Daily bulletin [2017 : March 2]

1 UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMEN T The Daily Bulletin: 2017-03-02 PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS H 100(2017-2018) RESTORE PARTISAN ELECTIONS, SUP. & DIST. COURT. Filed Feb 14 2QM, AN ACT TO RESTORE PARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS FOR NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR AND DISTRICT COURTS AND TO CHANGE THE TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF PETITIONS FOR UN AFFILIATED CANDIDATES. Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 3rd edition. Makes technical changes to Section 10 of the act, replacing pronouns with gender-neutral terms . Amends GS 163-122, concerning unaffiliated candidates nominated by petition, to provide that candidates seeking statewide office, or for a district office under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Elections, must file written petitions with the State Board of Elections (Board) supporting that voter's candidacy for a specified office, on or before 12:00 noon on tire second Wednesday prior to the primary election. Requires the petition to be divided into sections based on the county in which the signatures were obtained. Revises the provision requiring the petitions to be presented to the chairmen of the county boards of elections, to instead direct the State Board of Elections to require the filed petition to be verified no later than fifteen business days after canvass of tire primary. Adds a provision authorizing the Executive Director to verity tire petition through the same procedure currently authorized for the chair of the county boards of elections. Directs State Board of Elections to return copies of each petition and certificate to the State Board. Amends the filing deadline for county offices, single county legislative districts, and superior court and district court judges, to be 12:00 noon tire second Wednesday prior to the primary election. Directs the chair or director of the county board of elections to verify the filed petition no later than fifteen days after canvas as provided in revised GS 163-122(1 )b for these offices and for partisan municipal offices. Makes conforming and technical changes. Amends the act's long title. Intro, by Burr, Saine, Bumgardner, Henson. GS 18C, GS 163 View summary Courts/Judiciarv, Government, Elections H 229 (201 7-2018) GSC TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 201 7. Filed Mar 1 2017, AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE GENERAL STATUTES. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION. Amends GS 1-1 17, concerning the "Record of Lis Pendens" to clarify that it is to be kept under GS 7A-109 (was, GS 2-42(6), which no longer exists). Makes language gender neutral. Amends GS 7B-302(a). by making a technical correction to add the word "juvenile." Amends GS 14- 1 1 8.6(bl) to clarify that the clerk of superior court must not file, index, or docket a document against the property of a public officer or public employee until the document is approved by any judge of the judicial district having subject matter jurisdiction for filing by the clerk of superior court. Amends GS 14-1 59.3(al ) by replacing he/she, with landowner, making the language gender neutral and allowing for corporate landowners. Amends GS 14-208.6 to correct an oversight by adding violations of GS 14-27.24. first-degree statutory rape, to those considered to be sexually violent offenses. Effective December 1, 201 5.