in 2022 and quadrennially thereafter, three rather than two commissioners are to be elected to serve four-year terms. Specifies that regular municipal elections are to be held in the Town on Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year (previously generally required elections to be held in even-numbered years). Requires that commissioners be elected by the nonpartisan plurality method of election pursuant to specified state law rather than as provided in the charter. Further, requires the Buncombe County Board of Elections to set the time period for filing notices of candidacy for candidates seeking municipal office and to notify the Town of the time period set.


  • Summary date: Feb 26 2019 - View summary

    Amends the Town of Montreat's charter, SL 1985-295, as amended, as the title indicates. Also provides that in 2020 and quadrennially thereafter, three commissioners are to be elected to four-year terms and in 2022 and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners are to be elected to serve four-year terms. Requires that the mayor be elected to serve a four-year term in 2020 and quadrennially thereafter. Prohibits holding a municipal election in 2019 and extends the terms of the mayor and three commissioners whose terms expire in 2019 until 2020, and the two commissioners whose terms expire in 2021 are extended until 2022. Regular municipal elections must be conducted in 2020.