Forms of Government and Methods of Election in North Carolina Cities

Summary

	34 cities over 25,000	48 cities 10,000- 25,000	50 cities 5,000- 10,000	90 cities 2,500- 5,000	111 cities 1,000- 2,500	93 cities 500- 1,000	126 cities under 500	552 cities TOTAL
STYLE OF CORPORATION
City	24	22	14	7	0	3	0	70
Town	10	24	34	80	110	86	118	462
Village	0	2	2	3	1	4	8	20
STYLE OF GOVERNING BOARD
Aldermen	3	3	6	10	19	13	12	66
Commissioners	4	8	12	37	65	54	71	251
Council Members	27	37	32	43	27	26	43	235
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Council Manager	34	47	40	63	53	7	8	252
Mayor Council	0	1	10	27	58	86	118	300
SELECTION OF MAYOR
By and from Governing Board	1	0	2	6	5	9	10	33
Council Member with the most votes	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Elected	33	48	48	84	106	83	115	517
MAYOR'S TERM
2 Years	17	23	26	43	58	51	88	306
4 Years	17	25	23	45	51	36	33	230
At pleasure of board	0	0	1	2	2	6	5	16
NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARD
11 members	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 members	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8 members	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	11
7 members	7	6	2	1	0	1	0	17
6 members	14	10	6	16	9	3	1	59
5 members	6	18	27	55	72	69	67	314
4 members	1	8	14	17	28	16	27	111
3 members	0	0	0	1	2	4	30	37
2 members	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TERM OF OFFICE OF GOVERNING BOARD
2	11	11	4	17	25	27	70	165
4	5	0	5	1	5	6	12	34
4S	18	36	40	70	81	58	42	345
4S/2	0	1	1	2	0	2	2	8
MODE OF ELECTION OF GOVERNING BOARD
AL	15	28	38	77	100	92	125	475
AL/D	9	8	4	3	2	0	0	26
AL/DAL	2	3	1	2	1	1	0	10
D	6	4	2	2	3	0	0	17
DAL	2	5	5	6	5	0	1	24
TYPE OF ELECTION
Majority	6	5	2	1	2	3	0	19
Partisan	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	7
Plurality	16	36	46	85	106	88	125	502
Primary	9	4	2	4	2	2	1	24
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