KING WILLIAM — The King William Board of Supervisors has overturned the staggered voting terms previously set up for elections. The previous board had agreed to end the practice of all seats on the ...

Hope Mills voters shot down the idea of staggered four-year terms seven years ago, but the town's mayor and Board of Commissioners are taking a new route to implement longer terms. In a 3-2 vote, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hope Mills elected officials will be elected for longer terms this election cycle and those to come. At the July 7 regular meeting ...

NORTH CHARLESTON – South Carolina's third-largest city is looking to change the way its city council elections are done to align with other big cities across the state. North Charleston is the only ...

Glen Cove’s policymakers heard a proposal from Carolyn Wilson of the Charter Review Committee to study whether to make certain fundamental changes to the city charter, including amendments regarding ...

Ideally, almost every public governing body would include a mix of experienced members — those with institutional memory about how things have worked well and not so well in the past — as well as ...

The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on a resolution of intent to implement staggered four-year terms. Supporters argue longer terms provide stability for long-term projects and reduce ...

The Hope Mills Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to extend commissioner and mayoral terms to four years. Commissioners Craver and Legge opposed the decision, wanting the issue put back on the ballot. A ...