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S834 • 2025

Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections.

Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections.

Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Rabon
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

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Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections.

Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections.

What This Bill Does

  • Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Senate

    Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2026-04-28 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2026-04-23 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 834

Short Title: Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections. (Local)
Sponsors: Senator Rabon (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 27, 2026
*S834-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CHANGE REG ULAR MUNICIPAL ELECT IONS FOR THE TOWN OF 2
BOLIVIA FROM ODD-NUMBERED YEARS TO EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Section 2 of the Charter of the Town of Bolivia, as reactivated by 5
Chapter 366 of the 1961 Session Laws, and pursuant to the Town Resolution adopted on October 6
14, 2025, reads as rewritten: 7
"Sec. 2. On the first Monday in May 1963, and biennially thereaf ter, there Municipal 8
elections in the Town of Bolivia shall be held in even-numbered years, at which time there shall 9
be elected a mayor and four aldermen who shall take office on the first Tuesday in May next 10
succeeding their election and shall hold office for two years and until their successors are elected 11
and qualified. The said elections shall be held and conducted under the provisions of Article 3 of 12
Chapter 160 163 of the General Statutes of North Carolina." 13
SECTION 2. The terms of the mayor and members of the board of aldermen in the 14
Town of Bolivia set to expire in 2027 shall be reduced by one year to expire in 2026. Regular 15
municipal elections in the Town of Bolivia shall be conducted in 2026 and biennially thereafter. 16
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 17
on or after that date. 18