AN ACT to clarify the dates of election for municipal elections with an election from 2021 that has been delayed until 2022.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 1(e) of S.L. 2021‑56 reads as rewritten:

SECTION 1.(e)  Date of Election. – With respect to any elected office with an election delayed to 2022 in accordance with this act, the following dates of election shall apply:

(1)        For any municipality elected by the partisan primary and election method, the primary shall be March 8, 2022, May 17, 2022, and the general election shall be on the date of any second primary held under G.S. 163‑111. If no second primary is held under G.S. 163‑111, the general election shall be on April 26, 2022. July 26, 2022. No second primary shall be held for these offices in 2022.

(2)        For any municipality elected by the nonpartisan primary and election method, the primary shall be March 8, 2022, May 17, 2022, and the general election shall be held on the date of any second primary held under G.S. 163‑111. If no second primary is held under G.S. 163‑111, the general election shall be on April 26, 2022.July 26, 2022.

(3)        For any municipality elected by the nonpartisan plurality method, the date of the election shall be March 8, 2022.May 17, 2022.

(4)        For any municipality elected by the nonpartisan elections and runoff method, the election shall be March 8, 2022, May 17, 2022, and the runoff election shall be held on the date of any second primary held under G.S. 163‑111. If no second primary is held under G.S. 163‑111, the runoff election shall be on April 26, 2022.July 26, 2022.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.