Except as provided in this section, regular municipal elections shall be held in the town every four years and shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal elections laws of North Carolina. Beginning in 2013, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town voting at-large a Mayor and a Commissioner from Ward No. 1 and Ward No. 2, who shall each serve for a term of two years, and a Commissioner from Ward No. 3, Ward No. 4, and Ward No. 5, who shall each serve for a term of four years. In 2015, and quadrennially thereafter, a Mayor and a Commissioner from Ward No. 1 and Ward No. 2 shall be elected to four-year terms. In 2017, and quadrennially thereafter, a Commissioner from Ward No. 3, Ward No. 4, and Ward No. 5 shall be elected to four- year terms. In addition, all offices to which appointments have been made due to vacancies shall be filled by election for the unexpired terms in the regular municipal elections. All municipal elections shall be nonpartisan elections.
(Session Laws of 1965, Chapter 79 § 4.1; amended by Session Laws of 1969, Chapter 287; Am. Ord. passed 3-13-13)