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North Carolina Extends Town of Kittrell Mayor and Commissioners' Terms to Four Years

Original title: Various Local Elections.

Last action · March 27, 2025: Ch. SL 2025-3Sponsors: Matthew Winslow and 1 other

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What This Bill Would Do

North Carolina extends the terms of office for the mayor and board of commissioners of the Town of Kittrell from two years to four years, beginning with the 2025 regular municipal election.

Why it matters

Local elected officials in Kittrell will serve double their previous term length, shifting from biennial elections to quadrennial cycles.

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.

Directly affected

Town of Kittrell elected officials

The mayor and commissioners serve four-year terms instead of two-year terms beginning in 2025.

Directly affected

Kittrell voters

Voters participate in mayoral and commissioner elections every four years instead of every two years.

Key Facts

  • Beginning at the regular municipal election in 2025 and quadrennially thereafter, the mayor and commissioners of the Town of Kittrell are elected for four-year terms.
  • Section 3 of the Charter of the Town of Kittrell (Chapter 136 of the Private Laws of 1885) is rewritten to implement the term extension.
  • The act becomes effective upon becoming law and applies to elections held on or after that date.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long are the terms for Kittrell's mayor and commissioners now?
They are four-year terms, extended from the previous two-year terms.
When does this change take effect?
It takes effect when the act becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date, beginning with the 2025 regular municipal election.

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Procedural history

35 actions
  1. Mar 26, 2025House
    Ordered Enrolled
  2. Mar 26, 2025House
    Concurred In S Com Sub
  3. Mar 25, 2025House
    Placed On Cal For 03/26/2025
  4. Mar 25, 2025House
    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
  5. Mar 25, 2025House
    Reptd Fav To Concur
  6. Mar 25, 2025House
    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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  1. Mar 24, 2025House
    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
  2. Mar 24, 2025Senate
    Regular Message Sent To House
  3. Mar 20, 2025Senate
    Engrossed
  4. Mar 20, 2025Senate
    Passed 3rd Reading
  5. Mar 20, 2025Senate
    Passed 2nd Reading
  6. Mar 20, 2025Senate
    Amend Adopted A2
  7. Mar 20, 2025Senate
    Amend Adopted A1
  8. Mar 19, 2025Senate
    Reptd Fav
  9. Mar 18, 2025Senate
    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  10. Mar 18, 2025Senate
    Com Substitute Adopted
  11. Mar 18, 2025Senate
    Reptd Fav Com Substitute
  12. Mar 17, 2025Senate
    Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
  13. Mar 17, 2025Senate
    Withdrawn From Com
  14. Mar 6, 2025Senate
    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  15. Mar 6, 2025Senate
    Passed 1st Reading
  16. Mar 6, 2025Senate
    Regular Message Received From House
  17. Mar 6, 2025House
    Regular Message Sent To Senate
  18. Mar 5, 2025House
    Passed 3rd Reading
  19. Mar 5, 2025House
    Passed 2nd Reading
  20. Mar 4, 2025House
    Placed On Cal For 03/05/2025
  21. Mar 4, 2025House
    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
  22. Mar 4, 2025House
    Reptd Fav
  23. Mar 4, 2025House
    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  24. Mar 4, 2025House
    Reptd Fav Com Substitute
  25. Feb 24, 2025House
    Re-ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  26. Feb 24, 2025House
    Withdrawn From Com
  27. Feb 5, 2025House
    Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  28. Feb 5, 2025House
    Passed 1st Reading
  29. Feb 4, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

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Town of Kittrell
locationTown of Kittrell“Municipality whose mayoral and commissioner terms are extended.”Map →

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