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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 153A-61

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

A proposition to approve an alteration shall be printed on the ballot in substantially the following form:

“Shall the structure of the board of commissioners be altered? (Describe the effect of the alteration.)

[] YES

[] NO”

The ballot shall be separate from other ballots used at the election.

If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in the affirmative, the plan contained in the resolution shall be put into effect as provided in this Part. If a majority of the votes cast are in the negative, the resolution and the plan contained therein are void. (1927, c. 91, s. 4; 1969, c. 717, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)