Various Local Election Changes.

Added ratification signatures from the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, and changed the document title from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Ratified Bill'.

Removed committee substitute metadata including committee names, adoption dates, and version identifiers.

Minor formatting adjustments to page headers and spacing throughout the document.

Added provisions for the Town of Faith, changing its election schedule to even-numbered years and extending alderman terms from two to four years.

Added provisions for the Town of China Grove, changing its election schedule from odd-numbered to even-numbered years and extending terms for aldermen and mayor.

Added specific election timing provisions for 2025 (no elections) and 2026 (resumption of elections) for both Town of Faith and Town of China Grove.

Added term extension requirements for current officials in Town of Faith and Town of China Grove whose terms were set to expire in 2025 or 2027.

Changed the term of office for the Mayor from two years to four years, while Aldermen continue to serve four-year staggered terms.

Corrected a clerical error in Section 4.1 where the text incorrectly stated 'two four years' for both Mayor and Aldermen terms; now properly states 'four years'.

Removed references to the Mayor serving a two-year term in the charter section and updated the election schedule language to reflect the new four-year mayoral term.

Added a Committee Substitute Favorable date (3/4/25) and adjusted formatting of header information including sponsor and referral details.

Header formatting was standardized with updated session information and bill identification numbers

Sponsor information was updated to direct readers to the official General Assembly website for complete lists

Bill identifier changed from draft number DRH40011-LUe-16 to final version H17-v-1