House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Makes conforming changes to act’s long and short titles. Makes technical changes to municipal law citations throughout the act.  Makes organizational and technical changes. Removes provisions pertaining to the Town of Kannapolis. Removes provisions specifying that the act has the effect of repealing any conflicting provisions of local or special acts or conflicting local ordinances relating to the nonpartisan municipal elections for any municipalities covered by this act.
Removes provisions in Section 3.1 of the Charter of the City of Concord (Charter), SL 1985-861, as amended, setting city council elections for the listed districts in 2025 and mayoral and city council elections for the remaining districts in 2027. Directs instead for the city council terms to be staggered in Section 2.3 of the Charter (Section 1 of SL 1985-861, as amended). Removes proposed changes to Section 3.2.
Specifies that elections for town officers in the Town of Mount Pleasant in Section 3.2 of SL 1883-77, as amended, be conducted in accordance with the State’s uniform municipal election laws.
Requires that the voters of the City of Concord, Town of Harrisburg, Town of Midland, and Town of Mount Pleasant vote on whether to adopt the partisan method in electing city officers by referendum on November 3, 2025. Provides language for the referendum question and certification of the results by the Cabarrus County Board of Elections. If the referendum passes, then specifies that the act’s changes are effective at the first regular meeting of each municipality’s governing council in December 2027. Instructs for elections in 2027 and thereafter to be conducted accordingly. Clarifies that the act doesn’t affect the filling of any vacancy that occurs for city or town officers prior to the effective date described above.  
Amends GS 153A-27.1 (pertaining to vacancies on board of commissioners in certain counties) so that it also applies to Cabarrus County.
Further amends Section 4.1 of the Harrisburg Charter, SL 1973-111, as amended, by no longer specifying that regular municipal elections must be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.