Gingles v. Edmisten and Pugh v. Hunt Motion of Plaintiff's, Alan v. Pugh, et al. v. James B. Hunt, Jr., For Leave to File Supplemental Complaint; Affidavit of Counsel for Plaintiffs Alan v. Pugh, For Leave to File Supplemental Complaint Setting Forth Grounds; Supplemental Complaint of Plaintiffs; Draft of General Assembly Meeting; General Assembly of North Carolina Senate Bill 1; House Bill 1; Reapportionment Criteria

    l,

rL llor r.D!or,
toultrr & Krrnr.y
TORNEYS A}ID
,SELLORS ATLAW
RTIIUAII{8?REET
gBURY. tl. C. 2rt..r

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRTCT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH DIVISION

RALPH

vs.

RUFUS

vs.

JAMES B.
dI .,

GINGLES, €t al.,
Plaintiffs,

EDIIISTEN, €t &1. ,
Defendants.

V. PUGH, €t d1.,
plaintiffs,

No. 81-803-CIv-5

No. 81-1065-CIv-5

HUNT, JR., etc., at

Defendants.

MOTIOI{ OF PLAINTIFFS, AI,AN V. PUGH, €t aI v.
JAMES B. HUNT, JR., €t
FOR LEAV.E TO FILE SUPPLE AL COMPLAINT

tRuIe 15(d) F.R.C.P.l

Plaintiffs., through their counsel, respectfully move the

court for an order permitting the plaintiffs to file their
supplemental complaint for the reasons and upon the grounds set

forth in said. supplemental complaint, copy of which is hereto

attached as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.

BURKE & DONALDSON
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
309 North Main Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28L44
Telephope: 704-637-1500

rt N. Huntet', Jr.
IilINfERT HODGlvlflig, cREEi{E & GOODMAI{
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
P. O. Box 3245
201 West Iviarket Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
Telephone: 919-373-0934

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICB

This is to certify that the undersigned attorney has
this date served this pleading gr paper in the above entitled
action upon each of the parties'to this cause by the method
checked below:

x A. Depositing a copy hereof postage prepaid in a
post office or official depository under the

rthur'J. Donaldson



B.

C.

exclusive care and custody of the United
States Postal Service properly addressed to
the attorney(s) for said party(ies).

Handi.ng a copy hereof to the attorney for
said party(ies).

Leaving a copy hereof with a partner or
employee at the office(s) of the attorney(s)
f or saj.d party ( ies ) .

This L day of ,U1rr-2- , Lgg2 .

309 North Mai.n Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144
Telephone: 704-637-1500

*Mr. James C. Wallace, Jr.
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Affairs
North Carolina Department of Justice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

Mr. Jerris Leonard.
900 17th Street, NW

Suite 1020
Washington, D.C. 20006

J. Levonne Chambers
James E. Ferguson, II
Leslie J. Winner
Chambers, Ferguson, Watts, Wallas, Adkins & Full.er, P.A.
Suite 730
East Independence Plaza
951' South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Jack Greenberg
Napoleon Williams
Lani Guinier
Sui.te 2030
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019

Arthur U. Dona
BURKE & DONALDSON



urrj llonrnsor,
gEoulrrr & Krrrrer.x
ITIORI{EYS AND
ITSELLORS AT LAW
ONTBUAII{8?REET
,lsBuEr, tl. c. 28r+r

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
F'OR THE EASTERN DISTRTCT OF' NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH DIVISION

RALPH GINGLES , QE &1.,
Plaintiffs,

vs. No. 81-803-CrV-5
)

RUFUS EDMISTEN, €t d1., )
Defendants )

AlAl[ V. PUGH, €t aI.,
Plaintiffs

vs. No. 81-1055-CIv-5
)

JAMES B. HUNT, JR., etc., €t )
dI. , )

Defendants )

AFFIDAVIT OF COUNSEL FOR PLAINTTF'FS

ron r
RuIe 15(d) F.R.C.P.

Arthur J. Donaldson, being first duly sworn, says: That he

is one of the counsel for Plaintiffs, AIan V. Pugh, et aI, in the

above entitled consolidated action, which action was originally

commenced in the Superior Court of Iredell County, I{orth Carolina

on the 25th day of l{ovember, 1981, removed to the United States

District Court for the Eastern Division of North Carolina on the

15th day of December, 1981 and consolidated with .the 
case of

Ralph Ging1es, et al (81-803-CIV-5) on the 18th day of February,

L982; that said action seeks a declaration that the apportionment

and redistricting of the North Carolina Senate and l.lorth

Carolina House of Representatives is unconstitutional and

further seeks a court devised plan for both houses based on

single member districts and substantial equality of population

Ermong the districts;

That since the filing of the original complaint in this

cause on November 25, 1981, the United States Department of

Justice, under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1973)

disapproved the litrorth Carolina Senate and North Carolina House

of Representatives redistricting plans and thereafter the State

of North Carolina declined to appeal such disapproval.



That thereafter on February g , lgg2, the l{orth Carolina

uJ.LJrl (Governor of the state of North carolina under Article rrr,section 5(7) of the constitution of North carolina for theconvening of a second Extra session of the 1gg1 General Assemblyof North carol'na and attempted to enact new North carol'na

X", :,.":"::: :":.lrna 
House of Representatives redistrictinsEqrrs E,f LCtplansr which plans have been forwarded by !]re State ofNorth carolina to the united states Department of Justice forpre-clearance under section 5 0f the voting Rights Act(42 u.s.c. L973);

That the Defendants have filed an answer to plaintiffs,
original complaint but it has become necessary for plaintiffs

:,."^ 

t:l:. and serve a supplemental complaint in this action forv e4vtt f Ofthe reasons that the North carolina General assembiy has, since

:j::t.],: :: ln. ::.ninar 
complai.nr, enacred new redi.stricinspIans, alL as detailed above.

ur /J. Dona dson -;fEErney

x A.

certify that the_undersigned attorney hasthis pleading ?I paper in tf,. above entitledof r'e parties *to'aiii; J.,r=. uv rhe method

|:g:"i!lle a copy hereof rpos ! orri Je 
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I,rri IiIi.u5;:=.ig:,i';ffi::exclusive eare and crrstoJi of the UnitedStates postal ser"ice-;;;.rly addressedthe attorney (s) i";-;.i;"5artv (ies) .
Handing a copy. hereof to the attorney forsa]-d party (ies)

Sworn and subscribed to beforeme this .zdfr( aay-or ,r.IIr, , LgBz.

tuotar! ub

MY Commission Expires , 4J r/_tr^

CERTTF'ICATE OF SERVTCE

This is tothis date serveda-ction upon each
checked below:

'iHlfi;#i,T'

].na
the

to

B.



c. Leaving a copy hereof with a
employee at the office(s) of
for said party(ies).

Partner or
the attorney(s)

*Mr. James C. Wallace, Jx.
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Affairs
North Carolina Department of Justice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

Mr. Jerris Leonard
900 17th Street, NW
Suite 1020
Washington, D.C. 20005

J. Levonne Chambers
James E. Ferguson,
Les1ie J. Winner
Chambers, Ferguson,
suite 730

II

t{atts, Wallas, Adkins & Fuller, P.A.

East Independence Plaza
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Jack Greenberg
Napoleon Williams
Lani Guinier
Suite 2030
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019

rhis ? day of +, , LsB z .

309 North Main Street
Salisbury, North Carolina ZgL44
Telephone: 704-637-1500

Arthur y'. Donaldson
BURKE & DONAIDSON



iN
FO R T HE

RALPH GINGLES, Et

vs.

RUFUS EDMINSTEN,

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
EASTERN DiSTRICT OF NORTH

RALEIGH DIVISION

COURT
CAROLINA

a1., )

Plaintiffs, )

)

) No. 81-801-CIV-5
)

et aI. ,
De fend ant s.

ALAN PUGH, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

vs.

JAMES B. HUNT, JR. , etc. , et al
Defendants.

No. 81-1055 CIV-5

.,

SUPPLEMENTAL COMPLAINT OF PLAINT IFFS

-EIGHTH CAUSE OF ACT ION

48.

As their Eighth Cause of Action, Plaintiffs reallege Para-

graphs 1 through l1 of their First Cause of Action.

49.

That N.C.G.S. 1?O-1, as most recently amendedr institu-

tionalizes 14 multi-member senatorial districts and 18 sin91e

member senatorial districts as set forth in Exhibit rrD.'r

50.

That N.c.G.s. 120-2, as most recently amended, institu-

tionalizes t? multi-member representative districts and 1 I

single member representative districts as set forth in Exhibit

nE.rr

51 .

That Plaintiffs on the 25th day of November' 1981 , filed

their original complaint against Defendants and since that time

the United States Department of Justice under Section 5 of the

Voting Rights Acts (ttZ U. S.C. 197t ) Alsapproved the North Carolina

Senate and North Carolina House of Representatives redistricting

plans known resPectively as Senate BiI1 r13, Chapter 821 of the

1981 Session Laws (codified as N.C.G.S. 120-1) and House Bill

1428, Chapter 1 1 l0 of the 1981 Session Laws (codified as N. C.G. S-

1ZO-?) and the Defendants declined to appeal said ruI ings oF the

UniteC States Department of Justice.

ALAN V. PUGH et aI. (81-1066-CIV-5)



52,

That on the |nd day of February , 1981, Defendant James B.

Hunt, Jr., Governor of the State of North Carolina, Proclaimed

that pursuant to Article III, Section 5(7) of the Constitution of

North Carolina that the General Assembly of Nroth Carolina meet in

a Second Extra Session on February 9, 1982 for, among other

things, considering and acting upon legislation concerning the

apportionment of the North Carolina Senate and North Carolina

House of Representatives a1I as appears in Exhibit rrC'r attached

hereto and asked to be considered in its entirety as if set out

verbatim in this paragraph.

5t.

That pursuant to said proclamation of Defendant, James B.

Hunt, Jr. , the North Carolina General Assembly met on February 9,

198? and ratified Senate BiIl ll1, Chapter 5 of the Seeond Extra

Session, 198? by amending Chapter 8?1 of the 1982 Session Laws

(codified as N.C.G.S. 1?0-1) Exhibit,D") and ratified House BiIl

1, Chapter 4 of the Second Extra Session, 1982 (codified as

N.C.G.S. 1?O-2) (fxhibit 'rErr).

54.

That Article II, Section J and Article II, Section 5 of the

Constitution of North Carolina require that ..."The General

Assembly, at the first regular session convening after the return

oF every decennial cenSUS of population taken by order of

Congress, sha11 revise the Isenate] [Representative] districts and

the apportionment of Isenators] [Representatives] amoung those

districts...r'

55.

That the Second Extra Session, 
,198? 

of the North Carolina

General Assembly was not a regular session, nor an adjorned

regular session of the North 'Carolina General Assembly and

therefore was without constitutional authority to enact any law

pertaining to redistrieting and reapportionment and therefore its

attempt to enact such legislation is nu11 and void; that the State

of North Carolina is now without any 1ega11y enforecable North

Carolina Senate or North Carolina House redistricting Iaw.

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NINTH CAUSE OF ACTION

56.

As their Ninth Cause of Action, Plaintiffs reallege Para-

graphs 1 through l1 of their First Cause of Action, along with

Paragraphs 49 and 50 set forth he-cin.

57.

That the 1971 enaetments of N.c.G.s.120-1 and N.c.G.5.

1ZO-? had the purpose to and effect of discriminating against

black citizens of North. Carolina in that said 1971 plans submerged

black voting strength through the use of large multi-member

distriets.

58.

That due to the growth and shifts in poPulation in North

Carolina since the enactment of the 1971 North Carolina Senate and

North Carolina House of Representative redistricting laws any

attempt to rely on such plans for future elections will result in

gross malapport ionment in both the North Carolina Senate and North

Carolina House of Representatives, in violation of the rights of

plaintiffs and aIl other s imilarly situated secured by the Equal

Protection Ctause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fifteenth

Amendment to t he Const it ut ion o f the Un it ed St at es .

TENTH CAUSE OF ACTION

59.

As their Tenth Cause of Action, Plaintiflfs reallege Para-

graphs 1 through ,1 of their First Cause . of Action, aLong with

Paragraphs 49 and 50 set forth herein.

60.

That the North Carolina General Assembly has failed to

make an honest and good faith effort to construct Senatorial and

Representat ive districts on at least three occasions; that the

North Carolina General Assembly,has on three seParate occasions

either created grossly malapportioned districts or submerged the

black voting strength in large multi-member districts; aIl in

violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United

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States Constitution; that the North Carolina General Assembly has,

in effect, failed to produce constitutionaL redistricting plans

and has effect ively abandoned its rights to redistrict any further.

ELEVENTH CAUSE OT ACTION

As their Eleventh

Paragraphs 1 through )1 o

Paragraphs 49 and 50 set

62.

That the North Carolina General Assembly, during the February

9, 1982 Second Extra Session created single member districts

for both the North Carolina Senate and North Carolina House

for the most part in the Eastern portion of North Carolina

and more particularly in those 40 counties covered by the Voting

Rights Act of 1965; that the North Carolina General Assembly

declined, when given the opportunity to do sor to create single

member distri.cts in the Piedment and hestern portions of North

Carolina; that the purpose and effeet of such actions was to

prevent the format ion o f predominately black distriets in Mecklen-

burg, Forsyth, Durham and lrake Count ies and at the same 
. 
t ime to

create the minimum amount of single member dist.ricts in the

Eastern portion of North Carolina in an attempt to comply with the

Vot ing Rights Act; that the North Carolina General Assembly had

the statistical capability of creating single member districts in

the above named counties which would enhance black voting strength

but refused to do so; that the purpose and effect of treating

various areas of the State of North Carolina differently was to

submerger dilute, and invidiously discriminate against blacks in

the above named counties and at the same time recognizing the

rights of black citizens in on1y. 40 counties of North CaroIina,

mostly in Eastern North Carolina; that such actions of the North

Carolina General Assembly were in violation of the rights of

Plaintiffs and all others similarly situated secured by the Equal

Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fifteenth

61 ,

Cause of Actiont

f their First Cause

forth herein.

Plaintiffs reallege

of Action, along with

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Amendment

Article 1

Carolina.

United St at es

ions t, 19 and

Const itut ion , 42

t5 of the Const

U.S.C. 197J and

itution of North
to the

, Sect

, iTELFTH CAUSE 0F ACT I0N

63.

As their Twelfth Cause of Action, Plaintiffs reallege Para-

graphs 1 through rl of their First Cause of Action, along with

Paragraphs 49 and 50 set forth herein.

64.

That the presently ratified bills of the North Carolina

General Assembly redistrict ing the North Carolina Senat e and North

Carolina House of Representatives are to a]1 the citizens of North

Carolina, whether they be black, white or Indian, a denial of the

EquaI Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Article 1,

Sections 1, 19 and 35 of the Constitution of North Carolina in

that they provide single member districts for some areas of the

state and not others for completely arbitrary and capricious

reasons, to wit: avoidance of disapproval of such plans by the

United St ates Department, of Justice under the Vot ing Rights Act

and not on any other rational state PoIicy or basis.

THIRTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION

As their Thirt

Paragraphs 1 through

Paragraphs 49 and 50

65.

eenth Cause of Action'

31 of their First Cause

set forth herein.

Plaintiffs reallege

of Action, along with

66.

That the Senate Committee on Senate Redistrict ing on or

about January ?8,1982 adopted "Reapportionment Criteriar" a copy

of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit rrF.rr

67.

That the House Legislative Redistricting Committee on or

about February 2,1982 adopted "ReaPportionment Criteria," a

copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit rrG.rr

E



68.

That the adoption of said criteria was meant to establish

a single "rational :ate policy" to guide Iegislations in enac'ing

redistricting legislation.

69.

Th at the North Carolina Senate

Represent at ives p1 ans rat ified at the

the General Assembly were violated

part in the following particulars:

and North Carolina House of

198? Second Extra Session of

by said General Assembly in

( a) The 'reapport ionment criteria' for the North Carolina

House is different that the 'reapportioment eriteriaf for the

North Carolina Senate and there is no fact overriding policy

consideration aLlowing differing treatment between these legis-

lative bodies.

(b ) The 'reapport ioment criteriar for the North Carolina

House provides in part that "...concentrations of racial mi-

norities shall not be fractured, divided or diluted or submerged

by the use of multi-member distriets, as opposed to single member

districts... " l that in fact black voting strength was submerged

and diluted in Mecklenburgr Forsyth, Durham and hake Counties.

(c ) The criteria for both houses provides that "Al.I legis-

Iative districts...shall be as compact as is practicabIe...";

House District '12 is composed of all of Sampson County, all of

Bladen County, and some townships of Pender County; that Sampson

County has a population of 49 r687 and is an ideal single member

district having a relative deviation of +1.571 and BIaden County

and those townships of Pender County now included in House

District 12 is an ideal single member district of 48r143 having a

relative deviation of -1.7790; that such district is not as

compact as possible.

70.

That the actions of the General Assembly in failing to

follow its own crj.teria was arbitrary and capricious and volative

of the Equal Protection CIause of the Unites States Constitution

and. Article 1, Sections 1, 19 and 35 of the Constitution of North

CaroIina.

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71.

Except as supplement ed herein the allegations

original complaint are reaffirmed and realleged.

hHtREF0RE, Plaintiffs pray the court that

relief of the original complaint be granted and in

the Court:

of Plaintiffs'

the prayer for

addition, that

7. Declare the actions of the North Carolina General Assembly

at the 1982 Section Extra Session nuIl and void as to legislative

redistrict ing.

8. Declare that North Carolina has failed to enact 5t ate

Senat.e and State House of Representive redistricting plans in

accordance with the Constitution of North Carolina.

9. Not adopt the 197 1 redistricting plans on which to base

interim elections on the grounds that said 1971 plans are uncon-

stitional.

10. For such other and further relief as is just and proper.

Th i s tne 2 day .r AfuJz , 1e82.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs
tO9 North Main Street
Salisbury, North Carolina ?8144
Telephone: (toa) a>7-1500

HUNTER, HODGMAN, GREENE & GOODMAN
Attorneys for PIaint i ffs
P. 0. Box 1245
2O1 hest Market St reet
Greensboro, North Carolina ?740?
Telephone: (gtg) ll3-o954

rthur !d. Donaldson
BURKE & DONALDSON

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CERTIFICATE OF' SERVICE

rhis is to certify that the undersigned attorney hasthis date served this preading or paper in the above entitled
actj.on upon each of trre parties* to this cause by the method
checked below:

xA. Depositing a copy hereof postage prepaid in a
post office or official depository under the
exclusi.ve care and custody of the United
States Postal Service properly addressed to
the attorney(s) for said party(ies).
Iianding a copy hereof to the attorney for
said party(ies).
Leaving a copy heieof with a partner or
employee at the office(s) of the attorney(s)
for said party(ies) .

B.

c.

rhis fuAday of ,1992

BURKE & DONALDSON
309 North lt1ain Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28L44
Telephone: 704-637-1500

Lega1 Affairs
Justice

*Mr. James C. Wallace, JE.
Deputy Attorney General for
North Carolina Department of
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602

Mr. Jerris Leonard
900 17th Street, M
Suite 1020
Washington, D.C. 20005

J. Levonne Chambers
James E. Ferguson,
Leslie J. Winner
Chambers, Ferguson,
Suite 730

II

Watts, Wallas, Adkins & Ful1er, P.A.

East Independence P1aza
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Jack Greenberg
Napoleon Williams
Lani Guinier
Suite 2030
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019



',' "l.)ltEREAS, the presic)c:nt of the l{ortir carolina senate,
Licr-rtenant Governor .Jimnrv Green, and Lhe speaker of the
North carorina House of Iieprcsentati.rres r Representative
Liston B. Ramsey, have recommended that the General Assembly
be convened in E:<tra session by proclamation of the Gor;ernor
ror the pur:pose of consiclering and acting upon legisration
to reapportion ancr redistrict the state of North carorina;
and

I^IHEREAS, it
North Carolina that
be convened as soon

is in the best interests
?

an Extra Sbssion of the

as is practicable;

of the State of
General Assembly

NOI^I, TI.lERtrtrORE, I, James B. Ilunt , Jt., Governor of
ithe State of Nortl: Caro]ina, under and by virtue of the

't.:authoriLy,vested in me by Article fIf, Section S(7) of the
constitution of rtorth Carolina, do, by and with th;,u'Urr""

l'i'of the codncil of state, proclaim that the GeneraLiAssenrbly
I ii; ,; ,of North. carolrna sharr meet in Extra session at naieigh at

10:00 a.m.

purposes:

il

:

I

Exhibit trCit

| .,tt, Tuesday, February g, 19g2, for the following,.
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i(1) c'';n.s j.dering .rild arcting L:Lr3ir 1cr,;.:cr atioir
conce::rring the ar)por-'i-.i-ona:r:n{: ci .r.-.}r:: i.lo::th caro-Lin::
I'louse o.f Ilt':presslil.ati,,,r:i, the llo::[!r Ca::r:.]-i-na

Senatc, and the U. S. liouse oi Rep=csenta.;ives ,

anci conform-ing changes ii: thc eLection latrs and

t!'re primary e_'t-ect-i-on scheil.uLe.

(2) consideri'g and act-i-n9 p.pcD Legisi-a.bion

to amend G.s. 116-? F€+ and to fiL-f a vacancy

on the' SoarC of Gove::nors of the Uiri-yersi-ty of
North CaroLina.

(3) Considering ancl o.-l-i.n.J

to ame:rcl or repeal Chapte:s

The Session Lar,rs of _r-9BI ancl

Iocal boar,ls of eclucat_i-on l:o

I clo hereby call Ltpon, notify
of the General Assembly to meet j.n the
.1.0: 00 a. m. , pebrua::y g , J g}2,. in such
provided by the Constitution of l.Iortj:

L1.pon J-egrslati on

567 and 955 of

other' l.a'..rs requi ring
cha-rge tr.rition.

c:.nd r.'l:-:ect all_ nembers

City of Rale.igh a..t.

Genera.-'l- Assembly as

Carol.i-na.

. Done at our Capitol at Raleigh, this ilre second da,/

ot itcbruary, 19S2.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1982

RATIFIED BILL

CEIPTEE 5

SEXATE BII,L I

IX ACT TO ESTTBLISB SEUITOBIIL. DISTBICTS ITD ?O APPOB?IOX SEATS

IX THE SEIAIE tltOf,G DrStBrCtS.

The General lsseably of Xortb Carolioa eoacts:

, Sectiou 1. G.S. 120-1, as aaeacled by Chapter 821 of the

1981 Sessioo Lats, is rerrittea to read:

rC 120-1. Senators.--(al Por the ptrrpose of ootinating and

electiug lenbers of the Seaate in 1982 ald eYeEI tro fears

the.reafter, senhtorial clistricts are establisbed aocl seats io the

Seaate are apportioneil atoug those tlistricts as follors:
District 2 elects one Senator ancl consists of Bertie, Choran,

Gates, Hertfortl, tlortharptonr Perqoiraos, Tyrrell and lashingtoo

Counti.es.

District 1 elects ooe Seuator ard cousists of Beaufort, Caldeu,

Currituck, DaEe, Hycle, Parlico antl Pasquotanl Counties-

District 3 elects one Seqator aud cousists of Carteret aod

Craver couities.

District rl e.Lects oue Senator aud coasi,sts of Oaslou Courty.' '

District 5 elects oae SeDatoE aEA coosists of DuPlil, Joues aad

Leuoir Counties aud Colurbia aud Uuioa toraships in Peatler

CouDtr.

District 5 elects ooe Seaator aad coasists of Edgecorbe aacl

tlalifar Couoties-aDd the folloriag tounships of laEre! CouDtf:

EartEee, BiYer, Roanole, antl Si'rpoond.

Exhibit rrDrr

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District 7 elects oDe Seaator aucl consists of ller Hauover

County aocl the folloring touuships of Peoder Countlr: Burgar,

canetuclr,, casreII, Grady, golly, Long Creekl Bocky POist and

Topsail.

District. g elects one Senator and'consists of GreeDe aud layue

Counties.

District 9 elects one Seuator aacl coasists of llartio aocl Pitt

Counties.

District lO elects one Senator and consists of Iilson Couuty;

and the follouing tornships of Hash couoty: coopers, Jackson,

l{anDi.ngs, Nashville, North Ehitakers, oak LeveI, Becl Oak, Bocky

tlouDt, South tihitakers and Stooy Creek'

District 1 1 elects one Senator and consists of Franklin ancl

vaace couoties; the follouing touusbi.ps in llash couuty: Baileys,

Castalia, Dry lefls, Ferrells, Griffins; the folloring tovnships

ia Uake County: Bartons Creek, LeesYille, Little Riverl Ner

Light, and llake Porest; and tbe folloring tounships in Iarren

couuty: Fishiog creek, Fork, Judkius, tlutbush, sandy creek,

Shocco, Saith Creek, and raErentoo.

District 12 elects tro Senators ancl consists of the folloring

tounships of cuoberland county: Black River, caEvers creek,

cedar creek, cross creek, EastoY€Er Grayrs creek, laochesteE,

Pearces lliIl, Rockfish and Seventy-First'

District 1 3 elects tvo Senators aod consists of Durhar'

Granville antt Person Counties and the folloriug tornships of

orange county: cedar Grove, Euo and Little River.

District 14 elects three senators antl consi.sts of Haroett and

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Lee Counties and the folloring Tornships of lake Couuty:

Buckborn, Cary, Cedar Pork, Holly Springs, Eouse Creek, llarks

Creek, Ueredith, t{iddle Creek, lleuse, Paother BraDch, Baleigh,

St. f,aryt s, St. ltattherrs, Suif t Creek, and Ihite Oak.

District l5 elects ooe Seoator aarl consists of Johnstoo aod

Saapson Counties.

District 16 elects tro Senators and consists of Chathar, tloore

and, Eandolph Couoties and the follouiog toraships of Orange

County: Bioghan, ChapeI EilI, Cheeks and Hillsborough.

District 17 elects tro Seuators aud coosists of lnson,

Itoutgouery, Richnoncl, ScotJ.aacl, Stanly aud Union Counties.

District l8 elects one Senator antl coasists of Bladen,

Brunsvick and Coluubus Counties antl the Beaver Dan Tornship of

Cunberlaad County.

District 19 elects otre Senator aud coasists of the folloring

tornships of Porsytb County: Belers Creek aail Kernersville; ancl

consists of the folloying toruships aud preciocts of Guilford

County: Bruce Tounship, Center Grove Tornship, Clay Tornship,

Fentress Tovnshi p, Prienclship Precinct !. Greese foruship,

tladison Toraship, Ilonroe Tornship, Greensboro Precincts 10, 20,

21, 27, 28, 32, 34, anC 35, aatl Oak Bidge Toruship, Bock Creek

Tornship, antl llashington Tornship-

District 20 elects tro Seuators antl consists of the folloring

tounships of Forsyth County: lbbotts Creek, Bethauia, Broaclbay,

Cleaoousville, Lecisville, ttiddle Porl, OIA Bi.cheoncl, OLcl Torn,

Salen ChapeI, South Fork, Yieuna and lioston Tounships.

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District 21 elects one Senator aud consists of Alarance aud

Casrell Couoties. rDistrict 22. e]ects four seDators aud consists of Cabatrtrus and t\
ieckleDburg Couuties.

District.23 elects tuo Seoators and consists of Daviclson, Davie

antl Rocan Couuties

District 2q elects tro Seaators and consists of llleghany,

Ashe, Rockinghan, Stokes, SUrEI aud latauga Counties

District 25 elects three Seoators antl coosists of Clevelanil,

Gaston, Lincoln an,l Butherforcl Couuties-

District 26 elects tco Senators and coosists of lleraader,

Catavba, Iredell and Yadkin Counties.

District 27 elects tvo Senators ancl consists of tyery, Burke,

Caldvell, llitchell ancl lilkes Counties-

District 28 elects tco Senators ancl consists of Buncolbe,

ItcDoueIL, l'ladison and Yancey Couaties.

District 29 elects tco Senators ancl consists of Cherokee, CIay,

Grahaa, Hayroo,1, Hend.ersou, Jackson, Hacon, Polk, Srain ancl

Trausylvania Count ies.

District 30 elects one Seuator ancl corsists of Hoke aud Robeson

Counties.

District 31 elects ooe Senator antl conslsts of the follociug

tornsbips and precincts of Goilforcl Couuty: Jefferson Tounship,

Greensboro Preci.ncts 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 11, 19, 25, 29, aucl 30,

High Point Preciacts 3, 5, 6. 7, 11, 12, ancl 19, Janestoru

Preciacts 1, 2, aad 3, SuEueE Tounship, aucl Block 921 of Ceusus

Tract 166 in High Point Tounship.

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District 32 elects ooe Seaator antl cousists of the folloring

tornships anil precincts io Guilfortl Cooaty: Deep Ri-ver Toruship,

Prientlship Precinct II, Greensboro Precincts 1, 2. 12, 13, 14,

15, 161 17r 18, 22r 23,24r 26,. 31r 33 and 36, aod Eigh Poiut

Precincts 1, 2, 4, 8r. 9, 10r' 13, 1O, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 aDal 21 ,

but it iloes not include Block 921 of Census fract 156 in Hiqh

Point Tornship.

(b) The naues aad bountlaries of touuships specifiecl in this

sectioo af,e as they Eere legally ilefiaed aotl in effect as of

January 1, 1980, anal recogDized ia the 1980 ceusus.

(c) For Guilforcl County, pEeciuct bouudaries are as shovn on

the traps on file rith the State Boarcl of Electi.ons oD Jaauary 1,

7982, in accordance cith G.S. 163-128(b)-n

Sec. 2- This act is effective oPoD ratificatiou.

In the Geoeral Asselbly reatl three tiles aatl ratifiecl,

this the 1 lth day of FebruarY , 1982.

JAIJES C. GREEN

Jales C.

Presideut

Greeo

of the Senate

LISTON B. RAMSEY

Liston B. BaLseI

Speaker of the Eouse of Bepresentatives
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GENEBAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1982

RATIFIED BILL

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the General lsserbly of forth Carolina elacts:

Sectios 1. G.5. 120-2 is rerrittea to reail:
it 120-2. Eouse apportionreot soecified.-- (a) For the pqrpose

of oorinatiug aocl electiag rerbers of the lortb Carollaa Bouse of

Eepresentatives ia 1982 aad perioilically thereafter, the State of

Xorth Caroliaa shall b€ tlivideil into the folloriog ilistricts:

District 1 shall elect tro Bepreseutatives aud shall cousist of

Caaden, Choran, Currituct, Dare, Pasguotaal, Perqullaas, and

tyrrell Counties; Holly Grove lorashiP of Gates Couaty; aad Lees

lills, Plyrouth, ancl Skinuersville toroships of rashington

Coonty

District 2 sbal1 elect oue Bepreseatative aail shal1 corsist of

E,eaufort aatl gf.d" Counties; aatl Scuppcrloag ?ornstlp of r
tashiagtoa Cou.aty.

District 3 sball elect three Seprcsestatires atd sLall coasist

of Craren, Leooir, aod Parlico Couuties.

District ll shall elect three Bepreseotatires aud shal1 coosist

of Carteret aad ooslor Coonties.

District 5 shall elect ooe Eepreseatative aod sLall cousist of

f,orthalptoo Couat y; Iadiau lootls, Borobel, Saale Bite, aatl

Soodville ?ornships of Bertie CoootyS Gatesrille, Eall, Baslett,



Hunters li1l, lintousvill.e, and Beynoldson tornships of Gates

County; and Harrellsville, f,aaels xeck, turfreesboro, St. Jobas,

aad liatoa tornships of Eertford Couoty.

District 6 shaII elect ooe Representative and shall coosist of
coleraio, llerry tli11, litchells, rhites, aod tindsor Tovnships of

Eertie Couoty; Ahoskie Toroship of Bertfortl Countyi Beargrass,

Cross 8oad.s, Griffios, jaresrille, Poplar Point, :il1ials, and

Iillianstou ?ornships -of Hartiu CouatTt aod BetLeI'aotl Caroliua

Tounships of Pitt Couaty.

District 7 shall elect one Represeotative antl shall coosist of

Brinkleyville, Butterfood, Conoconaara, Enfield, Faucett,

Halifar, PaluIEar Boseueath, Scotlaud l{ect, antl leldoa Toruships

of Ealifar County; Goose llest, 8arilton, and Robersoaville

Touoships of ttartio County; aotl Pishiag Creekr Pork, Saudy Creek,

Shocco, and Barrenton Tornships of Sarren Couoty.

District I shall elect four Eepreseutatires and shall consist

of Edgeconbe, Xash, and lilsoa Coulties

District 9 shall elect tro Bepreseatatives aail shall cousist of

Greene Couoty; and lrthor, lyden, 8e1voir, Chicoct, f alhlaacl,

Farnville, Fouotain, Greenrille, Grifton, Grireslau<[, Pactolus,

Scift Creek, atrd tlinterville Tornships of Pitt Couuty.

District 10 shall elect one Eepreseotative ancl shall coasist of

Duplia and Joues Counties.

District 1 1 shall elect tro
of layne Couaty.

District 12 shall elect tro

of Bladen and Sanpson Counties;

Bepreseutatives aacl shall consist

Bepreseutatives and shall coosist

aud BurgaY, Casrell, Colurbia,

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Holly, Canetuck, Grady, Loag Creek, Bocky point, aud Ouion

Tornships of Pencler CouotIi.

District 13 shall elect tro Bepresentatives and shall coosist
of Petleral Point, Baroett, llasoaboro, and filriagtoo ?oruships of
f,eu Hanover Couuty.

District 14 shall elect one Representative aud sha1l coosist of
Brunsrick county; cape Fear Torlship of Iec Eanover cooaty; and

fopsail Tornship of Peucler County.

District 15 shall elect one Representative-and shall cousist of
Colulbus Couuty.

District 16 shalI elect three Bepreseatatives aail shall coasist

of Hoke and Eobesoo Couati.es; and Spring Hil1, Sterartsville, an,cl

Iilliassons Iornships of Scotland County.

District t7 shall elect oue Bepresentative and shall coasist of
81ock 9Ol and Enuneration District 53tl of Census fract 3tl in
llanchester Tovasbip, Block 901 ancl Bauleratiou Di-strict 535 of

Census Tract 3ll in Seventy-Pirst fornship, Block 901 of Census

Tract 34 in Carverrs Creek Tornship, ancl Cross Creek Precincts 15

aad 17 (ercept for Block 107 of Ceusus tract 241 ia Cross Creek

Tornship of Curberlaocl Couaty.

District 18 shall elect four Represeutatives aacl shall coosist

of the reaaistler of Curberlaotl County oot includeil j-o District
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District 19 shall elect tro Bepreseotatives ancl shall consist

of Haruett and Lee Counties. .

District 20 shall elect tro Represeatatives and shall consist

of Pranklio ancl Johuston Counties.
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Dlstrict 21 shall elect si.r Bepresentatives aod shalJ. coosist
of flake County

District 22 shall elect three Represeutatives aud shall consist
of casrel1, Granville, PeEsotr, and vauce couuties; Littletou and

Boanoke Rapicts Tornships of Halifar County; and Hartree, Judkias,

tutbush, River, Boanoke, sirpouud, and snith creek Torashi-ps of
Iarreu County.

District 23 shall elect three Represeutatives aud iU"ff coosist

of Durhaa CouDty.

District 24 sha1l elect tuo Representatives and shall coosist
of Orange County; au<l Balclyin, Cape fear, Ceuter, Eatlleyr Ear

River, tlickory I'tountaio, ltetthersr lley Bope, oaklaod, aud

Iillials Tornships of Chathal County.

District 25 shaII elect four Eepresentatives aud sha11 consist
of llauance and Eocking'har Counties; aoil Beaver Islancl anrl Snoc

Creek Tounships of Stokes County.

District 26 shal1 e.Lect one Bepresentative auct sbalJ. consist of
Providence Tovoshi p of Banclolph Couuty aacl Greeasboro Preciacts

5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 29, aud 30, and featEess Tornship of Guilforil
County.

District 27 shall elect tbree Bepreseutatives anil shall cousist
of south center Grove Precinct, Jalestorn Precioct 2, llorth
ltadison Precioct, South Uonroe Preci.nct, f,orth Surner Preci.act,

and Greensboro Precincts 1r 2r 3r 4) 9r 10r 11, 12r 13, 14, 15,

16, 17, 19, 20r 21r 22r 23r 24r 25r 261 27r 2gr 31, 32.33, 34,

35, and 36 of Guilf ortl Couuty.

District 28 shall elect tvo Represeltatives aad shaII coosist

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.. of Deep Birer Toruship, Prieaclsbip Tornsbip, High poiat gornshi.p,

. Janestocn Precincts 1 aud 3. antl Soutb Sunner precinct of/-
t\ Guilford coutrty.

District 29 shall elect oae Bepresentitive aod_sha11 coosist of
Belecs Creek and Saler Chapel fornship.s of ?orsyth Coooty aad

llorth CenteE Grove Precioct, South laclison Precinct, ilorti !ooroe
Precinct aod Bruce, Clayl GEeeDe, Jeffersoa, oal Ritlger Bock

Creek aacl lashington toraships of euilford County.

District 30 shal.l'elect oae Bepresentative aad shall coasist of
A1bright, Bear Creek, aacl Gulf fouuships of Chathal' Couoty; aud

Asheboror Coleridge, Colurbia, ?cankliuyille, Liberty, aud

Raucllenan fornships of Baodolph County.

District 31 shall elect oDe Bepresentative aotl shal1 cousi.st of
lloore Couot y.

District 32 shall elect one Representative aocl sha1l coosist of
Richloncl Couuty; and Laurel Hill Tornship of Scotlaacl Couoty.

District 33 shall elect oue Bepresentative aad shal1 cousist of
Ansoa aad ttontgonery CouDti.es-

District 3t{ shall elect four Representatives atil shall coasist
of Cabarrus, Stanly, aucl Uniou Coqaties-

District 35 shal.l elect tvo Eepresentatires aacl shaIl cossist
of Roran County.

District 36 shall elect eight Representatives and shall coosist

of lecklenburg County.

District 37 shall elect three Bepreseutatives aod shall consist
of Davidsoo and Davie Counties3 and Eagle lills aail Ouion Grove

. foruships of Ireclell County.
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District 38 shall elect otre Represestative and sha11 consist of

Back Creek, Brorer, Cedar Grove, Coocortlr'Graut, Level Cross, ter

Hoper lles ttarket, Pleasant Grov.e, Bicblaucl, Iaberuacle, Triuity,

and Urion Touoships of Bantlolph County.

District 39 shall elect five Bepreseotatives antl shall consist

of Abbotts Creek, Bethaaia, Broailbay, Clenronsville,

f,eroersville, Lerisville, liildle Fork, Olil Bichloncl, Oltl TouD,

Soqth Pork, Yienna, aod liastos Toruships of ForsTth CountT.

District q0 shalt elect three Bepreseotatives and sba11 cousist

of llleghany, Ashe, aud Surry Counties; Big Creek, Danbury,

tleadors, Peters Creet, Qoaker GaP, Sauratouo, aod fadkin

Tornships of Stokes Couaty; and Batct louutain, Bloring BocL, Blue

Ridge, Boone, Brusby Fork, CoYe Creek, Elk, tleat Calp, lfeY Biver,

t{orth Fork, Stony Pork, aud latauga Torsships of latauga CountT.

District 41 shall elect tvo RepEeseutatives ancl sha11 eonsist

of tJilkes and Iadkin Counties; ancl Graltueys, Sharpes, and Sugar

Loaf Tounships of llexaoder County.

District 42 shall elect one Bepresentative antl shall consist of

Bethany, Chaubersburg, Coucoril, CooI Spriagr ller Eope, Olin,

Sharpesbuf,g, Statesville, aod ?urnersburg Toraships of lreclell

County.

District 43 shall elect one Bepreseutati.ve ancl shall consist of

ItiIlers Toynship of Alerauder CouDtI; CaltlrelI, Catarba, aacl

uouotain Creek Tornships of Catarba County; ancl Barrioger, Codd,le

Creek, Davidson, Fallstoua, and Shilob toroships of fredell

Count y.

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District 44 sha11 elect four Bepreseutatives aud shall coasist

of Gaston antl Liacoln Couoties.

District 45 shall elect tro Represertatives aocl shaIl cousist

of Locer Pork aorl Upper ?ork loroships of Burke County; and

Bandyrs, Clines, Hickory, Jacobs Fork, and ltertoa ?oruships of
Catarba Couuty.

District 05 shall elect three Eepresentatives antl shalt coasist

of lvery, Ca1tlrell, and titchell CoqDties; Elleatlale, Little
Biver, Taylorsville, aud Tittenberg tornships of llerauder
Couaty; Drerel, Icard, Jooas 8idge, Lorer Creek, Sloky Creek, and

Upper Creek tovnships of Burke County; aad Beaverclaa, Laurel

Creek, and Shavneehay Toruships of latauga County.

District 47 shall elect one Representative aad shall cousist of

Lioville, Lovelady, tlorgaotoo, Quaker leatlor, and Silrer Creek

Tornsbips of Burke CountI.

District 48 sball elect three Represeutatives anil shall cousist

of Cleveland, Po1k, and Butherforcl Couoties.

District q9 shalI elect one Bepreseutative and shall consist of

llcDoveII and Yancey Counties.

District 50 shall elect one Bepresentatire anrl shall consist of

Blue Ridge, Clear Creek, Edueyville, GEeeu River, Heudersonville,

and llills River Tornships of Heodersoo Couuty.

District 51 sha1l elect four Bepreseotatives aud sha1l consist

of Buncoabe anC TrausyJ.vania Couaties; and Crab Creek aod Eoopers

Creek Touaships of Henderson Countl.

District 52 shall elect tro Representatives aad shall cousist

of Eayuoocl, Jacksoo, tladisou, aud Sraio Counties; anrl Stecoah ancl

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Iellor Creek Toroships of Grahae Coonty.

District 53 shall elect ooe Eepresentative aud shall coosist of

Cherokee, Clay, and llacoo Counties: and Cheoah Toraship of Grahar (
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. (b) fhe nales aDd bounclaries of tornships specifierl in this

secti.ou are.as thef :eEe legally defined and in effect as of

Jaouary 1, 1980, a1d recognized in tbe 1980 O.5. ce1sus-

(c) For GuiLEorcl and Cuaberland Counties, precinct boundaries

are as shorn on the raps oo file tith the State Boartl of

Electioas ou January 1. 1982, in accordance rith G.S. 153-128(b).

If a[y changes in precinct bouaclaries are rade, the aEeas orr

the Eap shall stj.ll renain in the sale House District. r

Sec- 2. This act is effective uPoo ratificatiou.

fo the General tsseably read three tires and ratifietl,

this the 11th daf of February, 1982.

JAMES C. GREEN

Jares C. GEeen

Presicleut of the Senate

LISTC\ B. RAi'4SEY

Listoa B. Bansey

Speaker of the Eouse of Representatives

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I(:iAPPoiTT ICIq}lENT C ItIlEI,. I.rr

Thc commirLccs rcspotrsible for .rediscricting circ Norch carclj.na General

Assemb]'y' assisted by the legislative staff, sha11 be guided by rhe following
sEandards in Ehe developmcnt of [he plan for the SEate ].louse and tlie Senate:

I' Each lcg'lslaLive district shalI, in accorda::ce wiEh Ehe requiremcnts

of tirc 14ch Arnendtnctrt to thc const-iEutiorr of Ehe united stat,es and of Articrc
Ir, sections 3(1) and 5(1) of the consEitucion of North carorina, be drarrn so

as Eo conEain as.nearly as possible.'117r635 for each senate member and 49,cl5 for
eaclr llouse membt':r in suclt legisrative dj-st ricEs. The populacion variacion
(relatj've deviation) of each district sha11 fa11 betr,,ean prus and minus five
iiercenr (1521

2' Ln order t,o avoid tlre dilution of Ehe voEing righEs of racial
rninorities as protectcd by Ehe voring Rights Act of 1g55 and the 14ch and l.5rh
r'r;end;etlEs to the united sEaEes consEitution, concen:raiions of racial minoriEies
sha1l noE bc fractured or divi.ded.

i' All legislarivc districts slrall. consisE of cr:rt,iguous terriEory as

rc'quired by Ehc North carolina couscitut.ion and shai- 5e as compact as is
practicable consistent wicrr recluiremencs I anci 2 abc,,,e.

4' To the extent, consisterrE wiE.h a1l of the abc-.-e rcquirements, districts
sliould be constructed so as Eo recognize the state'9 hisioric communi.ties and

co;lonalitles of interests with respecE Eo che inhabi:ant,s and constiEuencies
uithin such districts

5' To the extent not inconsistent with all of ti'.e above standards and.
in order to mini.mi.ze voter confusion and mainEain the i,.nterests set out in
paragraph 4 above' Present, legislative district lines sha11 be preserved.

6' No county'shall be subdi.vided nor strall a county line be broken
unless neces.sary to mcct Ehe rcqrriremcnts of 1 Ehrorrgi: 5 abovc.



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7. ))uring trl(: corrrs(i of Etr.:ir worr<, the colrsnittees

the legislacive staf f , E,ire r\Etorney Generar ancl reiaincd

to any 1egal issues.

8' The conrnictecs shall compleEe their work Lo Lhe end that a legislarive
proposal. is prepared for the conrnittees to hold a public hearing o, their
proposed plans the week of lebruary 1, 1982. The commlggees sha11, in con-

sultation with counsel, PrePare maillngs notJ.fyi.ng intcrested inclividuals and

crganizations LtrrcugltouE the state of the datc and timc of the public
hcarlng and shall also causc aPpropriate press releases to be preparcd for
tlrc rnedia' The comtnittees sha1l also prepar:e notices for publicatj.on in the
1ega1 notices section of appropriate newspapers.

9' A.fter che public hearing has becn held the conmitt,ees sha11 seek

such opinj'ons from the AEtorney GeneraL and recained counsel as thcy deem

e'ppropriatc and to rel,ort a bill favorabry to be acEecl upon by the Legislar,r-(t
tirc lreek of February g, L}BZ.

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REAPPORI IONI'IB{IT CRIIXRTA

The coran-ittee responsible for redistrj.cting tbe North

carolina House of Representatives, assisted by tbe legislative
staff, shall be guided by the following standards in the

developnent of the plan for the State Eouse:

I. Each legislative district shall, in accordance with the

requireuents of the 14th Anendraent to the Constituiion of tbe

United States and of Article fI, Sections ,(1) and 5(f) of the

Constituti-on of North Carolina, be drawa so as to coatain as

nearly as possible 49;01, for each House uenber in such legislati.ve
districts. the population variation (relative deviation) of eacb

district shalt fall between plus and uinus f ive percent Gr%).

2. fn order to avoid the dilution of the voting rights of

racial roinorities as protected by the Voting Rights rl.ct of L965

and the l4th and lrth Aroendroents to the United States Constitution,

concentrations of racial ninorities shall not be fractured, divided,

or diluted or subnerged by the use of nulti-roenber districts, as

opposed to single roerober districts in violation of the Voting

Rights Act of 196, and the l4th and 15th Anend,nents to the United

States Constitution or the Constitution of North Carolina.

,. A11 legislative distrj.cts shall consist of contiguous

territory as required by the North Carolina Coastitution and sbal1

be as compact as is practicable consistent with requireueats 1

and 2 above.

4. To the extent consistent with aII of the above require-

ments, districts should be constrrlcted so as to recognize the

state's historic counu:ritj.es and cgnmonalities of interests witb

respect to the inhabitants and constituencies within such districts.
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,. To the extent not inconsistent uith. all of the above

standards and in order to niniuize voter coufusion and rnaintain

the interests set out in paragraph 4 above, preseut legislative
district lines shall be preserrred.

6. No county shall be subdivided nor sbal1 a couaty line
be broken unless nicessary to neet the requireuents of 1 through

I above.

7. During the course of its work, the conrnittee shall

consult with the legislative staff, th,e Attorney General and

retained counsel with respect to any 1ega1 issues.

8. Ehe counittee sha1l conplete its work to the end that

a Iegislative proposal is prepared for tb,e coronittee to hold a

public hearing on its proposed plans the week of Febnrary I, 1982.

The committee sha1l, in consultation with ccrrnsel, prepare mailings

notifying interested individuals and organizations throughout the

atate of the date and tiue of the public hearing and shalI also

cause appropriate press releases to be prepared for the roedia.

The conmittee shall also prepare notices for publication in the

legal notices section of appropriate Dewspap:=".

9. After the public hearing has been held, the conroittee

shal1 seek such opinions from the Attoraey. General and. retained

counsel as tbey deeo appropriate and to report a bill favorably

to be acted upon by the Legislature tbe week of Iebnrary 8' 1982.

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,. To the extent not inconsistent with all of the above

standards and in order to roiuiuize voter eoafusioa and naintain

the interests set out in paragraph 4 above, present legislative
district lines shall be preserrred.

5. No county shaIl be subdivided nor shall a county line
be broken unless necessary to neet the requirenents of I through

t above.

?. During the course of its work, the conmi ttee shall

consult with the 1eg:.slative staff, tbe Attorney General and

retained counsel with respect to any 1egaI issues.

8. The counittee shall conplete its work to the end that

a legislative proposal is prepared for the coronittee to hold a

public heariag on its proposed plans the week of Febrlary 11 1982.

Tbe connittee shall, in consultatioa with ccunsel, prepare maiLiugs

notifying interested individuals and organizations throughout the

atate of tbe date aad tine of the public heari.ng and shall also

cause appropriate press releases to be prepared for the uedia.

The cou.nittee shall also prepare notices for publication in the

IegaI notices section of appropriate newspapers.

9. After the public hearing has been held, the conmittee

shall seek such opinions from the .Attotney Geaeral and retaiaed

cotrnsel as they deem appropriate and to report a bill favorably

to be acted upon by the Legislature the week of Febr1ary I' 1982.

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