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HB 302 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Pitt County Board of Education Election Partisan.

HB 302 changes Pitt County's school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan, requiring candidates to run under political party affiliations. It affects Pitt County residents who vote in school board elections and candidates seeking those seats, as members will now be elected in partisan races during even-numbered years. The bill mandates single-member districts where only local voters can choose their district's representative, with vacancies filled by appointed members from the same district. This change applies to elections starting after December 1, 2026, while current members elected in 2022/2024 retain their terms.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was revised to streamline the partisan election process for Pitt County Board of Education members by removing detailed statutory language and replacing it with clearer, more concise provisions. The revision also updates the effective date language and simplifies the transition provisions for members elected in 2024.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Pitt County Board of Education partisan elections, but the language was simplified to reduce redundancy and improve clarity.
REQUIREMENT

Removed detailed statutory references and consolidated election requirements into clearer, more direct language about partisan elections and single-member districts.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date provision to specify that the act becomes effective the first Monday in December 2026, with elections in 2026 and thereafter conducted accordingly.

ELIGIBILITY

Simplified the transition provisions for members elected in 2024, clarifying that vacancies for those members shall be filled by appointment to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

TECHNICAL

Removed redundant references to specific session laws and streamlined the overall structure of the bill for better readability.

Floor votes · House Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

72–46
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 121
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic46
1 Yea 44 Nay 1
95% Nay
I Independent2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican73
71 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.