This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Campbell, Penny, Warren
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to 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.
China Grove Even Year Elections.
H32-SMCM-11(e2)-v-2
(2025-03-04): China Grove Even Year Elections.
What This Bill Does
H32-SMCM-11(e2)-v-2
(2025-03-04): China Grove Even Year Elections.
H32-SMCM-3(CSCMe-3)-v-4
(2025-03-04): China Grove Even Year Elections.
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Amendments
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Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 32:
China Grove Even Year Elections.
2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 32:
China Grove Even Year Elections.
Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
Date: March 4, 2025
Introduced by: Rep.
Campbell Prepared by: William Brewer
Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition
Kara McCraw
Director
*H32-SMCM-11(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 32 would change the regular municipal election cycle from odd -numbered
years to even -numbered years for the Town of China Grove, beginning with the 2026 election, and
extend the terms of the current Mayor and Aldermen by one year to implement the new election cycle.
Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 32:
China Grove Even Year Elections.
2025-2026 General Assembly
HOUSE BILL 32:
China Grove Even Year Elections.
Committee: House State and Local Government.
If
favorable, re -refer to Election Law.
If
favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
Date: February 21, 2025
Introduced by: Rep.
Bill History
2025-05-19Senate
Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
2025-05-19Senate
Withdrawn From Com
2025-03-06Senate
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
2025-03-06Senate
Passed 1st Reading
2025-03-06Senate
Regular Message Received From House
2025-03-06House
Regular Message Sent To Senate
2025-03-05House
Passed 3rd Reading
2025-03-05House
Passed 2nd Reading
2025-03-04House
Placed On Cal For 03/05/2025
2025-03-04House
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-03-04House
Reptd Fav
2025-03-04House
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-03-04House
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
2025-02-24House
Re-ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-02-24House
Withdrawn From Com
2025-02-04House
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-02-04House
Withdrawn From Com
2025-02-04House
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-02-04House
Passed 1st Reading
2025-02-03House
Filed
Official Summary Text
H32-SMCM-11(e2)-v-2
(2025-03-04): China Grove Even Year Elections.
H32-SMCM-3(CSCMe-3)-v-4
(2025-03-04): China Grove Even Year Elections.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 32
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/4/25
Short Title: China Grove Even Year Elections. (Local)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 4, 2025
*H32-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE TH AT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE TO WN OF 2
CHINA GROVE SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1.(a) Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 of the Charter of the Town of China 5
Grove, being S.L. 2002-42, read as rewritten: 6
"Section 3.1. Regular Municipal Elections. Regular municipal elections shall be held at the 7
time of the general election in each odd-numbered year. even-numbered year. Except as 8
otherwise provided, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal 9
election laws of North Carolina. Elections shall be conducted on a nonpartisan plurality basis and 10
the results determined using the nonpartisan plurality method as provided in G.S. 163-292. 11
"Section 3.2. Election of Aldermen. The Town shall continue to have staggered terms for its 12
Aldermen. Two Aldermen shall be elected at the regular municipal election in 2003 to four-year 13
terms and quadrennially thereafter. Three Aldermen shall be elected at the regular municipal 14
election in 2005 to four-year terms and quadrennially thereafter.for staggered four-year terms. 15
"Section 3.3. Election of Mayor. A Mayor shall be elected in the regular municipal election 16
in 2003 and quadrennially thereafter.for a four-year term." 17
SECTION 1.(b) No municipal elections shall be conducted in the Town of China 18
Grove in 2025. The terms of office for the three Aldermen serving on the effective date of this 19
act whose terms are set to expire in 2025 shall be extended by one year. The terms of office for 20
the two Aldermen and the Mayor serving on the effective date of this act whose terms are set to 21
expire in 2027 are extended by one year. Regular municipal elections in the Town of China Grove 22
shall resume in even -numbered years beginning in 2026 with the same staggering of terms as 23
when elections were conducted in the odd-numbered years. 24
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 25
on or after that date. 26