AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RURAL HALL TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM PROCESS FOR THE ELECTION OF UNAFFILIATED CANDIDATES IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The Charter of the Town of Rural Hall, being Chapter 1100 of the 1973 Session Laws, is amended by adding a new section to read:

Sec. 4.1. Any unaffiliated candidate seeking nomination by petition for municipal office shall comply with the requirements of Article 11 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, provided the Forsyth County board of elections may prescribe rules and regulations governing the following:

(1)        Setting the date and time that completed petitions must be timely submitted for verification.

(2)        Stating the information that shall be set out in the petition to be signed by the voters requesting a person be a candidate for any such office, such as the giving of the full name of every such voter, the street address of such voter, or any other pertinent information required to facilitate the checking of such petition against the registration books.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.