North Carolina General Statutes 18C-112. Qualifications of Commissioners
(a) Of the members of the Commission appointed by the Governor, at least one member shall have a minimum of five years’ experience in law enforcement. Notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, a member serving in this slot may be an elected law enforcement official.
(b) Of the members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one member shall be a certified public accountant.
(c) Of the members of the Commission appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one member shall have retail sales experience as an owner or manager.
(d) In making appointments to the Commission, the appointing authorities shall consider the composition of the State with regard to geographic representation and gender, ethnic, racial, and age composition.
(e) If any member takes any of the following actions, the member vacates office as a member of the Commission and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-111(c):
(1) Files a notice of candidacy under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-106 through 163-106.6 or a petition under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-107.1
(2) Is nominated to fill a vacancy among party nominees under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-114 or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-115
(3) Files a petition as an unaffiliated candidate under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-122
(4) Files a declaration of intent as a write-in candidate under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-123
(5) Is nominated by party convention under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-98 ?(2005-344, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 31.1(e); 2011-145, s. 6.18; 2011-391, s. 10; 2017-3, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-206, s. 8; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 18C-112
- Commission: means the North Carolina State Lottery Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
- 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
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3