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House passes Cabarrus County local omnibus bill sending referendum on partisan municipal elections to voters
Summary
House Bill 271, a local Cabarrus County bill that would place a referendum on 2025 ballots on whether certain municipal elections become partisan and would change the statutory process for filling county commissioner vacancies, passed the House after floor debate and a recorded second‑reading vote of 66‑42.
House Bill 271, presented as a local omnibus measure for Cabarrus County, passed the North Carolina House on second and third readings and was ordered sent to the Senate.
The clerk read the bill as introduced by Representatives Echeverria and Almond; Representative Echeverria described the bill as proposing a referendum on 2025 ballots for municipalities in Cabarrus County to decide whether they want municipal elections to be partisan and returning Cabarrus County…
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