North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1038: At-Large Elections/Jacksonville City Council.
Status: Introduced, June 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act to require that all members of the jacksonville city council be elected at-large.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL BE ELECTED AT-LARGE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Section 2-8 of the Charter of the City of Jacksonville, being Chapter 911 of the 1967 Session Laws, as amended by City Ordinance No. 89-21 adopted on April 26, 1989, and City Ordinance No. 06-59 adopted on November 21, 2006, reads as rewritten: "Sec. 2-8. - Election of mayor and council - Generally. At a regular election to be held by the Onslow County Board of Elections on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, there shall be elected a mayor and six councilmembers, Council Members, all of whom shall reside within the city and who shall run and be elected in the following manner: Two of the councilmembers shall run at large and four of the councilmembers shall be elected from the wards established by the City of Jacksonville under this ordinance and map published herewith or as such wards may hereafter be constituted, and there shall be elected only one councilmember from each ward who shall be a resident of the ward for which he is elected and shall be voted on by the qualified voters of such ward. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for …
Sponsors
- Gable, Wyatt (R, 14) · primary sponsor
- Shepard, Phil (R, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: LOCAL, ONSLOW COUNTY, COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CITY COUNCILS, ELECTIONS, MORTGAGE BROKERS & BANKERS, SESSION LAWS
Common questions
- What is H1038?
- H1038 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): At-Large Elections/Jacksonville City Council.
- What does H1038 do?
- In its own words: An act to require that all members of the jacksonville city council be elected at-large.
- What is the status of H1038?
- Introduced as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1038?
- Gable, Wyatt (R, 14), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1038?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1038
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