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The Daily Bulletin: Monday, April 20, 2015
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 222 (2015-2016) RETENTION ELECTIONS/APPELLATE DIVISION. Filed Mar 1 1 2015 , AN ACT ALLOWING VOTERS
TO ELECT, AND THEN RETAIN, .JUSTICES OF TIIE NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT AMD JUDGES OF THE
COURT OF APPEALS FOR ELECTION.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:
Changes the long title.
Amends proposed GS 7A-4.1. making clarifying and organizational changes to subsections (a) and (b). Makes a
clarifying changes to subsection (c). Adds provisions establishing a filing fee for justices or judges of 1% of the annual
salary of the office sought, paid to the State Board of Elections (SBE). Adds language requiring the SBE to certify
results of retention elections. Deletes provision which required retention elections to be placed on the ballot in the same
place as other nonpartisan judicial elections. Makes clarifying changes to the question as it should appear on the ballot.
Makes a clarifying change to proposed subsection (g).
Amends proposed GS 7A-4.2, making a clarifying change.
Deletes proposed GS 7A-4.3, Governor to issue commissions to justices and judges.
Deletes proposed changes made to GS 7A-10(a) and adds language which provides that the specified election will be
under GS Chapter 163 Article 25 or GS Chapter 163, Article 1 A.
Makes clarifying changes to proposed language in GS 7A-16. Also deletes additional language which stated that on or
after December 1 5, 2000, the Governor will appoint three additional judges.
Amends GS 163- 165.6(b), concerning the order of precedence for candidate ballot items, providing a new guideline that
ballot items for retention elections under GS 7A, Article 1 A must be grouped with like state offices but should be listed
after offices for which an election is conducted under GS Chapter 163, Article 25.
Makes conforming changes to GS 1 63- 1 82. 1 6, Governor to issue commissions for certain offices.
Amends GS 163-335, Other rules, making organizational changes and adding new language which provides that duly
elected justices of the Supreme Court or judge of the Court of Appeals can opt for a retention election pursuant to GS
Chapter 7A, Article 1A.
Amends GS 163-278.6(4) the definition for candidate, making conforming and technical changes.
Amends GS 1 63-278. 38Z(2) the definition for candidate , making conforming changes.
Deletes proposed changes to GS 163-324(a), concerning fee schedules.
Intro, by Bryan, Daughtry', Stevens. GS 7A, GS 163
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