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H294 • 2025

Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

Education Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Clampitt
Last action
2025-03-27
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

H294-SMCM-18(CSCMe-9)-v-10 (2025-03-18): Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

What This Bill Does

  • H294-SMCM-18(CSCMe-9)-v-10 (2025-03-18): Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.
  • H294-SMCM-22(e2)-v-2 (2025-03-24): Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 294: Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 294: Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.
  • Committee: House Election Law.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 18, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Clampitt Prepared by: William Brewer Staff Attorney Analysis of: PCS to First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H294-SMCM-18(CSCMe-9)-v-10* 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.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 294: Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 294: Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Clampitt Prepared by: William Brewer Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H294-SMCM-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.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 294 would provide that members of the Jackson County Board of Education be elected on a partisan basis, beginning in 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-03-27 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-03-26 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-03-26 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-03-24 House

    Placed On Cal For 03/26/2025

  8. 2025-03-24 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-03-24 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-03-18 House

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

  11. 2025-03-18 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  12. 2025-03-06 House

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

  13. 2025-03-06 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  14. 2025-03-05 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H294-SMCM-18(CSCMe-9)-v-10
(2025-03-18): Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.
H294-SMCM-22(e2)-v-2
(2025-03-24): Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 294
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/18/25

Short Title: Jackson Co Bd of Ed Election Partisan. (Local)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 6, 2025
*H294-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FO R THE PARTISAN ELECT ION FOR MEMBERS OF T HE 2
JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Section 5(a) of S.L. 2024-14 reads as rewritten: 5
"SECTION 5.(a) The Jackson County Board of Education shall consist of five members 6
elected from five single -member residency districts to serve staggered four -year terms. One 7
member shall be elected from each residency district by the qualified voters of the entire county. 8
No person shall be eligible to file or be elected to the Jackson County Board of Education unless 9
the person is a qualified voter and resident of the residency district in which the candidate seeks 10
to be elected. Elections for the Jackson County Board of Education shall be held in 11
even-numbered years at the time of the general election with results determined by the 12
nonpartisan plurality method in accordance with G.S. 163-292. on a partisan basis as terms 13
expire. Candidates for election to the Jackson County Board of Education shall be nominated at 14
the same time and manner as other county officers. Members shall take office on the first Monday 15
in December following the election. Members shall serve until a successor has been elected and 16
qualified. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the election shall be conducted in 17
accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 115C and 163 of the General Statutes. All 18
vacancies on the Jackson County Board of Education shall be filled in accordance with 19
G.S. 115C-37.1." 20
SECTION 2. This act does not affect the term of office of any member elected in 21
2024 to the Jackson County Board of Education. Any vacancy on the Ja ckson County Board of 22
Education for a member elected in 2024 shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members 23
of the Jackson County Board of Education to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Each 24
member of the Jackson County Board of Education elected in 2024, or any member appointed to 25
fill a vacancy in 2024, shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified. 26
SECTION 3. G.S. 115C-37.1(d) reads as rewritten: 27
"(d) This section shall apply only to the Hickory City Board of Education a nd the 28
Newton-Conover City Board of Education and in the following counties: Alleghany, Ashe, 29
Beaufort, Brunswick, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Craven, 30
Dare, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Harnett, Henderson, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, 31
Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Polk, Rutherford, 32
Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Washington, and Yancey." 33
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective the first Monday in December of 2026, and 34
elections in 2026 and thereafter shall be conducted accordingly. 35