AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION AND TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO THE NONPARTISAN PLURALITY METHOD.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  The Jackson County Board of Education shall consist of five members elected from five single‑member residency districts to serve staggered four‑year terms. One member shall be elected from each residency district by the qualified voters of the entire county. Elections for the Jackson County Board of Education shall be held in even‑numbered years at the time of the general election with results determined by the nonpartisan plurality method in accordance with G.S. 163‑292. Except as otherwise provided by this act, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 115C and 163 of the General Statutes.

SECTION 1.(b)  The five residency districts for the Jackson County Board of Education shall be the same residency districts used in the 2022 and 2024 elections, until modified by the Jackson County Board of Education. Upon return of the 2030 federal decennial census, the Jackson County Board of Education may revise the residency districts, if the board determines modifications to the residency districts advisable.

SECTION 2.  Chapter 314 of the 1961 Session Laws is repealed.

SECTION 3.  Chapter 553 of the 1973 Session Laws is repealed.

SECTION 4.  Chapter 170 of the 1991 Session Laws is repealed.

SECTION 5.  This act is effective the first Monday in December 2026, and elections shall be conducted accordingly.