§ 116-6. Election and terms of members of Board of Governors.
§ 116‑6. Election and terms of members of Boardof Governors.
(a) As the terms of members of the Board of Governors providedfor in G.S. 116‑5 expire, their successors shall be elected by the Senateand House of Representatives. Sixteen members shall be elected at the regularlegislative session in 1993 and every two years thereafter. The Senate and theHouse of Representatives shall each elect one‑half of the personsnecessary to fill the vacancies on the Board of Governors.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2001‑503, s. 1.
(c) In electing members to the Board of Governors, the Senateand the House of Representatives shall select from a slate of candidates madein each house. The slate shall be prepared as provided by resolution of eachhouse. If a sufficient number of nominees who are legally qualified aresubmitted, then the slate of candidates shall list at least twice the number ofcandidates for the total seats open. All qualified candidates shall competeagainst all other qualified candidates. In 1993 and biennially thereafter, eachhouse shall hold their elections within 30 legislative days after appointmentsto their education committees are complete.
(d) All terms shall commence on July 1 of odd‑numberedyears and all members shall serve for four‑year overlapping terms.
(e) No person may be elected to:
(1) More than three full four‑year terms in succession;
(2) A four‑year term if preceded immediately by electionto two full eight‑year terms in succession; or
(3) A four‑year term if preceded immediately by electionto an eight‑year term and a four‑year term in succession.
Resignationfrom a term of office does not constitute a break in service for the purpose ofthis subsection. Service prior to the beginning of those terms in 1989 shall beincluded in the limitations.
(f) Any person who has served at least one full term aschairman of the Board of Governors shall be a member emeritus of the Board ofGovernors for one four‑year term beginning at the expiration of thatmember's regular elected term. Any person already serving as an emeritus membermay serve an additional four‑year term beginning July 1, 1991. Membersemeriti have all the rights and privileges of membership except they do nothave a vote.
(g) Effective July 1, 1991, and thereafter, any person who hasserved at least one term as a member of the Board of Governors after havingserved as Governor of North Carolina shall be a member emeritus of the Board ofGovernors, with all the rights and privileges of membership as in G.S. 116‑6(f).(1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1987, c. 228; 1989, c. 274;1991, c. 220, ss. 2, 3; c. 436, s. 1; 2001‑503, s. 1.)