AN ACT to establish a residency requirement for ONE district court judge position for hoke county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑133 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

(b8)    The qualified voters of District 19D shall elect all judges established for District 19D in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Hoke County may be candidates for one of the judgeships and only persons who reside in Hoke or Moore County may be candidates for the remaining judgeships.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective January 1, 2023, and elections held in 2022 shall be conducted accordingly.