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North Carolina is a Dillon's rule state, [34] and municipalities are only able to exercise the authority that the General Assembly or state constitution explicitly gives them. [26] All municipalities in North Carolina operate under either mayor-council governments or council-manager government , [ 26 ] with most using the latter. [ 25 ]
North Carolina's planning and development regulations for cities had been consolidated into Article 19 of General Statutes Chapter 160A in 1971. [1] The regulations for counties were consolidated into Article 18 of Chapter 153A in 1973. [1] In the decades that followed, hundreds of amendments were added to these chapters without a consistent ...
The constitution of North Carolina vests the state's legislative power in the General Assembly; [85] the General Assembly writes state laws/statutes. [63] [62] Legislation in North Carolina can either be in the form of general laws or special/local laws. General laws apply to the entire state, while local laws apply only to specific counties or ...
North Carolina Government, 1585-1979 : A Narrative and Statistical History (revised ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State. OCLC 1290270510. North Carolina Manual (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. 2011. OCLC 2623953
North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Governments logo. The North Carolina Councils of Government (or the Regional Councils of Government) are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972 that serve as an avenue for local governments across North Carolina to discuss issues that are particular to their region.
New North Carolina laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, affecting elections, porn site age verification, fees for late audits, and more. We’ve got details.
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. There have been 70 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 76 terms. The current governor is Democrat Josh Stein, who took office on January 1, 2025.
As of April 1, 2015 North Carolina General Statute 20-183.2 exempts certain vehicles within the most recent three model years, and having fewer than 70,000 miles on the odometer, from emissions inspection. [3] The NC Department of Environmental Quality provides a calculator to help determine if a particular vehicle may be exempt.