J. Daniel Long Affidavit (Exhibit F)

    Session [,aws-I981

In tlre General Asscnrbly read tlrrtt tinrrs arrd ral il'ied, t his t he I0t h da.y ol
February, 1982.

H.8.5 CHAPTER 2

AN AC'T TO MODIFY'I'HE PROVISIONS O}'CIIAPI'E}LS 567 AND 965 OF
THE I98I SESSION I-AWS.

The General A.rsenrb/y ol'Norlh Oarolinu enacl.s:

Section l. G.S. lll-r('ll(i(i.t(a), as errur:trrl h1 ()lr:r1rlt'r 5(i7 ol llx, lgtll
Session [,aws, is arnt,rrded lly deleting the word "shall" in lirre one arrd
sulrstitutirrg thc word "lna.v".

Sec. 2. G.S. ll5(:366.t(b), asenacted bl,Chapter 5(i7 ol the lgtll .Ses.sion
l,aws, is rewritten to read:

"(b) The tuition charge lbr a student shall not ext:eed the anrount ol pr pupil
k-rcal l'unding."

Sec. 3. This arl is t'fl'cr:l ive rrlxrrr rlti[ir:al iorr.
lrr the (leneral Assenrbly read three time+i atrd ratilied, this the I I th da.v of

Felrruar.y, 1982.

H.B.3 CHAPTER 3

AN A(]1' OF LIMI'|ED DI]RATION 'I'0 I)I.]I,AY 'I'H},] PITIMARY
ELE(:t'toNS lN r982 0NL\',.

The Getteral Assc,mblS'of North Carolina enacls:

Section 1. Nrttwithstandirrg any olher provisiorrs ol law lo tlre rrurtrarv.
tlte prirrrarl,electiorr schedulc, lbr l9li2 only, pumuant to C.S. 162,1(tr) slrall be
postponed in North Carolina and conducted trrrsistent wilh the st.hertule as
herei r ral t er prescribed.

Sec.2. The primarv cler:lions in l9tt2 lirr all ol'l'ict's st.lrt,dultrl lo be
ttorrtittated in Nortlr (,'arolirra shall lle ordered by the State Boarrl ol Elections
irt actordance with the lbllorving sc'hedule and slralt lrc con<lut'tt,rl on olre o[ the
alternat ive dutes set lirrth hereirr, as contputed in Section 3:

Voter
Registrution

E)GIIBIT X

CHAPTIER 3

l'iling
Dales

3/23.3/29

First
Schedule / Primary

I Ma-v 4,1982
f)eadline Primary

April 5,1982 June I, 1982
2 May 18,1982 April19,I9tt2 Jurre 15,l9tl2 4/$.4/12
3 June I,1982 May 3, 1982 Jurre 29, 1982 4/20 4/26
4 Jrrne 29, l9tt2 June l,1982 Jul5,27, 1982 5/4 5/tO
5 July 20,1982 June 21,1982 Arrgust 17,1982 5/11 5/17
6 Jul-v 27,1982 June 2tt, l9tl2 August 24,1982 5/1U.5/24
7 August :1, l9tl2 July 6. 1982 August 31,l9tl2 6/26/8
Sec. 3. 'l'lrt Strrte lirlrd ol Elcctiorrs itr cxcrt'isirrg thc uulhority

contained in this act shall a<lopl the appropriate elt'ction schedrrle provided in
Sectiorr 2 ol'this act according lo the date ol l'inal clearance by the l.,nited States
'lustit'e I)t'partment ol llrt'aplxrrtiotrnrerrl pltns lirr North Oarolinl Sen;rle and
North (larolina House ol'llcltrescntatives.'l'hc l3oard shall corrsult with the
President ol the Senate and the Spcaker ol' tlre I Iorrse ol' Heprt'st.nl.atives. Final
:rpproval by a court urrder the Votirrg llights Act slrall also be considered
clt'arattt'e. Nolwithslurrdirrg thc ulxrve larrgrrirge, scht,rlrrloi I anrl 2 sltlllorrl-y he



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CHAP'TER 3 Sesion Laws-l981

el'l'ective il' the plarrs lbr North Curolirra Senute, North Carolina Hous€ of
Reprmentatives and United States House of Representatives are all approved
withirr the dates ol clt'arance on thtxe schedules. II' all three plans have not
been approved by April 6, 1982, then schedule 3 shall apply if the North
Oarolinu House ol' Itepresentatives attd North Carolina tienate plans are
approved hlbre April 20, 1982'
l)ate ol'Cleararrce

belore March 23, 1982
alter March 22, 1982 but lrlbre April 6, 1982

alter April 5, l9tt2 but belbre April 20, 1982

alter April 19, lgtl2 but belbre May I, 1982

alter April 30, 191J2 but belbre May 8, 1982

alter May 7,l9tl2 hut belbre May 15, l9tl2
alter May 14, I982 but lrt'lbrc May 29, l9tl2

Schedule Number

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5
6
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Sec. ,1. Il' t'inal clearattce on the North Carolina Senate and North
Oarolilra llouse ol lleprest'rrtatives ap;rorliorrnrent plan has not occurred before
Ma1'29, 1982, then the date ol'the 1982 primary election shall be set by the
lgllt regular session ol tlre General Assembl5' when it next reconvenes.

Sec. 5. Il' l'inal clearance on the North Carolina Senate and North
(larolina House ol' Representativt's apportionnrent plans has been obtained
during a tinre peritxl set in Section 3 ol'this act, but final approval by the United
Stales Justice l)epartment or a court of competent jurisdiction of the United
Slates House ol Rt'prt'sentatives apportioltmerrt plan has not occurred by the
operring tinre gl cirn<li<late lilirrg urrder that schedule then the l'iling period for
t:arrdidates lbr LJnited States lhuse ol Represcntatives shall not be opened, and
the prinrary election lbr United States House of Representatives shall not be

lrt,ld olr the satnt,tlate as tlre prilnury provitlerl irt Sect.ion 2 of this uct' The l98l
regular session ol tlre General Assenrbly when next it reconvenes shall set the
date lirr the Cortgressiotral prinrary.

Sec. 6. 1'he l'iling period lbr carrditlates for United States House of
Ilepreserrtatives, North Oarolina Setrate and North Carolina House of
Represenlatives shall open at l2:00 rrrxrn artd close at I2:00 noon on the dates
sgxr.il'it,rl irr Stttiorr 2 ol tlris alt rclllirrg trr tlte gtritrtary datr:s wlren estublished
as provided irt Sect iorr 3. This act does ttot reopen the filing period for any other
ollict.

Sec. ?. The State Board ol'Elections shall prepare and distribute to the
t'ourrtl boards ol t'tet t iorrs a llcvised I'rinrary I'llection Tinretable - 1982, setting
out ilre appliculrle l'ilirrg period lirr candidales along with all other pertinent
rlltr:s relat ivt, to tlrt' prirtrirry electiort tirnetable.

Sec. 8. 'llre State l}rard ol lllectiorrs is hereby authorized, consistent
witlr provisiorrs irr G.S. 163-188, to set the dates on which it shall conduct the
(:1rrv1ss 11rl issut' its rr,rl ilicai iott ol' I.he resulls ol' tlrt: I982 ;lrinrary elections'

Sec. 9. Applications lirr absentee balkrts shall be received consistent
with the sctrt'dule specil'it'd in C.S. t63 109(b), G.S. 163-227.2(b) and G.S.

163-227 arrd al-rsentee hallol^s lbr all ol't'ices, except United States House of
Represenlatives, North (larolina Settate and North Carolina House of
Representatives. shatl be isstred pronrptly consistent with statutory
retluirerrrerrts.'l'lre Slal.e llo;rnl ol'Ett,ctions shall tre autltorized to irtstruct the
county boards ol'electigrrs on lhe prot'edtrre to follow to ctlsure expeditious
sulllllenu,rrtal issu:rrrct, h1' rrrail, to circh votcr wlrtt previously was issued

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absentee batlots, as promptly as possible after the ballots for United States

House ol'Representaiives, North carolina lienate and North carolina House of
Representatives are avaitable if those ballots are not yet available when the
voier appties. No additional application shall he required Irom any voter whme

appticaiion was approved and to whom all other ballots available were

previously nrailed trr otherwist' issued.

Sec. 10. No person shall be permitted to file as a candidate in the
primary for United States House of Representatives. North Carolina Senate

and North Carolina House of Representatives who has changed his political
party aftiliation or who has changed fnrm unaffiliated status to party affiliation
as permitted in G.S. 163-74(b) unless such pervrn shall have afl'iliated tlith the
p,lfiticrl party ill which lre seeks to lrc u carrdidate lirr ut lcust three mortths

prior to ttre iiting deadline specified in C.S. 163-106(c) as was spplicable to all
candidates for Stite and district judicial officers and all county officers which

t'iling period expiro(l at l2:00 n(x)n on February I' tgttz.
sec. ll. whenever in accordance with the provisions of any local or

general law a prinrary or €tection for a board ofeducation or other office is to be

f,eld on the date ol' ihe primary electirxr, or it is set to bc on tlre Tuesday alter
the first Monrtay in May in 1982, it shall be held on the date provided in
Section 2 of this act, and any election or runofl scheduled for lbur weeks later

shall be held on the second primary date-

sec. 12. whenever in any apportionnrent plan for the United states

Hguse of Reprcsentatives, North (lanrlirra Senate or North ()arolina lilruse of

Representatives, I precinct is ptaced in two or nrore districts, and there is a
primary, then the county board of elections, with the approval ol' the state
-Board 

of Elections may, for the 1982 primary election:
(l ) Divide the precinct into two or ntore precirtcLs'

(2) change precinct lines to place part of the precinct with a precinct which

has the same election district'
(B) Keep the sanre precinct but ascertain either in advance or trn the date of

tlre piimary'r,r'hich distiict the voter resides in, and if a primary. is being held in
ttrat district, give tlre voter the hallots for the appropriate district. This nray be

accornplished-by a paper ballot lbr the oll'ice even it a rnachine is used lbr other

ofl'ices or other voters.
(4) Provide some other procedure to etrsure that each voter does not cast

baltots in more thatt one district.
In adopting a procedure under this section, the Board shall attempt to use

ttrc mt,t56d'trliicliis lt,1st disrupLive to tlre voler, urtrl utty ttctiott trt t:lruttge

precinct lines shall be taken in aicordance with G.S. lti3'28 except tlrat notice

rtrtt ur given not less than 20 days prior to the primary electiotr instead of 20

days prior to the close of registration.- -S"". 
13. In case tlre area in any rnilitary rescrvatiott has been placed in

several precincts rvithout definite tines having been drawn, the county b<lard of

"i".ltiu,o 
may provide lor the entire rnilitary rtservatiotr tr.r be in orle election

precinct, irre-spcctive of towrrship tines in accordance with Section l2 of this act.

ir it may use an slternative staied in Secti.n l2 ol'this act. Any action under

this section must be apprtlved by the State Board of Elections'
Scc. 14. In the case of a district exccutive coltrtnittee under G.S. 163'l 14

to fill vacancies among party nominees occurring after rurmilration artd before

election, in cases *her-e pari o[ the c<lunty is in a United States House, North

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CHAPTER 3 Session Laws-I981

Oarolina Serrate. or North (larolina House district with all or part of another
courrty, a courrty political party, in chtxrsing memberc, shall allow only delegates
l'ronr preciltcts within tht'disl rict to vote irr electing the members of the district
executive runrmittee. Irr a case where a district constitutes part of I county
standirrg alotre. arrd thc trrtrnty executive urmmittee is to vote to till the
tronrinatiurr, only nrcmbcrs ol the t:onlnittee who reside within the district may
vole. Rules lbr voting shall be prescribed by the State party chairman unless
the Stal.e party provides otherwise.

Sec. 15. For the 1982 primary election only, G.S. 163-lt2 shall be
applied by substituting "l0 days" lbr "30 days" wherever it appears, insofar as
the oll'iceri ol lJnil.ul States llepre*ntative, North Carolina Senate, or North
Oanrlinu House are r:orrcerned.

Sec. 16. Thc State Board o[ Elections shall adopt regulations to
implenrent this act. Adopl ion of such regulations is not subjeet to Chapter l50A
ol the General .Statulrs excr.pt as to l'ilirrg, puhlication, and review of the rules.
In lieu ol the notice requirements ol G.S. 163-33(8), the State Board of Elections
shall prescribe an abllreviated notice procedure of the primary, and for any
otht,r electiorrs held on that date.

Sec. 17. 'l'he provisiorrs ol li.ctions I through l7 ol'this act shall be
tenrporary and shall ap;lly only to the l9tt2 primary elections conducted in
North Oarolirra arrrl ils llrovisions shall expire on tieptember l, l9tJ2; however,
its provisiolrs slrall lelnporarily susperrd all requirements in law to the contrary
urrl il I he date ol expiratiorr.

Sec. 18. Section 3 ol (-'hapler I130, Session [,aws of 1981, is repealed.
Sec. 19. 'I'his act is cllective upon ratilication.
Itt I ht, (it,trcr;rl Asst,ltrlrl.v rclrl Llrrec I irrrcs urrd ratit'ied, l,his thc I t th duy of

l'ebruary, 1982.

H. B. I CIIA[''I'ER 4
AN AL-I'lU APP0Ii'I'ION '1'IIT] IJIS'I'RIL-I'S OI'TItE NORflt CAROLINA

H0tJ.slt oF Rt.ll,lt l.tstiNl'ATl\rES.

Tlx, Gtnerll A.sscrrrD/.1' til' Nor! h (':rrolint enncls:

Section l. G.S. 120.2 is rewril.len to read:
"$ 120 2. Iloux: apportittttrttt'ttl slxt:il'ied.-\a) Por the purpose of nominating

and t,letlirrg rnetrrbers ol'the North Carolirra House of Representatives in Ig82
and llcriorlically tlrert,allcr, thc State ol'North Carolina shall be divided into
the lbllowirrg districls;

District I shall elect two llelrrcserrtativts and shall consist ol' Camden,
(,'howan, Currituck, I)are, Pasquotank, Perquinrans, and Tyrrell Counties;
Holly Grovt, Tcrr,r'nship ol' Gates Oounty; and Lees Mills, Plymouth, and
Ski nrrersvi I lc Townshigrs ol' Wash irrgt on County.

l)istrir:t 2 sh;rll t,lctl orrc licprt,scrrtative ;rrrrl shall consist of Beuulirrt and
Il5'de (-irunties; and Scuppernorrg'lorvnship ol' Washinglon County.

l)istrict 3 shull elect tlrrce licprt,st,nl;rtives and slrull consist o[ Craven,
I-r,troi r, atrd l)rrnrl iur (ilrrrrtitx.

District 4 shall elt,ct thrce llt,presenlatives and shall consist of Carteret and
Orrslow (}runl.ics.

l)istrict 5 shall t'lccl. orrc llt,prt,serrtulive an(l slulll cottsist ol'Nortlrampton
Oounty: Ittrli;ttt Wrxrrls, lilrxolx:!. Slr:rkt llite, ;rnd Wrxrdville Townslrips of

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Bertie (lrr
Reynoldsor
Murlret.slx

District
Hill, Mit('l
lbwnship
Poplar Poi,
Bethel and

District
Butterwtxx
Scotland I
Hamilton, r

F<lrk, Sand'
Districl .

Nash, alrd \
District !

and Arthur
Cril'ton. Cr
Countl.

L)istrict
Jorres Courr

District
County.

District
Sanrpsorr ()
lrcng Cree]i

District
Harnett, M

District
County; Ca
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District
County.

District
Robeson (i
of Scotland

District
Enumeratir
901 and t
Township,
Creek Prec
Creek Towt

District t

of Curnberl.
District

ke Countit
I)istricl 2

Johnston (l
Districl.2