Date: Friday June 14, 2024 at 11:00am CST/12:00 p.m. EST Please join Tennessee Fair Elections for a SPECIAL ZOOM EVENT: Rosemary Jenks, Policy Director for the Immigration Accountability Project-IAProject.org Please share this invitation widely with ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS,ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS your FRIENDS and NEIGHBORS who are interested in learning more about the vulnerability of non citizens voting in our elections. Meeting Details: Special Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89831978438 Dial by your location: 1 669 900 6833 US

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 7PM EDT- SHARE WIDELY Cut and Paste and Share – email, social media, etc.. LETTER TO THE AMERICAN CHURCH MOVIE – FREE LIVE ZOOM EVENT –  THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 7PM EDT REGISTER NOW- CLICK THIS LINK >>>  - Letter To the American Church – Movie Screening and Impact Action Steps – 2024.06.20 -7PM <<< CLICK THIS LINK You can learn more about this critical movie at www.LetterToTheAmericanChurch.com.   The essence of the movie – The Church in America greatly resembles the Church in Germany in the early 1930s as the Nazi’s rose to power.   The parallels are stark.   The Church in America is positioned for a similar fate.   We will discuss ACTION STEPS and how to host a Church-wide screening at your church. Letter to the American Church – Trailer – 90s Also, here is a 20 minute interview with Eric Metaxas from Epoch Times.   This interview is not for the faint of heart.  Exposing Communist Infiltration of the Church: Eric Metaxas | Facts Matter – 22m

•Removed ERIC from the NC Budget Bill (Thanks to Jim Womack & Heather Honey for their NC Senate presentation) •See here •Trained over 1000 poll observers across 100 NC counties in person for 2022 and on-line for 2023 •Created NCEIT.org website for educational purposes and to be an interactive and on-demand training tool for poll observers to empower them to train others in their counties (Includes videos) •NCEIT created SEIRS - Statewide Election Integrity Reporting System ap- a reporting system for poll observer incident reports •Transformed SEIRS PO reports into affidavits to use as proof to take to legislature to change/modify election law statutes. •Wrote the language included in the passed bills below using affidavits to substantiate the changes •Legislative Success: S747 Election Law Changes/S749 No Partisan Advantage in Elections •Organized approx 45 NC counties with County Coordinators •Collected FOIAs across the state to ascertain relationship of BOE with leftist 501c3's/collection of poll tapes •NCEIT on the ground floor getting Eagle I up and running for list maintenance •Jim Womack, NCEIT CEO, EIN Leader for List Maintenance and Audits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina Election Integrity Team (NCEIT) Organization: The NCEIT team expanded its number of organized county-level task forces from 19 to 30, and continues to grow each quarter with new counties coming into the fold. NCEIT members have joined and now provide substantive inputs to all EIN national working groups. Administration: NCEIT continued, nonstop, in conducting weekly statewide zoom calls to keep our participants informed and engaged. During the year, the NCEIT team expanded from just over 1000 to 1320 active registrants, including a number of members from county boards of elections, election judges, and GOP party officials. The NCEIT Team now has active republican, democrat, libertarian, and unaffiliated participants. Training: NCEIT team leaders performed more than a dozen interim training sessions this election season to prepare county task forces and poll workers for the fall municipal elections. New training programs are now being developed to address substantive statutory changes passed this past session. Legislation: NCEIT leaders successfully prepared documentation and advocated for important statutory changes to help secure the 2024 election cycle and systems. The North Carolina General Assembly passed important election-related bills this session with sweeping changes in several areas including: a ban on private funding of elections; a ban on the private bar coding of ballot request forms; a ban on exchange of voter registration data with ERIC; new requirements for all ballots to be received by election day; and the removal of non-citizens from voter rolls. NCEIT played a major role in collaborating for passage of all these measures. Systems: NCEIT continued to extend the functionality of its statewide election integrity reporting system (SEIRS) with modules to document Board of Elections meetings and to cross reference poll observer reports to pending legislation. A scheduling component was developed for SEIRS poll observer scheduling this year and is soon to be piloted. Jim Womack CEO NCEIT.org

You must register for admittance to the Zooms below. DO NOT FORWARD your confirmation link. Citizen Research Project | Ned Jones, EIN Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Election Technology | Jim Womack, NCEIT Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 4 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Introduction to Election Integrity Infrastructure | Kerri Toloczko and Ned Jones, EIN Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Vote By Mail / USPS | Ned Jones, EIN Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 4 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Legislative Development | Kathleen Harms, TN Every Wednesday at 2 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Voter Roll Maintenance | Willard Helander, EIN Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Vulnerable Voters | Kerri Toloczko, EIN Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 4 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Election Audits | Mike Raisch Every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 4 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Building Local Task Forces | Joshua Taylor Every 1st and 3rd Monday at 5 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Stop Ranked-Choice Voting | Kerri Toloczko Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. (ET) Register HERE Only Citizens Vote | Kerri Toloczko Every Thursday at 11 a.m. (ET) Register HERE Media Training | Kerri Toloczko Every 1st Thursday at 7 p.m. (ET) Register HERE

So glad the homeowmers were able to get some retitution for their theft of property. Gee, thanks Chuckie Edwards and Tim Moffitt for engineering the theft in the first place. https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/14012-private-landowners-win-5m-for-loss-of-property-to-ecusta-trail.html Ecusta Trail receives $7.5 million in funding; commissioners asked for support. N.C. Sen. Chuck Edwards and N.C. Rep. Tim Moffitt announced Monday they secured $7.5 million in state funding for the proposed Ecusta Trail in Transylvania and Henderson counties.

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"Anyone who votes against this (SAVE Act) is complicit in the undermining of our elections." Gov Greg Abbott https://www.onlycitizensvotecoalition.com/ Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (SAVE Act) is coming to the floor of the US House! Is your representative a cosponsor? HOUSE BILL AND COSPONSORS Contact YOUR member of Congress now and encourage them to join with Rep Chip Riy and Sen Mike Lee to assist with ONLY CITIZENS VOTING in US elections. PRESS RELEASE: Chairman Rep Byan Steil (R) for Committee on House Administration: Election Integrity Measures to Prevent Noncitizen Voting and Foreign Influence Pass our of House Admin Markup. STATEMENT: The Election Transparency Initiatice (ETI) support SAVE Act OPED: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas :Anyone who votes against this (SAVE Act) is complicit in undermining the integrity of our elections." INTERVIEW: -Speaker Johnson fields tough liberal false talking points Twitter (X) handles for US House and Senate. Call too. The message: . "Anyone who votes against this (SAVE Act) is complicit in the undermining of our elections." Gov Greg Abbott

June 5, 2024 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/north-carolina-republicans-seek-fall-referendum-on-citizen-only-voting-in-constitution/ar-BB1nHP09?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=76b02065755a4acdb7be6aa4fcdea10a&ei=32#fullscreen FILE - North Carolina state Rep. Destin Hall, a top Republican redistricting official, speaks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, N.C. In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday that attempts to make clear only U.S. citizens can vote. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to anyone born in the country or who are naturalized citizens. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, file)© Provided by The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born or naturalized citizens 18 and older. A House election-law panel voted to put the question on statewide ballots this November, when races for president, governor and other statewide and legislative races will be contested. Republicans have enough General Assembly members on their own to initiate the referendum if they remain united on the idea. Republican legislatures in at least six states already have agreed to place noncitizen voting measures on the fall ballots, including Wisconsin, another presidential battleground. Supporters elsewhere have been stressing a Republican campaign theme that immigrants crossing into the country illegally at the Mexican border could somehow vote in this fall's high-stakes elections. It is already illegal in the U.S. for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. And North Carolina's current state constitution notes that voting is limited to “every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized, 18 years of age,” provided they meet other qualifications. The Republican-backed amendment would rework the line to read, “Only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age.” The bill’s chief sponsors — House Speaker Tim Moore among them — have said the proposal is about preserving election integrity and preventing potential foreign influence in elections. Another sponsor, House Rules Committee Chairman Destin Hall, told the committee that some have suggested the constitution's current language “may be a floor up rather than the ceiling of who can vote,” and that “the fear is that some future court could decide that that’s not a limitation on everybody who can vote.” Some local jurisdictions — including San Francisco and the District of Columbia — have begun allowing immigrants who aren’t citizens to vote in local races for school board or city council. Hall mentioned the large number of recent illegal border crossings from Mexico while pitching the need for the language. The proposal “makes it absolutely clear and removes all reasonable doubt that only citizens can vote in our state’s elections,” he said. Democrats on the committee criticized the proposal as unnecessary and a waste of time and resources. State voter registration applications already make clear that voting is limited to citizens, and that lying about it on the form is a low-grade felony. “I feel like we’re chasing a problem that doesn’t exist,” said Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Guilford County Democrat. “It just seems like we are creating a situation that might be chilling new citizens’ desire to vote.” A 2016 election audit in North Carolina found that 41 legal immigrants who had not yet become citizens cast ballots, out of 4.8 million total ballots cast that fall. The state now lists nearly 7.5 million registered voters. The federal prosecutor’s office in eastern North Carolina said in 2021 that it had charged 24 people over the previous 18 months while investigating allegations of voter-related fraud, which included accusations of noncitizens illegally voting or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Ann Webb with voting advocacy group Common Cause North Carolina spoke against the referendum in committee, calling it an “attempt to spread lies that cast doubt on our elections and divide us, fostering an environment where prejudice and violence can thrive.” While constitutional amendments aren’t subject to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, proposals can’t be brought before voters unless 72 of the House’s 120 members and 30 of the Senate’s 50 members vote yes. Republicans have exactly those numbers of members in the respective chambers. A simple majority of voters in November would have to vote yes on the referendum question for the language to be edited into the constitution. Pro-amendment speaker Kevrick McKain with Americans For Citizen Voting, a national organization that aims to advance amendments to make voting the exclusive right of U.S. citizens, said an amendment would give "we the people the right to weigh in on our state’s law, instead of letting the state be vulnerable to interpretations.” A House committee now has to approve the measure before it can go to the House for a full vote. Senate leader Phil Berger seems open to the idea. “I think you can make a legalistic argument that something like that is already prohibited," Berger told reporters in late April. “However, I don’t see any harm in including that as a constitutional amendment. We’ll see if there’s enough support.” ___ This story has been corrected to show that the group is Americans For Citizen Voting, not Americans For Citizens Voting, and its representative is Kevrick McKain, not Kevrick McCain.

Senator Tim Moffitt 16 West Jones Street, Rm. 2111 Raleigh, NC 27601 919-733-5745 Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.gov Representative Jennifer Balkcom 16 West Jones Street, Rm. 2215 Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 919-733-5956 Jennifer.Balkcom@ncleg.gov From:  Jane Bilello 218 Vincent Place Hendersonville, NC 28739 209 986 3845 jane.bilello@gmail.com June 1, 2024 Dear Tim, Hope this finds you well.  I came to Raleigh and knocked on your door on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 but you were not there. I was able to meet with Rep Jennifer Balkcom and her Legislative Assistant. I wanted to talk to you regarding the Only-Citizens Vote Amendment S630 (H1074) and other election integrity bills.  There is much that needs to be addressed with our election laws to assure that it is Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat. An overwhelming majority of Americans – all parties – do not want non-citizens voting.  (Please see Resources/NCEIT below.) Asheville Tea Party serves on the Board of the North Carolina Election Integrity Team (NCEIT), one of 22+ statewide coalitions across the nation whose mission and goals are to restore trust and confidence in our elections.  We work directly with The Virginia Institute of Public Policy, Election Integrity Network and WhosCounting.Us.  Cleta Mitchell is the inspiration for this national effort that has grown exponentially over the past two years.  We have weekly NCEIT State Zoom calls with 100 counties as well as National Zoom Workshops addressing the Eight Lanes of Election Integrity as outlined In the Citizens Guide to Election Integrity. Please feel free to join us.  My role in NCEIT is to organize each of the 100 counties in NC with county coordinators and liaisons for the eight lanes. I also wanted to talk to you about two pieces of legislation you have drafted that would directly affect the wellbeing of Henderson County: S906 and S374 (=H409). On 5/7/2024, you drafted S906, Hendersonville/Public Enterprises Operation. On 5/8/2024, it was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee where it currently sits. The face of S906 appears to be a ‘positive’ for Henderson “to forbid the city of Hendersonville to charge higher water rates for people living outside of the city limits.”  But, the devil’s in the details! SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-312 gives the City the authority to operate public enterprises outside of the city.  SECTION 2. G.S. 160A-31 gives the city permission to annex (my bold and underline) contiguous areas with owners’ permission.  This gives the Henderson County Commissioners’ ‘cover’ and free reign for continued uncontrollable growth in the county which puts major stress on our water resources. It runs the risk of putting residential property at risk of losing their private water rights to alleviate water shortage artificially created by unnecessary laws and poor growth planning.  Homeowners could be forced to annex because of water shortages. Senator Julie Mayfield (Democrat from Buncombe), your co-sponsor of S374, Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Unit, should be quite familiar with the scenario.  Portions of Buncombe were without water over Christmas because of water shortages due to uncontrollable growth.  Is this what is in store for Henderson? Unfortunately, two Henderson County Commissioners were unelected in the past primary because they didn’t listen to residence of Henderson. We want zoning strictly enforced to protect private property.  We do not want the City infringing their will upon the County.  We want the building of the substandard housing (tenements, where I come from) to stop.  We wonder if these bills are the reason our pleas fell on deaf ears since the Commissioners didn’t listen to us for the past two years: S906, Hendersonville/Public Enterprises Operation, and S374, Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units?  Did they realize these bills were coming so they could go forward to turn Henderson into urban sprawl and then hide behind state laws? Please help us to stop this. While the headlines Moffitt's bill forbids Hendersonville to charge higher water rates outside city limits looks great to progressives, WE know that this puts our right to private property in jeopardy, the cornerstone of our Republic.  Story by Dean Hensley, Hendersonville Times-News S374, Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units that has been referred to the Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate on 3/28/2023. You and Senate Democrat Caucus Secretary, Julie Mayfield of Buncombe, were primary sponsors. The bill had a companion bill in the House, H409 where Rep Jennifer Balkcom co-sponsored.   Although these bills have been in Rules for over a year without movement, it is no less troubling since the regulations, if passed, would have a detrimental effect on Henderson County’s residents to control zoning in their neighborhoods and would give our Commissioners free reign to continue the urban sprawl.  This bill jeopardizes property values, county sovereignty, and the investment in the quality of life we chose. Again, the Henderson County Commissioners did not listen to the concerns of the residents and hence, were unelected because of the reckless 2045 Plan – a free for all zoning plan that allowed the City to annex county areas.  Covenants in residential neighborhoods as stated in line 35:  ‘Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or enforceability of private covenants or other contractual agreements among property owners relating to dwelling type restrictions’ mean nothing since we have seen otherwise. To make it worse: “Development and permitting of an accessory dwelling unit shall not be subject to any (my underline) of the following requirements: (1) Owner-occupancy of any dwelling unit, including an accessory unit. (2) Minimum parking requirements or other parking restrictions, including the imposition of additional parking requirements where an existing structure is converted for use as an accessory dwelling unit. (3) Conditional use zoning” Worse still: “In permitting accessory dwelling units under this section, a local government shall not do any (my bold and underline) of the following: (1) Prohibit the connection of the accessory dwelling unit to existing utilities serving the primary dwelling unit. (2) Charge any fee other than a building permit that does not exceed the amount charged for any single-family dwelling unit similar in nature.” S906, S374 and H409 are not in the best interest of Henderson County or for our state.  Coming from both New York and California, this is a recipe for disastrous consequences for our economy and quality of life.  Henderson is a beautiful place that is being transformed into Asheville by design.  They clearly infringe upon private property rights. The by-partisan support for the bills also does not lend to their credibility or make it okay. It would be great if you and Jennifer could meet with us.  If you have time and you are home, we can make alternate arrangements around your schedule. We regularly meet the third Thursday of every month at noon at Bay Breeze Restaurant in Hendersonville. We would be happy to have you come to talk to the folks so we can plan to work together to preserve North Carolina and our Henderson County. Our concerns are these: 1) remove yourselves from these bills 2) work with us to make sure these bills are not passed 3) draft legislation that PROTECTS private property, flood plains, farmland, and zoning.  We will surely support this endeavor and any other suggestions you have. Thank you for your service and I look forward to hearing from you. Jane Bilello 209 986 3845 Resources: NCEIT ·       Handout of Legislative Priorities 5/22 & 5/29/24 ·       Justification to Require Proof of Citizenship in NC · North Carolina still has a few glaring weaknesses in our election laws that likely will be exploited in 2024 if left unchecked NCEIT Press Conference Video and Press Coverage of Amendment for Only Citizens Voting Legislation •        S374 Moffitt (R) Henderson;  Mayfield (D Buncombe) (Primary) •        Read the text here. •        H409 Winslow; Alston; Tyson; G. Brown (Primary) •        A. Baker; Balkcom; Belk; Clampitt; Crutchfield; Hawkins; F. Jackson; Loftis; Quick; Rudow; Ward; Wray (7Ds/8Rs) •        Statutes: 160D (Chapters); 160D-917 (Sections) •        Keywords:  BUILDING CODES, BULDINGS, COUNTIES, HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPALITIES, PLANNING & ZONING, PROPERTY, PUBLIC, LOCAL ORDINANCEES •        Read the text here •        S906 Moffit (Primary) •        Counties:  Henderson •        Statutes: 160A-31; 160A-312; 160A-58.1(Sections) •        Read the text here. •        Keywords:  ANNEXATION, COMMERCE, COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPALITIES, PLANNING & ZONING, VANCE COUNTY, HENDERSON ###

I would appreciate anyone's support in regards to stopping the DEI ideology that has been integrated into our city's administration/ municipal departments. When they have to use such words as diverse, equity, and inclusional in their daily business, they are being exclusive to anyone not considered a minority. We should look at all people the same and stop separating ourselves or dividing us into groups by race/ color/ sexual orientation. We are all Americans. We should be seen by our work ethic and our character. The water department should not have to break it down on a chart what color/race people are who have not paid their bills thus having their water turned off. You either paid your bill or you did not. Period. If you need help, then x,y,z organizations can help you. We should not have one ideology being embraced over another or one group of people being uplifted over another such as the LGBTQI+. This is part of the global Agenda 2030 goals. Sustainability is another buzzword driven through the Agenda 2030. I understand having to speak about the longevity of different monetary investments the city makes but when everything is about "sustainability". We need to question the ideology we are following... Not everything that sounds good is good. Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time. Are we here to meet global social agenda goals or long-term financial and constitutional goals for our city? The Affordable Housing Summit was very interesting in regards to zoning... it was very socialist-minded to me. I know the "intentions" are for the good of the less fortunate. We all want affordable housing for those who are working hard in certain industries that pay less. Yet, the end resolve that I heard at the Affordable Housing Summit was “inclusional” zoning. Smaller homes/ shared land/ shared walls… allow more zoning. It was said that we must "overbuild" the amount of homes to get the prices to drop. It was recommended to build up the “zoner buffer”… allowing upzoning to 2/3 percent of the land. It is true that "supply and demand" affects the cost of things... But if we want to control/ slow the growth in the city and county building a TON of housing will only QUICKLY increase our growth. This affects our schooling/ hospitals/ infrastructure of roads/ water/sewer. It changes the whole character of our city and county. The GenH Plan brought forward a questionnaire and it continually wants more and more input past each deadline because they have not gotten the results they wanted from the questions asked.  The people do not want massive growth. They do not want to change the green space into massive amounts of apartments/ and high-volume housing. This is my input and what I have observed. Cher Silvius ### Contact Administration: City of Hendersonville https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/administration The Administration Department includes the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney's Office, Budget Office, Communications Office and Human Resources. The Administration department serves all departments and the City Council. View the City's Vision and Mission. The Administrative Suite is located at: City Hall - Second Floor160 6th Ave EHendersonville, NC 28792Telephone: 828/697-3005 JOHN CONNETCity ManagerPhone: 828/697-3005 email BRIAN PAHLEAssistant City ManagerPhone: 828/233-3218 email

Congratulations! And, Thank You to all of NCEIT's Legislative Action Day particilants on 5.22. H 1074, a Constitutional Amendment/ Citizens Only Vote, drafted on Thursday 5/23, passed the House on 5.24! It's now referred to the Committee on Election Law. https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/h1074 Please contact Election Committee members on Wednesday, 5.29, NCEIT Legislative Action Day for the constitutional amendment and others. ================================================================================== Ref to the Com on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House on 5/24/2024 Sponsors: D. Hall; Moore; Bell; Gillespie (Primary) Balkcom; Clampitt; Cleveland; Hastings; Howard; N. Jackson; Mills; Moss; Paré; Potts; Riddell; Setzer; Strickland; Torbett; White; Winslow -  Justification to Require Proof of Citizenship H1074 S630 History: (NCSenate: S630. A Constitutional Amendment to Provide for Citizens Non-Voting will appear on the ballot in November once the Senate and House pass it. Because it is an amendment to our NC Constitution, it does not need Cooper's signature. This will surely drive many conservatives to the polls. You need to spread the word. We will be having a Legislative Action Day in the near future. In the meantime, you can call the Senators below who are sponsors and supporters of the amendment. Tweet, call & email your NC representatives. FYI: Ohio moves to remove noncitizens from voter rolls after amendment passage. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-moves-to-remove-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls-after-amendment-passage/ar-BB1n0tgC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=5921e444c99b48a0b38bf34986a74263&ei=7

AN ACT TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY ALLOWING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR SITING OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. S374 has been in the Senate Rules and Operations Committee since March, 2023. It needs to remain there. Senator Tim Moffitt (R- Henderson, Polk, Rutherford) and Senator Julie Mayfield (D - Buncombe) The NC House companion bill, H409, was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee in April, 2023. Rep Jennifer Balkcom (R- Henderson) is a co-sponsor. In a word: Accessory dwelling units - on your private property zoned residential one dwelling will be allowed to accommodate AFFORDABOE HOUSING on your property: " attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a primary single-family dwelling and that has less total square footage than he primary single-family dwelling." See b,c,d,e, and Section 2 below. (This is the camel's nose under the tent to do away with residential zoning and put up multi dwelling units. ) This also allows the Commissioners to continue their unchecked growth. This bill explains why the Commissioners haven't been listening to the folks in Henderson for the past two years. The good news is that it's still in Committee. Make sure Sen Moffitt and Rep Balkcom keep it that way. SECTION 1. (a) Part 1 of Article 9 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes is 6 amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 160D-917. Accessory dwelling units. (a) A local government shall allow the development of at least one accessory dwelling unit which conforms to the North Carolina Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, including applicable provisions from State fire prevention code, for each detached single-family dwelling in areas zoned for residential use that allow for development of detached single-family dwellings. An accessory dwelling unit may be built or sited at any time before, concurrently, or after the primary dwelling has been constructed or sited. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local government from permitting accessory dwelling units in any area not otherwise required under this section. For the purposes of this section, the term "accessory dwelling unit" means an attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a primary single-family dwelling and that has less total square footage than the primary single-family dwelling. (b) Development and permitting of an accessory dwelling unit shall not be subject to any of the following requirements: (1) Owner-occupancy of any dwelling unit, including an accessory unit. (2) Minimum parking requirements or other parking restrictions, including the imposition of additional parking requirements where an existing structure is converted for use as an accessory dwelling unit. (3) Conditional use zoning. (c) In permitting accessory dwelling units under this section, a local government shall not do any of the following: (1) Prohibit the connection of the accessory dwelling unit to existing utilities serving the primary dwelling unit. (2) Charge any fee other than a building permit that does not exceed the amount charged for any single-family dwelling unit similar in nature. d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a local government may regulate accessory dwelling units pursuant to this Chapter, provided that the regulations do not act to discourage development or siting of accessory dwelling units through unreasonable costs or delay. Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or enforceability of private covenants or other contractual agreements among property owners relating to dwelling type restrictions. (e) A local government may impose a setback minimum for accessory dwelling units of 5 feet or the setback minimum imposed generally upon lots in the same zoning classification, whichever is less." SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective October 1, 2023. SECTION 2. Local governments shall adopt land use ordinances and regulations or amend their comprehensive plans to implement the provisions in this act no later than October 1, 2023. SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law