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H1067 • 2025

Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.

Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
K. Hall, Cohn, Cook, Humphrey, McNeely, Penny, Willingham
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.

H1067-SMBK-17(CSCHe-24)-v-5 (2026-05-05): Rural Hall -Unaffiliated Candidates.

What This Bill Does

  • H1067-SMBK-17(CSCHe-24)-v-5 (2026-05-05): Rural Hall -Unaffiliated Candidates.
  • H1067-SMST-22(e2)-v-2 (2026-05-06): Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1067: Rural Hall -Unaffiliated Candidates.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1067: Rural Hall -Unaffiliated Candidates.
  • Committee: House Election Law.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: May 5, 2026 Introduced by: Rep.
  • K.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1067: Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 1067: Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: May 6, 2026 Introduced by: Rep.
  • K.
  • Hall Prepared by: Erika Churchill, Jessica Sammons, and Hillary Woodard, Staff Attorneys Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H1067-SMST-22(e2)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2026-05-07 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2026-05-07 House

    Ordered Engrossed

  6. 2026-05-07 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2026-05-07 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2026-05-07 House

    Amend Adopted A1

  9. 2026-05-06 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/07/2026

  10. 2026-05-06 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  11. 2026-05-06 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2026-05-05 House

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

  13. 2026-05-05 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  14. 2026-04-29 House

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

  15. 2026-04-29 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  16. 2026-04-28 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H1067-SMBK-17(CSCHe-24)-v-5
(2026-05-05): Rural Hall -Unaffiliated Candidates.
H1067-SMST-22(e2)-v-2
(2026-05-06): Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 1067
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/5/26
Third Edition Engrossed 5/7/26

Short Title: Rural Hall - Unaffiliated Candidates. (Local)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 29, 2026
*H1067-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RURAL HALL TO PROVIDE A 2
PROCESS FOR UNAFFILIATED CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. The Charter of the Town of Rural Hall, being Chapter 1100 of the 1973 5
Session Laws, as amended by S.L. 2023 -31 and by S.L. 2024 -14, is amended by adding a new 6
section to read: 7
"Sec. 4.1. Any candidate seeking nomination by petition for municipal office s hall comply 8
with the requirements of Article 11 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, 9
provided that the date and time petitions must be filed with the county board of elections in 10
G.S. 163-122(a)(4) shall not apply, and the date and time petitions must be filed with the county 11
board of elections in G.S. 163-122(a)(3) shall apply." 12
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 1 of this act, for purposes of the 2026 election 13
only, any candidate seeking nomination by petition for municipal office must file a petition with 14
the county board of elections no later than 12:00 noon on July 6, 2026. Except as otherwise 15
provided by this section, candidates shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 11 of 16
Chapter 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. 17
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective January 1, 2027, and applies to 18
elections held in 2028 and thereafter. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law 19
and applies to petitions filed on or after that date. 20