Correspondence from Edmisten to Winner, Greenberg, Donaldson, Hunter, Horton, and Elliot; Legislative Stipulations

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May 25, 1983

Correspondence from Edmisten to Winner, Greenberg, Donaldson, Hunter, Horton, and Elliot; Legislative Stipulations preview

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  • Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Act to Apportion the North Carolina Senate by Wright; General Assembly of North Carolina Senate DRS1596-LB - Senate Districts, 1982. aeee97a6-d392-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/7be94c02-48f4-4139-892a-e3de285f2c1d/act-to-apportion-the-north-carolina-senate-by-wright-general-assembly-of-north-carolina-senate-drs1596-lb-senate-districts. Accessed April 06, 2025.

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Short title: seaate Distrlcts.
Spoarorr: Seaators Ba elger pDd frlg

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2 lll lcr to lppontrox THE xoBrII ctBolrf,l sEf,rrB.
3 rbe Ge,eral lsserbly of rorth caroriaa eaacts:
{ section r- G-s- 120-r, as rerritten b; chapter 5, grtra
5 sessioa Lars of rgg2, is further reuritten to read:
0 r0 120-l' seaate Districts---For the purpose of noriaating aail
7 erectlng seaators iu 1982 aod periodicclLy thereafter, senatorl,cl
8 distrlcts are established as follors ritb each distrlct electiug
9 oae Senator:

t0 District 1 shaLl coosist of all tornships of currituct couatr:
tl of alr toruships of carden county; of Bervidtere, xeu llope,l2 Parkvirle, Bethel and Hertford rornships of perguiraDs count;: of13 Elizabetb cityr !ount gerron, ilirontonr providence, Salen aod11 f,erlaad roroships of pasquotaat county; of opper1 Edeaton, tiddle16 aadl teopil Tovaships of chorau coua.ty; of all touoships in Leret0 couatl; of atl tounships ia Tlrrell couoty3 of all toraships lll7 rasLiogtoa county; of all tornships r.n Byite countyS of Hou,t8 Grore aad tintonsville rouaships of Gates county; of rerrr Billt9 and flLndsor Tornships of Bertie County3 and of Jaaesville,20 rirliaaston aud criffins Torns\lps of lartin couuty. \

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Distrlct 2 sbatl coosist of Eeaot".t

lyilear Belvoir, Bettel, Caroliuar Chicod, Faltla6, Griftoo,
Griresraod, pactolus, srift creer, aed rintervilre rorasbips of
Pitt couoty; Goosa ilest, Harilton, loborsonrille, IilllalstoD,
Beargrais, cross Roads, aort poprar point ?orastips of rartio
Couoty.

District 3 sball consist of all toraships in carteret countr;
of all fiornships iu.Ioaes couoty; aod of ?oraships 2r g. 7, g. s.
7 and 6 oI Craveo. Couaty.

District tt stall coosist of all toroshlps of onslor couatyg aad
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and ropsail rovoships of pender couatT.

District 5 sball consist of all tornstips of f,er Haaorer
couatl3 and of unioa, Burgar, Bocry poiat, Long creek, caoetoct,
casrerlr Brady and colu.bra Tor.oships of peader couaty.

District 6 shall consist of arr tounships of Bradeu county; of
all toraships of Colutbus Couotyl and of all touoships of
Brunsrick County.

District 7 shalr coasist of all tornships of Eertfor6 courtr:
of alr tornships of ,ortharptoa couoty; of all tornsbips of
IaEreE county; of Gatesville, Halle Haslett, Hunters ii11 aad
Eeyooldsoo Toroships of Gates cou.tr: of coleraiu, rndiau roods,
nitchellsr. Rorober, snare gite, rhites and roodvilre Tornships of
Bertie CouDty; of Conocoaoara, gafield, Eallfar, Scotlaud Xect,
reldoa' Pallrrie BoseneatL aad Littleton rovusbips of Baltfar
county: of ,pper rlshrng, ,pper conetoe andt Deep creer rornsbips
of Edgeconbe couatyS aod of rornsville, pirllansboro cadl

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'iddleburg-Butbush Touaships of yance couaty.

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oistrict I .'shall consist of ianniogs, Jaclsoa, ?errelrs,
Baileyr Dri rerls, Iorth thitalers, Beil oal, rastrllle, oal

Levdl, coopers, south rhitaters, stooy creel and Bocl, tooat

forna[ips oI xash Countyt aad fornsbipa l, 2. 5, 7. g, g, lo, t l,

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12, 13, and llt of Edgecorbe Couat;r.

District 9 sball coosist of all tornsbips of Leaoir CouotTS of

lrthur, Greenville, Parrville and Fouataia touoships of pitt
County; of Hookertou, orrolds ard Soou HiII tou'uships of Greene

Countri and of tornsbip 8 of Crayen Couaty. :

District t0 shalr consist of cross creet-5, cross creet-9,
cross creer-22, Eastover, tarle, Black Biver, LoDg Eill, corlege
lcres, aad Uatrder Preciucts of Curberlaocl CountyS Sarpson County3

aod Duplio Courrty.

District 11 sball consist of Beaver Dat, Cedar Creek,

steadoaur ArdeEnatr aad sherrood precincts of curberland

and Eobeson Couuty.

District 12 sharl consist of lorgan-1, Hope lills-1, Hope

tills-2, llontclair, cottonade, cunberlaad-t, Breotrood, seventy-

first-1, seventy-First-2, sereaty-?irst-3 and iorgan-2 preciacts

of curberland couDtr; spriog nill and Laurel uill rounships of
Scotland County; "nl floke Couoty.

District 13 shall consist of Cross Creek-t, -3, -4, -6. -7. -g,
-10, -11, -12,. -10, -15, -21, -2O, -tg, -13, -t5, -17, -1g,
Iestare, Linden, Pearces t!i11- | , -2, -3, -rl, ianchester, Sprtag

Lake and Culberland-2 Preciucts of Curberlaud CoootT.

District tlt shall consist of all tovnships of Johoston County3

and of Brogtlen, GEaothan, and Golclsboro Tornships of IaIDe

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District 1 5 shall coasist of rabuata, rndiao spriags,
Pileri'lIe, stooy creeh, Great. srarp, BocL srarp, porl, rer Eope

aad saulstoo toroshlps of rayne couutyl rll tornshlps of rilson
couatl; aod Burl Head, carrs, JasoD, olds, shioe ancl speights
Eridge Tornships of Greene County.

District . 16 shall consist of Dabney, BeudersoD, sand, creek,
Iatkias aod Kittrell forasbips of lance Couuty; Brinkleyville,
Faucett, Eoanole Sapirls and Butterrood rouoships of Halifar
couoty3 Griffins and castalia Torasbips of uash couaty; all
torasblps of Fraakliu county: aod [ittre Biver, tarks creet, aod

Iate lorest Iorosbips of take County-

Distrlct 17 shaII consist of st. ttattherrs, st. !aryrs, paother
Braoch, ueuse and saleigb rouoships; aod preciocts t9, {0, 20,
22o 25,, 26, 28, 3{, 35, 13, le , 21, 27, Jg, 39, aurl tt2 of late
Couoty.

District tB shall consist of suift creek, Cary and ;eredtith
Torosbips; and prcciocts 3'r, 23, J6, 30, 15, !G, 17, rg, House

Creek-t, flouse Creek-2 , l, 2, 3, tl. t i, 5, 6, .7, 10, g, g, 12.
29r 31, 32r 2tl, llt and 33 of ttake County.

District l9 shall coosist of Buckhoru, Holry spriugs, trid6te
creel and Thite oak Torasbips of rake coonty; all tounships of
Earoett couatyg and alt tornships of Lee countT.

District 20 shall cousist of all tornships of loson couuty3 all
tornships of llootgoleEl County3 all touoshlps of Richuoad County;
aod rilltarsons and stevartsrllle Tornsbips of scotland couaty.

Dlstrict 27 sball coasist of Eack creet, Cectar Gf,oye, concord,

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Level cross, xer Eope, rer iarlet, provideace, Banrtleran,

Taberaacle, uaion, lsbeboro, colurbia, Liberty, Fraatliorilre,
Coliridge, Broret, Graut, Bicblaod aod Pleasaot Grore fornsbips
of Baadolplr couutyS aod shefflelds, Greeorood, tcxellls, saod'

Bill, tioeral spriog, Llttle Birer aail gensaler rouuships of
lloore Couaty- '

Distrlct 22 shall coosist of all tovnships of Chathar Couuty3

all tornshlps of ttrange county; and Bittersl Deep Birer aud

Cartbage foynships of ioore CouDtr.

.District 23 shalr consist of crEE, oak cEoye and Triaagle
Torusiips of Durhau couoty; Bartoas creer, t{el tigbt, cedar pocr,

Leesrille, aurl House creel Tounships of rate couotyS aod

Preciacts 8, 9. 10, 11, 12,. 13, ltlr't5, 16, 77, lg, 19, 20, 22,

01, 42, 6. 36, 39 aatl tlO of Durhat Couuty.

District 2q shall consist of Durbar Torosblp (riuus City of

Durharl, Lebaoon and llaogul Toroships of Durhar Couoty3 preciocts

l. 2.3, l. 5, 7, 21, 23, aud ztt of Durhat Countr; all touoships

of G.raovllle county; and all tounsbips of person county.

District 25 shall coosist of Grahar, Burlington, cobre, goooe

station, rorton, raucette, tlbright, f,erliu, Thorpson, ;elvirle,
Pleasaut Grove aotl Iav Eiver Tornships of Alalance CountyS aa6

all tornships of Casrell County.

District 25 'shall consist of the Tornships of Euntsrille,
Suffia, Leaksville, Ientrorth, price, !a;o, Sirpsoaville, ler
Bethel, Eeidsrille aod !aclison of Bockinghar couuty; atl of
Stokes County and the Tounships of f,oog Eill, South lestfield ald
Bestfield of Surry County.

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District 27 slrall consist of the lproships of rasbiogton, Bock

creel, Jeffersoo, GreeDe, clay, peutress, lonroe aad tadisoo of
Guilforat County; Greeasboro preciucts t, tl, 5. 6, 7. 19, 29, 30,

33, 9, 8, 25.'lt aod t5 of Guiltord couottil pattersog rorasblp ot
llaraoce Couoty aad rilliarsburg roroship of Roclingbll cou!ty.

District 28 shall coosist o! the fo:nships of oat Biilge, gruce

aud Ceuter GroYe of Guilford County; r. Suraer precioct of Suroer
fornship of Guilford couotT; trieadship I preci.uct of priendship
tornsbip of Guilford county aod Greensboro preciacts 24, 2. 3,

18, 26r. 23, 361 22r 17r 12,13, 1{, 29,10, 16, 31, 20r 21r 32,
27 an0 3e of Guilford Couoty.

District 29 shall consist of tbe Toruships of tteep Birer,
Jarestora and tligh poiat of Guilford county; frlendsblp Z

Precinct of friendship rorashlp of Guilford couoty, s. suroer
Precinct of suroeE rorasbip of Guirford county; lbbotts creet
Precincts t and 2 of abbotts creel Tovosbip of Forsyth couotT aad

lrluity Touaship of Banilolpb County.

District 30 shall consist of porsytb precincts zo-2, 2o-3, 20-
rt, 20-5, 20-6, 30-1 . 3O-2, 3O-3, 3O-0, 30-5 . 30_6, rto_l . tto_z.

tl0-3, 40-4 . tt0-5, aod rl0-6, Berers creek precinct, Broadbay

Preciacts 1 and 2. (ernersrilt e precincts 1. z. andl 3, Iittttte
Pork Preciacts 2 aod 3, sarel cbapel preciocts I aod z. soutb
Sork Preciacts 1, 2. 3. aod .0 aad porsyth precincts 5o-1. so-z,
50-3, 50-lrr.50-5, s0-6. 60-1. 60-2, 60-3, 60-rr, 6o-5, aad 60-6 of
Porsyth Couoty.

District 31 shall cooslst of porsyth preciocts 60-?, 7o-2. zo-
3, 70-tt. 70-5. 70-o, gO-1, S0-2, g0-3, gO-rt, gO-5, g0-6, g0_g,

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70-1. 70-7, 90-t, 90-2. 90-3, 9O-5, 90-6r rDd ZO-1, Bethaaia
Preciucts 1, 2, and 3. Clerronsrille precilcts I aad 2.
Lsrisrille Preciocts I ana 2. olal Blchrond preclnct, olat forn
Preciacts 2. 3. aud 0, vienoa pr'bcioctg I aodt 2 and ForsrtL
Precinct 90-? of porsytb County.

District 32 shall coasist of tbe Touaships of Leringtoo,
Abbotts Creekl lidray, lrcadia, garptoa, Conrad EilI,
Ihorasville, Tyror IadIia College ald Beedy Creel of Daridsoa
Courtl aad all of Davie County.

District 33 sbal,l consist of the Tornships of Ellons, JacksoD

uill, llleghany, silver Hirl, Healing spriog, Boooe aoil cotton
Groye of Davidsoo couoty aad alr of Borau county.

DistEict 3rr sharl cousist of staoly county aod Onion couDt?.
District J5 slrall consist of the tornships of Graltneys, tittle

Biver, ltilrers, sharpes aod sugar Loaf of Alexaoder couotri arr
of Ireclell Couuty aod all of fadkin Couoty.

District 36 shall coosist of all of cabarrus couoty aad

Precincts .Lorrg creek z, LerleT, Dayidson, cornelius,
Huotersville, HaIlard creel 1. ialtard Creek 2. Crab orchard t
aail Crab Orcbrrd 2 of [ecll.euburg County.

District 37 sball consist of Precincts latthers, ttid HilI l,
lid Hill'2, fioroing Starr..Clear Creel,, gS, g3, 6. g{, 29, rl, 33,
05, .61, 5, 3, 15, 2g, 26r 60, 03, 0e, g2r 34, i6, 63, 6{, 65 aad

62 of [eckleoburg Couuty.

Dlstrlct 38 shall coaslst of precincts 11, g, pcorldence, 77,
2, 35, 7, 36, 66, 32, g, t, lg, t0, 20, 21, 39, 51, 6g, 0g, 47,
71, ?2, 70? 73r 96, 7gr 67r 6g, 75, j7, llg, 50, 5g, 5g, 1ttr 57,

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?6 aail 87 of llecllenburg Couaty.

District 39 shall coosist of precincts ll, 30, 42, gl, Oakdell,

79r 8d, 53, 16, Loog Creel Z) 25, Ilr 55, SGr 5e, 27,13, ll, e0,

l2r 2Jr.2{, 22, 31, 39, 52 anil ?8 of ieclleoburg Gouoty.

Dlstrict tlO shall consist of Preciacts t, 2.3, so 6r B. 13, 7,

9, 10, 11, 12, t{, 2gr 2Or 2lr'22.23r 24r 25r 261 27r 29, 17, el

ald q2 of Gastoa Couoty aDd Precincts Eerryhill, Steel Creet 2.

Plneville, Par creer 3, steel creel l. Par creek 1 aod par creel
2 ot lecllenburg County.

Disirict ,if shall consist of preciocts tl, t5, lB, t9r J0, Jl,
32, 30, 37., 35, 15, 16, 38, 39 aDd q0 of Gastol County; tbe

fornships of Catauba Springsr lroutoDr Liocolaton aod Horards

Creel of Liacolo County an<l f,ings llountain foraship of Clevelaodt

Couoty.

District 42 shal.l coDsist of the Toroships of Caesar, f,nob

Creek aud Double Shoals of CleveIand Couoty; llorth Brool Touashlp

of Lincolu Couuty aod all of Catarba Couoty.

District 03 sball consist of the Tovnships of Louer Creel,

Lenoir, f,lngs Creek, Little Birer, Iadlin Yalley, patteEso!,

tilson Creell ilohns Biver, Globe ancl tlulberry of Caldrell Coooty;

all of lilles countl, aod the Tounships of Ellendale, Taylorsrille
aDd Iittenberg of Aleraoder Couuty.

District ll0 shall consist of the Tornships of Shoals, louat

liry, Eldora, Slloar, Sterarts, Dobson, Bockford, Iarsh,
Fraollla, 8ryan, Eltln andl Pllot of Surry Couaty; aIl of
llleghant Couotr3 all of tshe Couuty aud all of ratauga CouotT.

District 45 shall. consist of the founships of Lovelatly, llorth

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Catarbaaadhudsooofcaldre11Coonty3theTornshipG
caDe creel, Fork iountain, flarrell, Little gock cceet, poplar rDc:
ndd..Hilr of ritchelr county; arr of Eurre couotT eud arl of lrer)
County.

District q6 shall coosist
Spriug, polkrille, Saody iua,
Clevelaad County; precinct
Sutherford Couaty.

District {7 sharr consist of Buocorbe precincts 06, 22, 23, 2q,
2i, 47, 26, 27, {0, r7r 37 and 3g of guncorbe couotyi arl o;
ladisoa couaty; erl of icDorelr couaty; arr of tancey couotye o.r
the rornships of Bakersville, Grasst creet l, Grassy creel z aB.
Snov Creel of ilitcbell County.

District qB shall coasist of Buocorbe

6. 7. g. g, 10, ll, 17, 20, 30, 31, 51,
15, 03, 35, 36, 30, 2g, 2g, 50, eg, (g,
Buncorbe County.

District ll9 shall coosist of tbe Tovnsbips of canada, cashiers,
Halburg, River, caneT ForIr culloyhee, scott creel, s7lya,
Itountain aoil iebster of Jacksoa county; all of Transylranii
couaty; Euncolbe preciocts 19 aad tg of Buncorbe county3 all o.
Hendersoa County aad atl of polk Couuty..:

District 50 shall conslst of tte Tornships of savaanah, Qualla
Greeus creeh, Dirlsboro aod garkers creel of Jacrsoo couaty an
all of the, counties of cherokee, Grabar, clay, srain, IracoD ao
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of the lornships of Biver, Boillur
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