Various Local Election Changes III.

Added a new section for the City of New Bern requiring special elections to fill vacant positions, which was not in the previous draft.

Updated the header to reflect the bill's final status as 'Ratified' with specific adoption dates in June 2026, replacing the 'Committee Substitute' draft status.

Removed draft metadata such as sponsor information, committee referrals, and edition numbers, streamlining the document for final publication.

The bill number was updated from H3 to H4, and the edition status was changed to 'Fourth Edition Engrossed' with updated committee approval dates, indicating the bill has moved forward in the legislative process.

Added provisions for the Town of Bolivia to switch to even-numbered year elections and four-year terms for the mayor and aldermen.

Added provisions for the Town of Belville to switch to even-numbered year elections and establish a four-year term for the mayor.

Consolidated the Town of Pink Hill provisions into a single section (Section 1) with subsections (a) through (e) to organize the charter amendments and election timeline changes more clearly.

Established a specific transition period where no municipal elections will be held in 2027 for all three towns, with current terms extended and elections resuming in 2028.

Added a new Section 3.2 to the Town Charter explicitly requiring municipal elections to be held in even-numbered years on a nonpartisan plurality basis.

Repealed the original Section 3 of the Town Charter, which previously contained the specific election rules that were being replaced.

Reorganized the bill's sections and corrected grammatical errors and redundant phrasing in the rewritten charter text.

Added a new Section 4 to repeal Chapter 760 of the 1955 Session Laws, which was referenced in the original bill but not explicitly repealed in the first edition.

Removed all provisions and amendments related to the City of Marion and the Town of Old Fort.

Added a standalone requirement that all municipal elections in the Town of Pink Hill must be held in even-numbered years.

Added a specific mandate restoring in-person voting for Mayor and Commissioner elections in Pink Hill.

Added a provision to extend the terms of current officials in Pink Hill to prevent vacancies in 2027.

Changed the document format from a legislative amendment to a full standalone bill with a new short title and act structure.

Added provisions for the City of Marion to switch to even-numbered year elections and extend terms for officials whose current terms expire in 2027 and 2029.

Added provisions for the Town of Old Fort to switch to even-numbered year elections and extend terms for officials whose current terms expire in 2027 and 2029.

Updated legal citations and charter section references to reflect the new election schedules and repealed conflicting provisions.

Reorganized the bill's structure by changing the part and section numbering to accommodate the additional municipalities.