Memorandum from Winner to Chambers; General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 1428
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November 4, 1981

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Williams. Memorandum from Winner to Chambers; General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 1428, 1981. fb089b0d-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/01e5bf35-e367-4828-bc4f-cbce8bd8a082/memorandum-from-winner-to-chambers-general-assembly-of-north-carolina-bill-1428. Accessed June 17, 2025.
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TO: J. LeVonne Chambers, Napoleon Wi11iams, Steve Suitts and Dr. Raymond Wfieeler FROM: LesLie J. Winner 1 :/,) DATE: Noveuber 4, 1981 Enclosed is the new apportlonment plan adopted by the North Carolina House. As I am sure most of you know, the Senate did not end up changing its p1an. Note Section 3 of the Bill- which changes the filing date for the General Assembly and for Congress to begin February 15 and end March 1-, L982. It looks like we have been given a littLe extra time. GENER/D ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CIDLINA SESSION 1981 RATIFIED BILL CHAPTER 1 130 EOT'SE BILL 1428 t.: AN. ICT TO APPOBTIOII THE DISTBICTS OT THE TOBTE CTROLITI HOT'SB OP " REPREsEtrlrrYEs. The Geueral lssenbly of Xorth Caroli.na enacts: Sectiou 1. G.S. 120-2 is revrltten to react: n9 120-2- Eog.gg gpportlgnteut specifieil.--Por the purpose of noninating and electing rerbers of the Xorth Carolina Eouse of nepresentatives iu 1982 aud perlottically thereafter, the State of f,orth Caroli.na shall be divldetl into the folloriag illstrlcts: ( District 1 shaIl conslst of Cauden, Choran, Currltuck, Dare, \ Pasquotank, PerquiEaDs, Tyrrell, aud lashlngton Counties, anfl shall elect tro Representatlves. District 2 shall conslst of Beaufort and Hytle Counties, antl shall elect one Representative. District 3 shall consist of CEayen, Lenoir, auil Pallico Counties, and sha1l elect three Representatives. District lt shall coasist of Carteret and Onslor Countiesr and 1 shall elect three Representatives. , District 5 shall coasist of Bertie, Gates, Hallfar, Hertforcl, tartin, and llorthanpton Couoties, ancl shall elect three Beprenant at-tvac. District 6 sha 11 consist of Eclgecorbe, Xash, antl f ilson t \ Counties, anil shall elect four Representatives. ( District 7 shall "ooQa of Greene ancl Pitt aool"=, antl shatl elect tvo RepEesentatives. District 8 shaIl cousist of Bayne County, and shall elect tro Represent at ives . District 9 shall consist of Duplin ancl Jones Counties, antl shall elect one Representative. District 10 shall consist of Blaclen, petrcler, anil sanpson Counties, and shal1 elect tuo Representatives. District 11 shall consist of Brunsci-ck antl llev Eauover Counties, anrl shall elect three Representatives. District 12 shall consist of Colunbus County, antl sball elect one Representative. District 13 shall consist of Robeson, Hoke, ancl Scotlaucl Counties, ancl shall elect three Bepreseutatives. District 14 shall consist of Cuuberland County, ancl shall elect five Representatives. District 15 shall consist of Harnett ancl Lee Counties, and shall elect tro Representatives. District 16 shall cousist of ?rankliu and Johnston Counties, ancl shall elect tuo Representatives. District 17 shall consist of flake Couuty, ancl shalI elect six Represent atives. District 18 shall consist of Casvell, Granville, Person, Vance, andl narren Counties, ancl shall elect tbree Representatives. District 19 shall consist of Durhan County, aucl shall elect three Representatives. ) ') L House Bill 1428 ooDistrict 20 shall consist of Chathan, Orange, and Rantlolph .,- Counties, antl shall elect four Representatives. ( \ District 2'l shall consist of ltoore County, antl shall elect one Representative. District 22 shal1 consist of Richuoncl County, ancl shall elect one Representative. t ,' District 23 shall consist of luson ancl tlontgouery Counties, and n shall elect. one Representative. District 24 shall cousist of Cabarrus anrl Union Counties, aud shall elect three Representatives. District 25 shall consist of Stanly County, antl shall elect one RepreseDt ative. District 26 shall consist of Davirlson anrl Davie Counti.es, ancl shall elect three Representatives.. District 27 shall consist of Rovan County, antl shall elect tvo Repre sent atives.. District 28 shall consist of llanance County, aud shall elect tvo Representatives. District 29 shall consist of Guilforcl County, antl shall elect seven Representatives,. District 30 shal.l consist of llleghany, Rockinghan, Stokes, anrl Surry Counties, ancl sha11 elect four Representati,ves. District 31 shall consist of Forsyth County, ancl shall elect five Representati.ves. District 32 shall consist of lshe, Avery, Caldrell, llitchell, natauga, Filkes, ancl Yatlkin Counti.es, antl shall elect five Represent atives. I ( House Bill 1428 District 33 shall Qo=r=. of alexancler, ,".! catavba, ancl six Representatives. llecklenburg County, aail shall fredell Counti.es, antl sha1l elect District 34 shall consist of elect eight Representatives. District 35 shall cousi.st of Gastou aud Lincoln Counties, anrl shall elect four Representatives. District 35 sha11 cousist of C1evelaucl, Polk, aucl Rutherfordl Countiesr drrd Shall consist of three RepreseDtatiyes. District 37 shall consist of tlcDovel} antl Yancey Counties, and shall elect one Representative District 38 sha11 consi.st of Bunconbe, Henclerson, ancl Transylvania Counties, antl shal1 elect five Represeutatives. District 39 shaIl coasist of Hayrood, Jacksou, llatlison, ancl Svain Couuties, ancl shall elect tuo Representatives. District 40 sha1l consist of Cherokee, CIay, Grahan, antl ttacon Counties, ancl shal1 elect one Representative.tt Sec. 2. 1981 Session Laus Chapter 800 i-s repealetl. Sec. 3. (a) Notvithstancling G.S- 163-105 or any other provision of law to the contraryr tbe filing periotl uncler Article 10 of General Statutes Chapter 163 for legislative offices (State Senate, State Eouse of Representatives, autl U. S. House of Representati.ves) for the filing year 1982 only, shaIl counence at 12:00 Doon on llouclay, February 15, 1982, and shall expi.re at 12:00 noon on l{onclay, ltarch 1, 1982. (b) In aclclition, the State Board of Elections is hereby authorizetl to establish the openiug tlate for issuance of absentee ballots to be votecl in the 1982 Prinary Election and saitl Boar<l House Bill 1428 I O' ' shalt establi.sh a u?ooiog ttate as early as practicable pencting the printing of the ballots. such opening clate shall also apply I \ to any referenclun or election helct ou the tlate of the prinary election. Absentee ballots authorized untler c. S. 163-221 (b) (11 antl G.S. 163-227 (b) (4) shall be covered under the authority specifietl herein. (c) The authority established in this seetion shall terninate follorj,ng the contluct of the llay tl, 1982, priuary elections. Sec. tl. This act is effective upou ratification. In the General lsseubly read three ti-nes ancl ratifiecl, this the 30th ilay of October, 1981. ( JAMES G GREEN . Janes C. GreeD Presi-rlent of the Senate LISTQN B, RAMSEY Li-ston B. Ransey Speaker of the House of Bepresentatives J t House Bill 1428 Oe*3d,/q8l ZDlu2 5.6?e -rlP* #_ 9,a86 2( touraat or{fr . 16. 7.4 North Carolina srtrE. I fnlAt DISTRICT PLAN E121rB I solllltRY sTtTrsTrcs 1OTII SIITE POPUTATIOX BITIO OP EIGHEST TO LOBEST TUHBER Of EBIIBEB3.' AYENAGE POPSLATIOI{ PER rEEBER EITTHUH COTTROLLING PERCEIITAGE BIEGE OF DEVTITIOtr PBOI{ f,OEI' OYERILL RITGE IVERIGE DEYTITTOH PER TEI{BEB SlItrDIRD DEYIITIOX 5874 q 29 1.1586 120 llB r 954 49-0651 -7. q 076 1s.50516 3. 61 B0 rl. 1709 t0(rr*hrl 81. /a26 t/o Clrtlrlt L 67,716 cxrtxlt 3f,.4 I 5 l6rll7 2),1t1 +3.{8'1. tn;U j .?r '- sJf/, / / t$rc srAlE rorttlTt6t rt74'429 tOf./37t T0 8.1576