HB 105 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Gaston County Board of Education Election Partisan.

House Bill 105 (HB 105) changes the election process for the Gaston County Board of Education. This bill shifts the elections from a non-partisan basis to a partisan basis, requiring candidates to run with a declared political party affiliation. Board members will be nominated and elected during general elections in even-numbered years, following the same procedures as other county officers. The bill also updates residency requirements for district seats and revises the process for filling vacancies on the board. These changes will not affect the terms of members elected in 2022 or 2024, with some vacancy provisions taking effect in December 2026.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill establishes partisan elections for the Gaston County Board of Education, replacing the previous nonpartisan system. The changes include restructuring board composition, clarifying residency requirements for district seats, and updating election procedures to align with partisan election standards.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a nonpartisan election framework to a partisan election framework, affecting how board members are nominated, elected, and serve terms.

REQUIREMENT

Changed board composition requirements to include staggered four-year terms and clarified that seven members are elected from residency districts while two are elected at-large without regard to township residence.

Modified election procedures to require partisan nomination and election processes, with candidates nominated at the same time and manner as other county officers.

Updated vacancy provisions to specify that successors for at-large positions may be selected without regard to residence, while successors for residency district positions must come from the same district.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit residency requirements stating that candidates for residency district seats must be qualified voters and residents of the specific district they seek to represent.

TIMELINE

Added a provision stating that the act does not affect terms of members elected in 2024, with vacancies from 2024 elections to be filled by appointment rather than election.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

72–43

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 121

Mar 11, 2025

D Democratic46

3 Yea 41 Nay 2

89% Nay

I Independent2

2 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican73

69 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

0 primary · 2 co-sponsors