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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina General Assembly revises and consolidates the Town of Davidson charter
Last action · June 18, 2026: Ch. SL 2026-7Sponsor: Todd Carver
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina updates the Town of Davidson's charter, establishing a , defining a five-member board and a two-year mayoral term, and setting staggered four-year terms beginning with the 2025 municipal elections.
Residents elect a five-member board serving staggered four-year terms and a mayor serving two-year terms under a modernized town charter.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Residents of Davidson
Town residents vote under updated municipal election rules and receive local government services structured by the consolidated charter.
Town of Davidson municipal officials
The Mayor, Board of Commissioners, Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Town Clerk operate under newly clarified powers and duties.
Key Facts
- The Town of Davidson is located in both Iredell County and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
- The governing body consists of a Mayor elected for a two-year term and a Board of Commissioners consisting of five members elected at large.
- During the 2025 municipal election, the two board candidates receiving the highest number of votes serve four-year terms, and the next three highest serve two-year terms to stagger future elections.
- In 2027 and quadrennially thereafter, three board members are elected for four-year terms; in 2029 and quadrennially thereafter, two are elected for four-year terms.
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- The Town operates under the council-manager form of government.
- The Board appoints a Town Manager, a Town Attorney, and a Town Clerk.
- Municipal elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis using the nonpartisan plurality method in odd-numbered years.
- Prior specific private laws and session laws, including Chapter 281 of the Private Laws of 1891, Chapter 106 of the Private Laws of 1935, and Chapter 36 of the Session Laws of 1957, are expressly repealed.
- Certain acts including Chapter 411 of the Session Laws of 1993, S.L. 1997-420, and S.L. 1999-85 remain valid as they apply to the Town.
- The act is effective when it becomes law and preserves all pending legal actions and previously accrued rights or liabilities.
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Procedural history
29 actions- Jun 17, 2026HouseOrdered Enrolled
- Jun 17, 2026HouseConcurred In S Com Sub
- Jun 16, 2026HousePlaced On Cal For 06/17/2026
- Jun 16, 2026HouseCal Pursuant 36(b)
- Jun 16, 2026HouseSpecial Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- Jun 16, 2026SenateSpecial Message Sent To House
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- Jun 16, 2026SenatePassed 3rd Reading
- Jun 16, 2026SenatePassed 2nd Reading
- Jun 16, 2026SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
- Jun 16, 2026SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 16, 2026SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 16, 2026SenateCom Substitute Adopted
- Jun 16, 2026SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Jun 15, 2026SenateRe-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 15, 2026SenateWithdrawn From Com
- Mar 27, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Mar 27, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 27, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- Mar 27, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- Mar 26, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
- Mar 25, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
- Mar 24, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 03/25/2025
- Mar 24, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- Mar 24, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 18, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 18, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 3, 2025HouseRef to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 26, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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