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North CarolinaHB 32025-2026 SessionHouse

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE VILLAGE OF SIMPSON SHALL BE HELD IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS.

Sponsored By: Timothy Reeder, MD (Republican)

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Currituck school board changes after 2026 vote

On November 3, 2026, Currituck voters decide whether school board elections become partisan and move to a five-member board with four residency districts and one at-large seat. If approved, members serve staggered four-year terms and are elected in even-numbered general elections. District members must live in their districts. The changes take effect the first Monday in December 2028, and the 2028 elections are run under the new rules.

Monroe moves to even-year partisan elections

The City of Monroe holds municipal elections in even-numbered years and on a partisan basis, with primaries. The Union County Board of Elections sets petition submission deadlines. No municipal election is held in 2025. The Mayor and three council members with terms ending in 2025 get one extra year, and three members with terms ending in 2027 also get one extra year. Monroe must run the 2026 election under the new partisan, even-year rules. The change formally takes effect at the organizational meeting in December 2026.

New rules to fill local board vacancies

Cabarrus County must use the state vacancy process in G.S. 153A-27.1(h) to fill county commissioner vacancies. For the Currituck and Pitt County school boards, members elected in 2024 keep their terms. If a 2024-elected seat becomes vacant, the remaining board members appoint someone to serve the rest of the term. Each member or appointee serves until a successor is elected and qualified.

Oriental, Stonewall, Vandemere move to even years

Beginning June 25, 2025, Oriental, Stonewall, and Vandemere hold municipal elections with the statewide general election in even-numbered years. Elections are nonpartisan and decided by plurality under Chapter 163 and G.S. 163-292. Oriental must hold a regular municipal election in 2025, and those winners serve one-year terms before moving to the even-year cycle in 2026. Stonewall holds no 2025 election; the Mayor and three Commissioners’ 2025 terms are extended one year, and they serve two-year terms going forward. Vandemere holds no 2025 election; the Mayor and five Commissioners whose terms end in 2025 serve one extra year, and regular elections resume in 2026.

Pitt school board shifts to partisan elections

Pitt County Board of Education elections are now partisan and held with the general election in even-numbered years as terms expire. Members are nominated like other county officers, take office the first Monday in December, and serve staggered four-year terms. Vacancies are filled under G.S. 115C-37.1. The change is effective December 7, 2026.

Simpson elections now in even-numbered years

Beginning June 25, 2025, the Village of Simpson holds regular municipal elections with the statewide general election in even-numbered years. The Pitt County Board of Elections runs these elections under North Carolina’s municipal election laws. Elections are nonpartisan and decided by plurality. No municipal election is held in 2025. The Mayor and three council members whose terms end in 2025 serve one extra year. Regular elections resume in 2026.

Six Pamlico towns move to even-year elections

Alliance, Arapahoe, Bayboro, Grantsboro, Mesic, and Minnesott Beach now hold regular municipal elections with the statewide general election in even-numbered years. Elections are nonpartisan and decided by plurality under Chapter 163 and G.S. 163-292. No municipal elections are held in 2025 in Alliance, Arapahoe, Mesic, and Minnesott Beach, and terms set to end in 2025 are extended one year, with elections resuming in 2026. Bayboro sets a Mayor and five Commissioners with staggered four-year terms and extends terms set to end in 2025 and 2027 by one year. Grantsboro skips 2027 and starts even-year elections in 2028, with current officials serving one extra year.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Timothy Reeder, MD

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Mike Clampitt

    Republican • House

  • Chris Humphrey

    Republican • House

  • Keith Kidwell

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 153 • No: 91

House vote • 6/24/2025

HB 3: Various Local Election Changes II.

Yes: 62 • No: 47 • Other: 6

Senate vote • 6/18/2025

HB 3: Various Local Election Changes II.

Yes: 28 • No: 17 • Other: 5

Senate vote • 6/18/2025

HB 3: Various Local Election Changes II.

Yes: 35 • No: 10 • Other: 5

Senate vote • 6/18/2025

HB 3: Various Local Election Changes II.

Yes: 28 • No: 17 • Other: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Ch. SL 2025-13

    6/25/2025House

  2. Ratified

    6/25/2025House

  3. Ordered Enrolled

    6/24/2025House

  4. Concurred In S Com Sub

    6/24/2025House

  5. Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025

    6/23/2025House

  6. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

    6/19/2025House

  7. Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

    6/19/2025House

  8. Special Message Sent To House

    6/19/2025Senate

  9. Engrossed

    6/18/2025Senate

  10. Passed 3rd Reading

    6/18/2025Senate

  11. Passed 2nd Reading

    6/18/2025Senate

  12. Amend Tabled A2

    6/18/2025Senate

  13. Amend Adopted A1

    6/18/2025Senate

  14. Reptd Fav

    6/17/2025Senate

  15. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    6/11/2025Senate

  16. Com Substitute Adopted

    6/11/2025Senate

  17. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    6/11/2025Senate

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

    6/5/2025Senate

  19. Withdrawn From Com

    6/5/2025Senate

  20. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    3/6/2025Senate

  21. Passed 1st Reading

    3/6/2025Senate

  22. Regular Message Received From House

    3/6/2025Senate

  23. Regular Message Sent To Senate

    3/6/2025House

  24. Passed 3rd Reading

    3/5/2025House

  25. Passed 2nd Reading

    3/5/2025House

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