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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
 SESSION 2025
-H 1
-HOUSE BILL 1038
+H D
+HOUSE BILL DRH10582-LUe-117A
 
 Short Title: At-Large Elections/Jacksonville City Council. (Local)
-Sponsors: Representatives Gable and Shepard (Primary Sponsors).
-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
-Referred to: Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
-April 23, 2026
-*H1038-v-1*
+Sponsors: Representative Gable.
+Referred to:
+
+*DRH10582-LUe-117A*
 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
 AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL 2
 BE ELECTED AT-LARGE. 3
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 At a regular election to be held by the Onslow County Board of Elections on the Tuesday 9
 after the first Monday in November, there shall be elected a mayor and six councilmembers, 10
 Council members,  all of whom shall reside within the city and who shall run and be elected in 11
-the following manner: T wo of the councilmembers shall run at large and four of the 12
+the following manner: Two of the councilmembers shall run at large and four of the 12
 councilmembers shall be elected from the wards established by the City of Jacksonville under 13
 this ordinance and map published herewith or as such wards may hereafter be constituted, and 14
 there shall be elected only one councilmember from each ward who shall be a resident of the 15
 ward for which he is elected and shall be voted on by the qualified voters of such ward. The 16
-candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office of councilmember f rom the ward 17
+candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office of councilmember from the ward 17
 of his residence shall be declared elected to that office. The two candidates running at large 18
 shall be voted on by all qualified voters of the city and the two candidates running at large who 19
-receive the highest number of votes for the office  of councilmember shall be declared elected 20
+receive the highest number of votes for the office of councilmember shall be declared elected 20
 to that office. The candidate for mayor shall be elected by the electors of the city at large. The 21
 candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office of mayor shall be declared 22
 elected mayor.  23
 Effective December 27, 2006, at the next regular municipal election following 24
 pre-clearance of this Charter Amendment by the Department of Justice, if said pre -clearance 25
-occurs on or before the last day of the filing period for said election, the candidates recei ving 26
+occurs on or before the last day of the filing period for said election, the candidates receiving 26
 the highest number of votes for the Office of Mayor and the candidates receiving the highest 27
 number of votes for Ward 3 and Ward 4 (minority ward) Council Members shall be elected for 28
-an initial four (4) year term; and the two candidates receiving the  highest number of votes for 29
+an initial four (4) year term; and the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for 29
 At-Large Council Members and the candidates receiving the highest number of votes for Ward 30
 1 (minority ward) and Ward 2 Council Members shall be elected for an initial two (2) year 31
-term. Subsequent elections for the Mayor and a ll City Council Members shall be for four -year 32
+term. Subsequent elections for the Mayor and all City Council Members shall be for four -year 32
 terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. at-large by the qualified voters in the 33
 entire City of Jacksonville . The mayor shall be elected to serve a four -year term  and until a 34
+successor is elected and qualified . Council members shall be elected to serve four -year 35
+staggered terms and until their successors are elected an d qualified." 36
+H.B. 1038
+Apr 22, 2026
+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
-Page 2  House Bill 1038-First Edition
-successor is elected and qualified . Council member s shall be elected to serve four -year 1
-staggered terms and until their successors are elected an d qualified." 2
-SECTION 2.  Beginning in 2027 with the regular municipal elections for the City of 3
-Jacksonville, and bienniall y thereafter, all Council members shall be elected "at -large" by the 4
-qualified voters of the City. No Council members for the City of Jacksonville shall be elected by 5
-ward but the same staggering of terms shall remain in place as when members of the City Council 6
-were elected by ward. 7
-SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 8
-on or after that date. 9
+Page 2  DRH10582-LUe-117A
+SECTION 2.  Beginning in 2027 with the regular municipal elections for the City of 1
+Jacksonville, and biennially thereafter, all Council members shall be elected "at-large" by the 2
+qualified voters of the City. No Council members for the City of Jacksonville shall be elected by 3
+ward but the same staggering of terms shall remain in place as when members of the City Council 4
+were elected by ward. 5
+SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 6
+on or after that date. 7