Even-Year Municipal Elections/Catawba County.

This bill requires that regular municipal elections for the Towns of Brookford and Catawba, as well as the Cities of Claremont and Conover in Catawba County, be held in even-numbered years instead of their current odd-numbered schedule. To implement this change, the legislation extends the current terms of local officials whose offices would otherwise expire in 2027 and 2029, ensuring a seamless transition to the new election cycle. Municipal elections in these four communities will be paused in 2027 and are scheduled to resume in 2028, at which point they will align with the state's general election held in November of even-numbered years. The bill updates the specific charters of these municipalities to reflect this new timing while maintaining the existing four-year staggered terms for local officeholders.