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HB 32 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

China Grove Even Year Elections.

House Bill 32 revises the schedule for regular municipal elections in the Town of China Grove, shifting them from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. This change directly impacts the town's residents and elected officials, including the Mayor and Aldermen. To facilitate this transition, the terms of current Aldermen and the Mayor will be extended by one year, resulting in no municipal elections being held in 2025. The new even-year election cycle will commence in 2026 and continue biennially thereafter, maintaining staggered terms for Aldermen.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Town of China Grove's charter to change municipal elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. The revision also corrects several clerical errors in the charter text, including fixing year references and clarifying term structures for elected officials.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains limited to the Town of China Grove, but the timing of elections shifts from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, affecting when residents can vote for town officials.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the charter to require regular municipal elections in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years.

Updated charter sections to reference Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 instead of just Section 3.1.

Corrected year references in the charter from 2003/2005 to 2026/2028 for Aldermen elections.

Fixed the Mayor's election year reference from 2003/2028 to 2003 and quadrennially thereafter.

TIMELINE

Clarified that elections resume in 2026 with staggered terms matching the previous odd-numbered year structure.

TECHNICAL

Removed sponsor information and committee referral details from the bill header.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
8
May 19, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Mar 4, 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 4, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.