Various Local Provisions X.

Added a new Part III requiring the City of Kannapolis to hold partisan elections in even-numbered years, whereas the draft version only covered the City of Albemarle.

Modified the election method for both Kannapolis and Albemarle to require candidates to run on a partisan basis rather than nonpartisan.

Added a specific provision prohibiting municipal elections in Kannapolis for the year 2027 to allow for term extensions.

Extended the terms of office for certain officials in Kannapolis by one year to align with the new election schedule.

Added a specific clause stating that the new partisan election provisions apply only to Rowan County.

Corrected the bill's edition number from 4 to 5 and updated the header to reflect the fifth edition status.

Moved the partisan election section header to appear before the specific charter amendments, altering the document structure.

Introduced inconsistent and garbled text in the charter rewrite, including a contradiction where the Mayor's term is listed as 'two four years' and fragmented sentences regarding council member counts.

Updated the document version identifier from S876-v-3 to S876-v-4 and added a new committee approval date for the House Committee Substitute.

The list of counties eligible for specific vacancy procedures under G.S. 153A-27.1 was updated to explicitly include Rowan County only.

New requirements were added for the City of Albemarle to conduct partisan elections for Mayor and City Council members instead of nonpartisan elections.

New rules were established for filling vacancies on the Albemarle City Council, requiring appointments based on political party recommendations for district seats.

The term length for the Albemarle Mayor was changed from two years to four years.

The period during which city development regulations remain in effect after jurisdiction is relinquished was changed from 90 days to 60 days.

Added authority for Rowan County to apply development regulations to the relinquished extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Kannapolis.

Established a 90-day transition period where the City of Kannapolis retains development enforcement powers until the County adopts its own regulations or the deadline passes.

Reorganized the bill's sections to group all provisions under a single Section 1 and added new Sections 2 and 3 for the Kannapolis jurisdiction changes.

Removed the specific list of counties and the short title reference to 'Vacancies' as the bill now covers broader local government issues.

The document identifier was updated from a draft code (DRS35400-NTe-22) to the official edition code (S876-v-1).

Internal tracking headers and footers containing draft-specific codes were removed.

The official filing date (April 29, 2026) and committee referral details were added to the header.