First Set of Stipulations of Fact

    D,-?26,9a2

RALEIGH Federrl tudgcs' 8rrppled Frlday ouer whether the
Gcncral Assembly's 1982 redis-
trlcting plan tor the stat? House
end Senate lllegalll' <liminishes the
cflect of blach votes.

Thc threc-Judge panel did not
decidc the ctsc end gavc oo lndi.
ceUon when en opinion would bc
nlcd.

At ls-suc wrs the complaint ol
Relph Ginglcs Jr. end other bleck
voters that the legislature's plan
submer3td black neighborhoods
ln prcdominantl)' *'hitc election
districts, diminishing the rbility of
blrcks to elect cendidates of their
choicc.

ln Eome situations, fcderal
courts can order changes io elec.
tlon districts. perticularly wffn lt

.. is proven that r*'httes purposeluUl
,/ dcprive blacks ecoess to thc Politi,-' e,,l arcn& |

Thrt discriminrtory lntent,
howevcr. is oot required for
court-ordere{ changc. Ratber, thc
votin3 R ghts Act of 1965 ellows
courls to intervcne s'hen rrlnor.
itler rimply shou' theY do aot
hevc the cquel oPPonunltl' to
elect rcpresentrtircs of their
ehoice.

But the ludgcs Ssvc Do iodice'
tion ol *'hcthcr thc!' thouSht thrt
Gingles had pruveo his casc.

Evidcoce PrGt Dtcd lE I tu'o'
*'ctk trtd last eilmmer shorred
thrt North Carollnr had r hisorT
of reciat dlscriminatlon rt the
polls. that whitcs teodcd to Yott

' ior u'hltc candidates btlorc blrck
crndidrtes end blrcks votcd ,or
blrck csndidrter belore whitc
crndidetes.

Tlret nclelly Polrrlzed votlo3,
obrcrvcd US. {th Orcult Jud3e' Dckson Philllps Friday. "ls Dot ltl
cvll in ltscll."
. JolninS PhilllPs on thc Pauel rre' U.S. dislrict fudSes Fnuklia Du'
orce tnd Errl Brin. The crsc u'rs
bcrorc them Friday lor linrl rr3u'
tnentt.

PhiltlPe took eo eggresdvc role
durln3 thc laurycrs' ututnents.
Hc questioncd s'hethcr lt u'ould
bc bcttcr to wait and declde the
ctse when more elections have
bcen heltt undcr the cxistinS plan.

Notlng thtt tnorc and utorc
. blccks erc bccoming lnvolvt{ in
,'r rhe polltical Proccss, Pblllips
' :. rskcd u'hether bctt r lmProve'

- .'tn?nts u'ould come ll thc coun
' .tryd out of thc debste.

ierrls Leonar{, an rttorneY tor
thc ttltt. lnsu'crcd "y6." !rgu'
lnt thst btacks in North Carolina
cr-n lnd do clcct rePresentatives
of thcir cboice - and in lncreas'
Int numbers.

ior the court to step in. he said,
s'ould signal that the legislators
n'ho approued the plan are racists,
something not alleged in Gingles's
ts'o !'?ar-old las'suit.

Lconerd llso charged that the
suit Ets motivltcd bY Polltics
instead ol rrce. If Gingles Pre'
valls. the lawsuit's outcome could
shift clection preedure from muJ2
timember to sintle-member {s.
tricts. Thet would helP blaFks
elect more candidates. lt w{ultl
also benefit Republicans, politlqal
obsen'ers say.

Gingles's tttorneYs Laslie \f in'
ner and Lani Guinier argued thEt
thc court canDot consider the pos'
ribility that bhck ParticiPation
will lmprove in thc futurc. Win'
ner said the etidencc u'ould oot
supJrort t conclusion tlal .n!'pos'
lUi'l trend ls occurring aod *'ill
contlnu€ to ocatr.

l, thc coun decides in favor of
Gtngles, lt eould ordcr the l4ish'
turC to redrrw the election dis'
Uicts lrom multimembcr to Ein'
rle-mcmbcr. Tbc counties dfectcd
ire Durham. Forsyth, Mecklco'
bur3 and l*'akc.

A-ssistent Attorncy C'cnerel Jim
Wallacc said thc court dCcision
n'ould probebly Dot dehy .lec'
tlons next !'ert. lf r delaY oc'
currcd, lt rroulcl bc onl;- tor thc
Housc and Senate districts of the
countiG rffcctcd, he said.

Gulnler, who headlce slmllrr
clses throu8hout tbc Ualted
Sutes tor thc N{ACP keql DF
fcnsc ud Educfilo+*srLh
6ia-iEc-ju-ages rppelt ro bt rnov'
in3 thc casc quicklY. She sald lt is
rerc tor court Prnels to schcdulc
orat er3uneDts oE tbe ProPoscd
findtngs of lect t *'cck atter thc
fiodlugs rrt tll(, t ln this crss.

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foting pwtterns of North, Caroli,ma debated in court
"Tlrcrc are pockcts of raciut grlarir.rliou," Lfonard chance to participate irr politics, the suit contends.

said. "1lut by urrd targc, tlrut's a ladilrg plrunorue- 'lhclivclloustdstrtctsthuttheblackplaintiffs.say
nun.,, wcre unfairly drawn irrc ltlccklcnburg County. allot-

'lho ptan was approvc<l by the t.g,islaturc in l98t tctl ci5lrt legislairvc seuts; Wake County, sir seats:
an.lrevisc{intUUi.- purt ul }'tlrsyth Couttty, five seats; a combined dis'

trolrard slid tlre lg6l plan canltot lrc conrparcd lo trict ittclutltltg Wilsolr, Edgec'onrbc and Nash coult'
tlrc "rormiviog arrd sutrtei'luge" llut murkcrt pr€vruus tics. lour seals; ultd l)urluttr County, three seats. The
rcapportigrrrrrllrt pllrs al,lrrovul by carlici ltlii:,lu- four scttt lir'nllc drstrict lortttctl by Cabarrus and

turr:i Urut ae tivcty sought io rtrscrrtrarrlrisc blacli vot. Illcchlcrlburg countics is also cltallcngccl.

crs. l'trc ruit cunte lo trial this sumnler. On F'riday, at'
!.or the judgcs to finrl tlre currcnl plun discriminu. torncys for both sidcs pre-scntcd tlrcir (inul arguntetrls

lory woutri ti tifu "placing tlre l,r:gistuture in thc bcforc a court of thruc fcderul Jutlgcs -.1t,fg"!"-I.
curi ;runy of sgmc rt"irt group that uiay have pre.tlut- Earl Britt urd !'ratrhlrrt T. Dup-rec Jr. o[ tlrc Y.q. Di,'
crt tl'rc Voting ltights ncii au,l urr: civii rigtrts nlovc. trict Court of Eastcrn North Carolina, olrd Judge J.

l,entoftlet[]usI'Lcurrurdarguctl. - Dickson Ptrrllips of tlru {th U.S. Circult Court of
,l'he suit cunterds urat tlrc ltru! rcapprrtiuurrrenl, Apputs. tlrc iurlges gave lxrth sidcs l0 days to lilc

;rlarr violatts thc Vutitrg ltigtrts Act of lUitilx'uuusrr tlrc udtlrtiorrll bricfs.
'pluu., targe, prctlornilruntiy whirc di.stricts dcily xdc- l'lrillips ashctl thc attorm:ys lo discuss whethcr any

lruite puilti,,.it ."pr"r"ntitiun to nrurunly gi'uups, cvirlcttcc ol "trctxls tltut sccm to suggcst.utt intprovc'
surlr us 5lucks. nrcnt in ttrc voting lxrwcr ol blucks" slroultl bc us'- 

'llrc sutt scr:hs to split six lurgrr tlistricts tlrut clcct tr.sscd wlrcn mahtttg u tlccision in tlrc cusc.

Irurt lhutr urrr' ut.lurge le grsl.rtur into s:ttallur, sittglc' ttls. lVinrtr:r said it struuld ttot.

m"rllrcr ttrstricts, sui,,* iif wlrit'lr wuultl bc ;trctloltti- "l'hc lrclds urc ut bcst very slrculative"' Ilts.

.u.tly bluch. 'l'lrat woultl givr: black vutcrs il farrsr Wi:uu:r suid. Altlrouglt ttrrc was a dramutic itnprovc'

fir ilcrr rnl 0troncr, fftlolgh. ll. G., Srl.. 0Gt. lt. litt sc

ment in electing black candidates to oflice in the early
lUI0s, sirrce then there's bcen littlc irnprovcment. shc
said.

'We certainly do not contend that things are as bad
as they wcre in l$10," Ills. Wittner told tlrc judgcs.
"But there is still a substantial gap" in the voting
powcr of blacks and whitcs in North Carolina.

Lconard argucd differentlY.
"'flre court can consider evidence ol any regression.

retrogressioo or prog,res-sion in ertending voting
ri8f,6 to blacls and tninoritics in North Carolilu."
tr:onard told tltc lutlges.- i'utrttcrmore, i.eiitord contcnrtcd, it would not be

appropriute legally tor lhc courts to find tlrc reapyrr'
iioh**nt planilisi'rirninatory bccause it has alreurly

bu:lr apprbvcrl by the U.S. attorncy gcneral'- 
ni"'rj"gitlatuie udoptcd thc plan in lgtlt based on

tlre ltlU0 ccllsus ulttl rcviscd it tn lll82 '
The act prolribits tliscriminatory votiog practices

and pru:odures. 'l'he uct was atttcntlcd last yeur ttt

lro.uilt lawsuits thut sctk to sltow discrimination itt an

it"ttion proccss by citing tlle e([cct of tlre practiccs

iuthcr tharr ttrc inient of thosc wlto put thctn into cl'
[cc].

llY DONNA ALVAnAIX.I
tl'" wt1l"

Whether North Carolina is continuitrg or reversing

ucadcs of ducrimination against tlat'k voters wirs

;;iJ t i ottutn"ys !'riday in ft'dcral court in lta'
lrgh. i_ r

"it 
u "**.r 

to lhat question could -lrclp 
determine

," uut.un,. ol a 2-yeaiokl tawsuir litud against tlrc

,i,J-rrr-ir,o NAACP l^,gal Dcftrrsc atttl Etlucatiutr
f"r,,r 

"i 
r 

" 
st-ffiNorth carnl trta. votcrs'

;ft o 
"uit 

fontt',nds Ule statc's lcgislutive reaPF)r'

,uri..ni ot"n dilutcs black voting F)wt:r by plucittg

;;';i;.{ ;ummuruti*s w it}rin pralon rina[tly wl ritt:

;gulutivc districts.-il'n"r*', 
still no question you have ttro vast bulk ol

,hil;; nut voting ior black clndidiltts"' Charluttc

;;;;; l.cshc J.-Wirrncr told fr'rlcrul lutlggs ]'ridry'
i:ri.ii* .r,,siantial utd rcul barricr tu black cartrli'

lutcs itt u $ lutc district"'--U,.1 
f"rt,t le.rrnurd. a \llashington xttorney reprc'

Ipiil'61f ,;;,ffi ;I"j".1"'*.'*il::.t:':iil:lli
Cririir,,u* no longer vulc alun! rucial lilrcs'



RALEIGH (AP) - Questions
over the pnoper u;ay to interpret
changes in minority voting
strength acrompanying North
Carolina's latest redistricting ef.
forts have promptd a three
judge panel to seek more infor.
mation.

The judges are eonsidering a
twoyearold lawsuit by the
!{A-{GI' Legal Defense and Edu.

ffiLTr.Y""Y.Eil,?Ji,l?fi LIHl:
lute minority voting strength.-The reapportionment plan
has not been in effect long
enough to gil.e us fair a basis for
deciding the impaet as I would
!ike." said {th Circuilt Judge
Dictsoa Phillips. "But that is al-
rzys the case *ith rny ehallenge
to a reapportionrnent scheme."

Attorne)'s for the fund are re-
presenting plaintUf Balph Grn-
tles of Gaston County and all
other lforth Carolina blacks.
Their suit charges that the House
and Senate distriets drasn in
l98l and 1982 violate the Voting
Righb Act of 1965 and the U.S.
Constitution.

There $'as a week of testimon.v
in the case in July and stecks of
legal briefs have been filed to
Philips and District Court Judges
i'.t. Earl Britt and Franklin T.
Dupree. The judges u'ili de-
termine whether the General As-
sembly must redraw multimera-
ber House and Senate distriets to
single-member districts in Dur-
ham, Forstth. Mecklenburg, Wil.
son, E<lgecombe, lSash and Wahe
counties to enhanee black voters'
chances of electing their favorite
candidates.

Phitlips said ,vesterdar- he was
uncertain s'hether dilution of
minoritr voting stren3lh should
be assessed in light of crrrent
and past cuditions or ongoing
trends. He also questioneal

rhether it was appropriate for
the crurt to retain jurisdietion
and examine cpnditions periodi-
cally or a specific time latCr.

- The panel gave attorDeys lO
days to file additional briefs on
the subject.

NAACP attorney Lcslie Win-
ner of Charlotte argued that mir
ority voting strenglh should be
examined in light of edsting and
historic crnditions

'"frends are at best verf speflr.
lative,- lf inner said. "Y6u can't
speorlate and thint rhat politics
sill bear five yeam fmm now.
You e'n only look at what bas
been and is nos."

But Jerris l*onard Ef Wasb.
inSlort who rcpresents the state,
said he believcd tbe cuurt could
exauine future trends as long as
it did not speculate about future
populations. He said the court
had to rely on Gensus figures.

lf inner said rll but one of the
legislative distriets in question
were the same in 1971 as 1981, so
there is enough etidence on
rhieh to base a decision.

"The reapportionrnent plan it.
self is a temporar-r thing-and if
the court does not addresi it nos',
blacks nill go *ithout rcdress,"

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2-,1 -4-' '.-/at., -. , .' / .

added Lani Guinier of l{es York,
another !,iAACP attorney.

Leonard said he believcd the
eourt cpuld retain jurisdiction as
other cpurts have done in schml
desegregatioo cases. But be said
be knes of no simiiar prer=dents
with redistrieting cases.

Viinner said the defendants
bave failed to prove that lionh
Carolina has erased the effects of
discriminatioa in registering
blacks to vote or that diiparitieiin edueation, emplo.ruent and
hor.sing have not led to inequali-
ties in the politicd system.

She said blaek voter Eust
choce *tether to vote as a bloe
to elect a blaek candidate who
uay have less clout than a chite
or to support white candidates
*ith cloul

Leonard, bowet'er, pointed out
tbat blacts aFe being elected
frco multimember districts and
thet there is no "public outery"
against the nec' districts.

He said the black eommunity
itseU does not agree about the de
sirability of singlemember dis.
tricts and lforth Carolina legi-s1s.
tors should not be eompared nith
"racist" and "ralneck" la$mak-
ers in cases cited by the plairr
tiffs.

SUN
DURHAIA, N. C.

ocT t 5 '13

#r more yoting dataPanel wa



TEI.EGRAAl
IOCKY MOUNT, N. C

D.16,975

Corstitution'
PhilliDs said Fnda;-. he $as

;;;fi *trettrr dilution of

iiin-o"ttl "otlng 
strength

J;ld-L asscssfr rn liSht of

"*rmt 
end Past condidons

ii lrehne tiends' Hc also

oucstl6ocd shether it *'as

i*-p.,"t" for thc coun to

;ffiil lurrsdiction and

tiamini conditions
iJioai""ttr- or a sPetif ic

time latcr.

mH'3":rx,[",,"'H'*
:';Aii"ue ti'rrrrined P ilsl:
i'i--"i":rng and his:onc

condir.ioru<.
"TYcnds are at bes" ver)

'#,:ir"*ii,ts,Ii
tar fiuc 1-ears from no*"

fii .'i" ;t)- looh.at shat

has becn anC is nos.

iut Jenis lrooard of

Washington, r*ho rePresents

th;-;;i", said he belieted
tlr court could cramtne
i,iute itcnas as long as it did

not sPecutate abolt future
poPulations. \ I



GAZETTE

o^'l"Ii'J

ocT I 5 '13

fiedisrr;.r;rg t"tT-
trl ,G-"r soy

informotion
still needed

BALEIGII(AP)-AthTCE
tuace-Danet asked larYes for
ilioil intormation FridaY in a

troi'carold liawsuit eharging

ihat' outtimember legislative
diri'i.t" dllute minoriB voting

srengtt--ii6t 
"vt 

for the state and tbe

xlii-ij,eeal-Dt{stsc :ndsc end

ifrmenilr,rna, rePrcscntlng
pt inUg ndPh G-ttg!:: { G.1fl
6-ty -,i all -other liorth
Catottna blacks, serc ln court
Fridsv tor linal arguments'- ft' sorit ctrarges that thc

ciairai ltssemulY dtluted
mitotitY voting sen4b rlrn,lt
i"atJti Houlc end Scnstc
OfsEictq tn l9E1 and lrc' t

"iot 
Uoo of the Voting RithF ect

;i lst andtbeU.S. Corstitution'-:ft"ta 
sas e roel oI trrttnoal'

ro tt'oir:. to JulY end stacks-of

[fJfffi"',i;*t'EU
i-u-aiI -w. Earl Britt and

;ffiirn i. DtrPree and {th
Z'itc,rit Orrt Judge Diclson
PhilliPs.- E- Fdgcs rill detcraine
tfril"i-t# General Assembly

drJ--rcaraw oultiocmber
ltJrG ara S"o"t" districts to

g[kiir:;l, *l:$:i;d ,
-w-ui"t,'ras*fomue, Nash- and

i"r,.i"GE- to enlrar:cl btract

;;d;;.bt rces of elccting their
lavoritc candldates'-ffiflsara FridaY ttrat hc bad

tw-olimaining questioas .-
rhether dilution of mhonrY
;;t-its rirength should bc

eis;;d io ugit of currcnt and

iltt .onAUons or ongoing. qtng
-ana 

tneU,er it is aPProPfll€.Iof
the court to retain Jurisocuon

"na- 
it"mine conditions

ilaoai."UY or a sPecilic time
l,at€r.-iie and the other Judges glYe

Oe 
-attorneYs l0 days 

- 
!o .lile

iOAtiotut Uriefs on the subject'



'#'fi* ilromlng ster / setudav' oaooer "'n"\

'Joag"s want more information in suit !

trictc in l98l and 1982, a violation of thc
Voting Righb Act of 1966 and thc U.$.
Conotitution.

Therc wrr e weel of tcdimony ln thc
cerc in July and ilachr of legal briefr
hovc bccn filcd for thc judiciel panel of
Drrtrict Court Judger W. Eerl Britt end
Franhlin T. Dupree and {th Circuit
Court Judgc Dickron Phillipc.

Thc jud,tct will determinc whethcr
thc Goneral Acaembly mult rcdraw mul-
timember Houre und Senate diotricta to
einglc-member dintrict^e in Durham, [br.
oyth, Mecklenbur8. Wiloon, Ildgecombe,
Nurh and Wahe countia lo enhanco
black vocere' chnncer of electing their

favoritc candidatoc.
Phillipc aaid IYidcy that he had two

rcmaining quertiona - whether dilution
of minorllj voting rtrcngth rhould bc
arececed ln lifht of orrent and palt con-
ditiona or ongoing trcnda rnd whether it
le appropriate for thc court to retain ju-
rieliction and crrmine conditiont peri-
odically or a ryecilic time later.

Hc and thc othcr Jrrydea gavc thc at.
torneyr l0 dnyr 0o file additional bricfr
on thc rubject.

''llrc reapportionment plen hao not
been in clfect long enough to give as fnir
e badr fordociding the impact ao I would
lihe," Phillipc said. "But that ie alwayr

thc carc with any challengc to a reappor'
tionment tchemc.'

NAACP attorncY Leslic Winncr of
Charlotts arfud that minority votinS
drength ehould be eramined in liSht of
crirting and historic conditionl.

'Ttendc arc at beat very epeculative,"
Mr. \lrinner aaid. 'You can't npcculal,c
and think what politica will bear fivc
yean fmm now. You can only looh at
what hae been and ir now."

But Jerrir [eonand of Waahington,
who repreaenta the ttate, aaid hc be'
lievd lhe court could eramine futurs
trendc ac long ae it did not lpeculate
about future populationa.

Alodrrrd hcr

RALEIGH - A threc-Judgc panel
aeked lewyen for more information Fri'
dey in a 2-year-old laweuit charging that
muliimember lcgielative dirtrictc diluto
minority voting rtrength.

Attorneyo for thc atatc and the
NMCP [egal Dcfenac and &lucation
rG-d;i.eF6;6hr[h8 plelnil lI fialiifi' o in-
flea of Gaai,on CountY and all other
North Caroline blacko, were in court l'ri'
day for final ergumentt.

ihc ruit chargea that thc Crcneral Ac-
acmbly diluted minority votin5 atrength
when it redrrw Houee and Senete die-



DAII.Y NEWS
GREENSBORO, N. C.

ocT 15 'r3

irir"s want more facts on redi'tti"t?i)
RALEIGII (AP) - A three-jurlge

nrnel asked lawyers for more infor'
'mation l'ritlny in a Z'year'okl law'
x,uit charginl{ that multimember
tegislntive-rliiirictn rlilute rninority
voting rtrength.

Attorneys for the state anrl the
NeA( :P l-r'.';,1 DcfuDt t:.,,ittul-Ed1Siti.
ttfrFruul. repicselrting plrrintiff
t(ulph Cirrgles of Guston Orxtnty anrl
alt irthr:r North Carolina black resi'
rltnts. were in coun l'rirlay for final
arHurnentE.

'Ihe tuit chargen thet thc Gcnernl
Assr:rnblv rlilutetl ntinority vrlting
strerrgth'whcn it rerlrtw lkrust nnrl
Stnrie rlistrictr in lttttt aml t!lll2. r
violation of the Voting llights Att of
llllil'r unrl the U.S. Cr.rnstitutiotr.

't'lrrrru wrur r weck of ttrtimon.v in
llr' r'un,: hr July unrl ltrtkrt of ltgrrl '

brich, have l-,t'cit ftlcrl [rrr tlrt Jurlicill
uarrrl of District Court Jurlgen W.
ilarl tlritt anrl Franklirt T. l)upree

^

anrl .lth Circuit Court Judge l)ick-
son l'hillips.

't'he judges wlll rleterminc wheth'
er thc-Generel Astembly musl, re'
drerv multimember llouse and
Sennte districtu to ningle'membcr
districtu in Durhrm, t'orsyth, Meck'
lctrlrurf. Wihott. Edgecombe, Nnrrh
urr,l Wiiire countieu to cnhnnee hllck
votr.r*' chaneel of alectlng their fu-
voritc canrlirlatet.

Phillins saitl F'ridev thnt he hnrl

two renirinirlg questionE - whcthr:r
dilution of min,lrity voting stnrttgth
shouhl be nssesseil in li,ght of eur'
rr:nt itnll trlu{t conrlitirlns tlr oltgrtiltg
trr.nrls lnil whttlrtr it is al4rrr4trittc
firr the eoul1 to rcteitt jurirrrlir:tion
errd examine contlitions lrcriulierrlly
or a s;rcciftc time lnter.

' lh. unrl thc otht'rJurlgen guvo thr;
uttr,rtrr.y$ l0 rlnyn to filc urklitionnl
brit'fs on the subjtct.

"'l'he reap;xtrtionmcnt plnn hun

not been in efft'tt krng enough lo
uive as fair a brrsis frrr rltcirlitrg tlre
imuact as I woulrl likr:," Itltilliprr

. suiil. "But thtt is always thc ctrttl
with nny chrrllt'rrge tu it rel;l;xtrttott'
ment tchcme."

' NAACP rttorneY l,cslle Winneh
bf (lhnrlotte urgttul thrt minority
votin( rtrengtlt shoukl lxr trttnintrl
in lixirt of existirrg anrl historlc cotr'
rlitionr.

'Trentls are nt lrctt very rrJrccule-
tive." Winner rrlirl. "You cnn't sln'c'
rulnte ntrl thilrk whnt lxrlitictr will
.beur fivt .yr.nts frotrt now. l'rlu tnn
otrly l,xrk nt wlt:rt ltts bcott ntrrl is '
nttw.t'

ltut Jerrirr l,tontnl of Wnshinx'
tott. who reprcstnts the .rtatc, srtirl
he bclir:vsl lhc tutrrt rvuhl cxnnritrc
futurt trr:nrlr ns hrng rH it rlitl llrrt
rrlrcculate rlxrut [rttttrt' ;x4rulatioru.
lie seirl [ht tourt hlrl to rcly ott cen-

sut figuren.
An for retaining jurirrdiction, Win'

ner suirl thnt nll but one of the lqis'
lutive rlirtriett ln questirtn wns the
slme in ltl?l a.s lgltl so there is

urough evitlcncc on which to bune a
dccirrion.

'The rt'aplxrflionmcnt plnn itnclf
ls t temJrorury thlng ntxl if thc couttl
docr n,l[ mftlierur i[ now. trlutks wilh
co wlthout r.!(lros$." sairl Lnni (lui-i
iiier of Ncw York. enother NAACf''
ettorney. i

Laonertl nairl ha betieved thr:-
court eoukl rctnin Jurisdictlon ns

other courtn hnvr: dont' itt nthrutl'
rlt.xr.Ertgntit,n ('$t ('8. ltut hc rruirl hel
krruw'oi txr rrintihrr lrretcdentt with;

. rrtlintrictirrg cttt{ctt.

Wittner treitl thc rlefendunts hrvel
fniled to ;trttvt' t$o important thirrgn

- l.hat North Curolinu hnn trtst'tl
the t ffetts ol rliseriminntiorr in rtg-
istering hluckr [o vote nnrl thirt rlis'
pariticr in erlueutioll, etnploymt'ttt
unrl houning htve not k:rl to intrlulli'
ty in the politieal syatem.

I

;
t
t;

Shr. srirl blnek voterx muxt chrnrre
whethcr to vota rs n llltx'to elcct n
black crrndirlnte wlto nra.v huvr less
cll)ut thnn a white or to rrup;rofl
white cunrlirlnterr with elout nnrl
never elect bluck cnrrrlirlatrs.

Leonanl rreirl two of the most im-
portont issues in the case were the
faet thut bleckn ere heing electetl
frum nrultirnemlrcr rlistricts unrl the
rbscncc of ";lublic outcry" aglinst
the new tlistricts.

"lu the court going to assume bc-
eruse somo pcoplc feel aggrieverl
. . . it ls going to interject itself irrto
this plitical thickct?" he eskerl.

He uirl the bleck commurrit.y it-
selfrloes not rgree tbout tho rlcsiru-
bility of rrirrglt -mcmbcr rlistrictt and
North Onrolina legirlators shoukl
noL be eomlxred with "racist" anrl
"rerlneek" lnrvmakers in easer citcrl
by tlre grllintiffs.

"There nre pockets of rncial ;xrlnr-
iration but thlt is hy nnrl largt n
frrlirtg ;lhrlnonrenon," Lconurrl shirl.

,n

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v GAZETTE
G,ASTONIA, N. c.

D-35.000

ocT l4 13

Fi nol redistricling orguments todoy
BALEIGH (AP) - A threc-Fdge U.S. DisEict Court panel is b€ing

-esfeO b cbo6e bet*ecn tro opposing viers d black poUtcal

Gaston Cou$ residenl
lteir decision rill deter:nine rhether the General Assembly mut

r:drar multi-oember Hor:sc and SenaE districts in Durham, Forcyth,
Meclienbqrg, Witson, Edgecombc, Nesb and Wahe corrnties to single
member districts h an cffort to enlrancc bhck voters' elranees of
electing tbeir tavoritc candidatc.

Attorne.vs on botb sides were scbeduled to malse fgtd argu4enls in
tbe case 

-today 
bctort {tb Ctrotit Court Judges Didrson Phillips,

Fran}lin Dupree and EarlBritt
lbe case involves a troyearold suit filed by Ralpb Gingles of

Gaston County and otlrts oa behall of aII l{orth Carolina b}acks. The
gxoup is repiesented by tbc NAAC? kgd Deferse and Education

feEE €r regiesr

Fud Inc.
fti l,rit cbarges that tbe Geri6ril Asserobly dilutcd minority voting

strcngth rben it rcdrcr House and Senatc district! in 1Sl and lsl, a

viola6on oI tbe Votirg Rights Act ol t$5 and tlte U.S.- Corudtution.
' t/

participation in Nortb C8rolina, one of rhictt is prcpoutded by a



RALEIGH, N.C- (AP) - A three'
ludec U.S. District Court panel is be'
ins-asked to choose between trro oP
ooiinc viers of black political par-
licioa-tion in ]iorth Carolina.

Their decision rill detcrmine.
rhether ttrc General AssemblY must
redrar multi-member House and
Scnate districts in Durham, Forsylh,
Mecklenburg, tYilson, Edgecombe,
Nisb and t[ake. corurties to single'
mcmbcr districB in an effort to
intrance blach voter:'chances of elec'
tins their favorite candidate.

,{ttorners on both sides were
rheduled to make final arguments in
ttri case todaY before {th Clrcuit
Court JudgeJ Dickson- PhilltPs'
Fral*tii DuPree and Earl Britt.

1965 and the US. Constitution.
A week of testimonY in JulY and

leeat briefs filed last week paint two
diiferent pictures of liorth Carolina'-lieecp attorney lrslie lltinner of
Charlotte argued that she has
oillented evidence of racial bloc
[roting, subtle racial appeals in elec'
tiors, the depressetl socl(reeonomlc
staaG of blacks and the defeat of
mGority candidates over an extended
oeriod of time.- -Her 

clients note that only one of 50

state senators is black and l0 of 120

reoresentatives are black.- lThe defendants appear to take the
view that simply because blacks can
recister and riote ... there can be no

aittiion of minority voting strength,"
sbe said in court documents.

But Jim ltallace of the state at'
torney general's office argues that
black! !-lay important roles .tn.qa+y

'fn-iase'involves a twoYearold
,* tit..t ht. Ilaloh Ginples of Gastonsuit Iited by RalPh Gingles

County ani othlrs -on-Ehalt of all
Xorttr-Carotina blacks. The- us

represented
Defense and

districts give blacks the- chance to
esscmUt, dilut& mino4ly voting districts glve Dlacxs tne cnance ru

crranorh .rhan it *;;;-H'ogse ani elect morE than one black represen'
strength- when it redrer H9u!9
U;iTtiliftU'io-i6si' ;Jlds2, ;- taure_ J4_i[* increase minoritv

oolitics ani havl been appointed to in-
huential statewide boards.-- fle argues that multi'member

;i;i;ii;"-;i'i[e vd'utre nisnr Act of votins strength' 
\ \

-ry.l\a 
a/aFa..3\- .3tv ttzlv-&.S*#-r

the



Y REcoRD
oraesi-:t'o; *' '

OCT I /' 13
c+

lFdnel of iudses to rule

on voting districts case
RALEIGH (AP) - A three'judge U'S- Dis'

uu'Ltii p--.i"'it a-'-rt"a tJir-.to choose bt'
ts een ttro opposlng iit*s oi tlack political

illiiipl'iii" i;T ilf, carorina'

Their decision nill determine uhether the

c.n.H 
"r.-="iii[iv -dil ;;ara* .multi' member

*.;".,ni,fsi,3l'j:"i',s'?xff $irTl;
Wa-ke counties to srngte-*e-m*t 0ITl',-t1,3
;ifH ilil;.i ut"tF votets' chances o[ elecrmg

r favorite eandidat'e'

.;J',TIEI'fi?r*Tgi$1;l.Tl"JiJ'JSiTr-:
gnd Eirl Britt'

*j-.=q:j,#"r+m.'+iii'fii1i:*r*
"' - i" said he +a.:';1il"SS:*"L:h:lE
can regain jurisdicti'
ilamiiations at specific inten'ds or 3t a eena:n

ffi
i:ffix$,ili'r*$"$i"r'f"'f H'{
" 

Hilti"i;'}"t*,i';'ru,1i'f '"1 ff'l' lli ;n?

I
/ .1

U.S. Con-<titution.--- ioeet of testimon-v in J.gl-S and le.gal briefs

61.6-1-li *""x- pJtt iu-o diffirent piitures of

!,Iorth Carolina.
N-Lf CP attorneJv Leslie lVinne.r of Charlotte

""*'"i 
iiii .h" has'ptei"ntea 

"r'idence .of racial

fir&*i'i,iiiilJritii?'tiaappealsinelections'the
il-"=."a'tocio-eeonomic siltus of blacls and the

ili';;t,-.L.iri,I;;"t;' .*did"t"t o$er a'r extended

period of time.
Her clients note:hat ogly one ofi0 state sen-

"totJ 
is black and l0 of 130 rePresentar'lves are

bleck.

{he defendants aPp€ar to take the' r'iew I

,r,", =i,iiirr:ii.lt-*i:ir"[fr 
can reslster 

"',d 
vote !

. . . there can be no Jiiuti* of riinorit;- voting '

il;diJ I[. Ga in court documents' :

dut Jim lvallace of the state attorne]- gener'

a'. odi. iig,,"tTt'"'r ut"ttc.' pla v im rf l? 1t ^lol:=
il-oitiipoti,ics.an! have been appointed to m'

Oulntiit itate*ide boards'--- 
H; altues that multi'member. distritts give

btacl<s the chanee ,o 
-"tett 

more than one black

ilri?*ii",ii- .na trt *'q't"er'e minoritv r;otin g

stiength. '1-- --6" 
plaintiffs hare essentia!11'..a-'ked this

** ii'i"ili't:.'ui"t[i'oters and candida:es frr'm

ffi;iliiive-electora! arera. and to proteet

them bom the vagaries of poUtica: fonune'" he.

said in legal briefs' I i.__, ) t



v COURIER TRIBUNE
ASHE8onO, N. c.

D.15,000

OCT I 4 13

(

f'ortel i(ust Decide
Block Politicol Suit

flAL[ilGH (AP) - A three-judge U.S. District Court 
,

panel is [reing asked to choose between two opposing
viev;s of b.lacli political participation in North Carolina.

Their tlecidion will heterniine ',rhether the General .

nssem,ilv inust reOra" mutti-mimUer House and Senate I

district;' in Durham, Forsyth, l\Iecklenburg. \tilson,
Edgecornbe.. Nash and t[ak6 counties to single-mentber
dis[ricts in an effort to enhance black voters'chances of
electine t heir' favorite candidate

.{td6nre1',; on both sides were scheduled to make final
arcumentli 

-ir.r. 
the case today before {th Circuit Cout

it]{e;--Dic,tson ptrittipe , Frariklin Dupree and Earl Britt. .' -ttre carie involvei a twoyearoldsuit filed by Ralpll
Gingles of .Gaston County ahd others on behalf of all
r.r*oith Carol.ina blacks. The group is represented by the

U1CP Lrg.rl Defense a$ Eg@n Fund Inc. ;

=,,F t - -1 D..- lAl.nnL Llrrrtc Qn 6 ,



SUN
DURHal4 ;q. 6.

ocT 14 13

AY. OCTOBER 14. 1983

^

tJ.rdges' ruling to affect

:Durham voting district
i'i,H,rrix+Tp 

il:f*ig:r,,;;Lt; Hf'fri'H;,[q1s;[
i nef-efCg, N.C. (AP-) ii""t-inl-- tit-.ii" fii'oaii speciflc inten'als or at a

A threejudge'U'S' candidite' cirrain Ume in the fu'

:prrtf;.t-couti-tF";, tfry - a*o-"rs appeared tuii" 
case invol*gs a

lasked today to dtoose pe' toaiv bef6re {th Circuit t*,ilii"iiii siiit iitiO Uv

r;'"ffi #Hi""'"mHi]:Ts'l:T,,{#HHiirlrl+$sr:'8"r3,,';
.Clrolma.

i-;;";;;""i:,* -1,r 
p.r r-,!!Xl'fi-^fi:"1? lil l:::"*1ffiffi*Hil

i".tirii --*ueoer-- tte drreejudge ganel should, Ir.g"i
f;iil;l .+liit-6iv musi consiaer 

-thd solution of crtlon Fund Inc'
?;;';' Guiti:il.i'*i 6di-nshts disputes tn - The suit charges that
fi&; "nf S"oate-ii" i"-;;';i-th; pr6sent or the General .Assemblv
iiliJt- in-'buit'"t' Egr' in- Jerms ril future aituted mi-noritv vo'ting
j{i: 

H#L'*:;'NX'; 
;:1"'u 

qe ?'so !,s tlliB3".it:&ll,.m1}
ilj fr';'k;-co"iitidi-t6 qriiition!- i.hettrer the Gcts in 1981 and 1982.

:. 
- 

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OBSERVER
TAYETTEVTTLE, N. c"

ocT 11 13

Cr6rt Must Decidl'l
Redistricting lss ue

R.{LEIGH(AP)-Athree-
judge IJ.S. District Court panel is
being asked to choose betweeo two
opposing views of black political
participation in liorth Caroliaa.

Their decision wilt determine
rhether the General Assembly
must redra$ multi-member House
and Senate districts in Durham,
Fors.rth, Iuecklenburg, S ilsoa,
Edgeeombe, Nash aad Wake
counties to single-member dis-
tricts in an effort to enhance black
roters' chances of electing their
farorite candidate.

AttorDeys on botb sides were
scheduled to make linal argu-
meots ia the case today before tth
Circuit Court judges Dickson
Phillips, Franklin Dupree and Earl
Britt

The case involves a t\ro-year-old
suit liled by Ralph Gingles of
Gaston County and others on
behalf of all liorttr Carolina
blacks. The group is represented

The suit charges that tbe
General Assembly diluted mlnori-
ty voting strenSlh sben it redrerr
House and Senate districts in 1981

and 1952, a violation of the Voting
Bighrs Act of 1965 and the U.S.
Consiitution.

A reek of testimony in July and
legal briefs filed last week paint

two different pictures of North
Carolina.

NAACP attorney l*slie Winner
of Charlotte argrred that she has
presented evidence of racial bloc
voting, subtle racial rppeals in
elections, the dePressed socio-
ceonomie status of blacks and the
defeat of minority candidates over
an exteodd period of tine.

Her clients Dote thst only one of
50 state senatoF is blaek and l0 of
120 representatives ue black.

"The defendants rppear to take
the view that slmply because
blacks caa register and vote ...
tbere caD be no dilutioa of
minority voting streagth," she
said ln court docurnerts.

But Jlm Walhce of the state
attorn€y general's oflice argues
thst blacks play inportant roles iu
party polities and have been
appointed to in0uendal state*ide
boards.

IIe argues that multi-member
districts give blacks the chance to
elect more than one black re-
presentative and thus increase
minority voting strenglh.

'The plaintlfls have essentially
asked this court to remoue black
Yoters and candidates from the
competitive eleetoral arena and to
protect them lrom the vagaries of
political fonune," he said in legal
briefs. //I



TELEGRA^{
TOCI(Y MOUNT, N. C

o.1c,975

R{LEIGHT.{Pr-Athree
judge U.S. District Court
panel is bcing asked to
chose betu'cen t\ro oPPGing
viors oa blad Politicd
participation in liorth
Carolina.

Their decision will
determine sbether the
Gcneral AssemblY must
rcdrau multi-member House
end Scnate districls lD

Durham. ForsYtb'
Illccklenburg. lTilson.
EdSecomb€, Nastr and ltake
cqmties to silglemembcr
districts in rn effort to
enhance blaeh vot€rs'
eharres of clccting th€ir
fer.rritc candidatc.

Altorn€]-s on .both sidcs
uere schcdulcd to make final
rrgumcrB in thc casc tda;-
bcforc lth Circtit Cdrrt
ludges Drcksrr'PbilliPs'

I

Franlilin Dupret
Britt. voting. subtle racid aPPeals .

in eiections. the dePressed

Redistricting Cose Heord"
and Earl eridence of racial bloc

rear-old srit filed b1 Ralph sor:ieeconomic status of
bing.i d Gaston-Carnty blacks and -the dcfeat of '

and-othcrs c behalf of ell minorit)'candidates over 8n
:\iorth Cerolina blacks. Ttr€ cxtcrdd period o( timc.
:roup ir rcpresenttd b)' ttr Hcr elicats note tiat on[,
Iui:P-qlJ-.Del€-lili .ttd me of 50 stat? scnators is
Education F-urd llrc. 

-.- black rnd l0 of 120

Ttrc $it drargcs Oat tlr rcprtsentatives are black-
Gcncral Arsembly diluted "The defadants .PPear to
minority yoting stnnSlh t3kt th€ view that simpll'
shcn ii rcdrar-Honsc end bccausc blacks can registcr
Serrate districts in l$l and ard votc '.. tlrre can bc no

ls!. a violation of the Voting dilutioo of minority voting
Rights Ad o( r53 end the strcs8:l\" shc seil iD court
U.S. Cdstitu6oo. da{m€nts.

A wcck of testimony in But Jim Wdlace of the
Julv eld lceal bricfs lilel ' stete attorne)' jcreral's
tasi *cck par-nt tr-o differcr.l office argues that placls
pictutrs of Sorth Caroline. play irnprrtant rolcs in partl
' :{ff CP ettorn€y l:slic [otirics 

- 
anO have ben ap .

Uinrpr d Charlatc erSu{ iointed to influential -'

- 
ii'ii^'t'" t. .i.:T - -:::'-* :. $J*.*;;

t

The case intoh'es a tx'o

.:(

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ocT I 4 13



ESV
RALEIGTI, N. C.

D.35,000

OCT l/,'!3

h*'o different pictures of liorth
Carolina.
_ t*.9{ Defersc Fund attorney
Lcslie Winner of Charlotte arguea
that she had presented evidence of
racial bloc voting, subtle racial
appeals in electiors, the de-
pressed socio+conomic statrrs of
blacks and the defeat of minority
candidates over an extended peri-
odof Ume.

Her clients note that only one of
50 state senators is blae! and t0 of
120 representatives are black.
- "Th€ defeadants app€ar to take

the view that sfunpjy because
blacts c8n register'aid vote ...
tberc can be no dilutioo of minori-
ty voting strength," stre said ia
court docrments.

But Jim Wallace of the $ate At-
toraey Generd's Office arsues I

that blac*s ptay importaat rites I
iD pqtl poligq a^nd have been ap Ib*n lp Ipointed to inllueatial statewidc
boards.

Grrnql qrguments seF
in suit chqllenging
state's redistricting

tL ltrci.t.r, P?.r!

A tbree-judge U.S. District
Court panel is being ashed to
choose betrreea two opposing
viers of black political participa-
tion in North Carolina.

Their decision rrill determine
shether the Creneral Assembly
must redraw multi-member
House and Senate districts in
ll'ahe, Durham, Forsyth, Dteck-
lenburg, Wilson, Edgecombe and
Nash counties !o single.membcr
districts in ao effort to enhancc
blacL voters'ehancc of electing
tbcir favorite candida te

Attorneys oo both sides sere
scheduled !o makc fural argu-
ments in the case today before {tb
Circuit Court judges Dicksoo Phil-
lips, Pranklin Dupree aod Earl
Britt.- tbe case im'olYes a tro.year-
old zuit filed by Ralph Ginges of
Ga-ston County and others on be-
bdf of all North Carolina blacks.
Tbe group is represented by tbe
!{4ACP kgal Defense and Edu-
cation-Fsnd.

Ilre suit claims that the General
Assembly dlluted minority voting
strength when it redrew House
and Seoate districts in t$t and
!$2, iD violation of the Voting
Rights Act of l$5 and the U.S.
C,orstitutioo.

A *'eek of testimony in July and
legd briefs filed last ueek paint

He argues that multi-nember :

diskicts gise blacks the chanee to '

elect more than one black repre- :

sentative and thus increase 
-mi. 

,

nority voting strengtb.
"The -plaintiffs have essentially

asked this conrt to remove black
voters and candidates firm the
competitive electord arcaa and !o
protectlhem from the ragaries of
political fortune," he said in legalbriefs. 

\-



IIMES
RAIEIGH, N. C.

D-35,000

ocT L t, '13

.1
-y

teblgh.l{.C., F l., Oct la, t983

Judges heor orguments on Assembly districts
llr A.raaLl.a ?rart

A thre+judge U.S. District Court panel
was asked today to choosc between two op'
posing views of black political participation
in North Carolinu.

Their dccision will determine whether
the General ltsscmbly tnust retlraw multi'
member House and licnate districts in Dur'
ham. Forsyth, Mecklenburg, Wilson, Edge'
combe, Nash and Wakc counties to singlc'
member disUicts in an eflort to enltattce
black votcrs' chancos of clcctitrg thcir (a'

vurite candidatc.
Attorneys appeared tulay before !$ cT'

cuit Courl 1udgls Dicksotr Phtllips, ]'rank'
lin Duprcc untl liarl Britt.

Pndilps said he hatl questions whctlter

the three-Judge panel should consider the
solution of voting rights disputes in terms ol
the pre*nt or in ternrs of future trctds.
, He said llc also has qucstiors whcthcr the
court can regain lurisdiction ln thc cuse
ond contluct ro-exanrinations at spccific in'
tervals or at a certaiu tinrc in the luture.

Tte case lnvolves a twoyearold suil
filed by ttalph Gingles of Gaston County
and others on behul( of all North Cornlina
blocks. T'lre group is represented by the

il#gP}9tLDc(uuc 
und Etlucution l-unrl

The suit charges thai the General Assem.
bly dilutcd minority voting strength whcn it
redrew llouse antl Senato districts in l98l

and 1982, a violation oJ lhe Voting ltights
Act ol l06li and the U.S. Corutitution.

A wer:k ol testimony in July ard legal
brhfs liled lart weel paint two diflerent
picturcr ol North Carolirra.

NAACP attorncy Lcslic Winner ol Ctar-
lotte argued ihat she hu* pres:cntcd cvi-
dencc ol raclal bloc voting. subtlo racial
appetlg ln elections, tlrc depressed socio-
cconomlc gtatus of blacks and the deleat of
mlnorlty canrlidatec ovcr an extended pert-
odof time.

Hor clients noto that only one of 50 state
scnutoru ls blacl and to of U0 roprcsonta-
liYg$ src black.

'tThe defendants appear to take the vlew
thqt uimply because blacks can register

and vote ... there can be no dilution of mi-'
nority.voting strength," she said in court
documents.

But Jirn Wallace of the state attorncy
gencral's ollice argues tlrat blacks play im-
portunt roles in party plitics and hovo .

lrcen appinted to influcntial statewidc '

boards.
He argues that multi-member districts'.'

give blucks the chanco to elccl morc thafi
one bluck representative and thus increusQ .

minority voting strcnBth.
"Thc plaintiffs have essentiully asked I

this court to removc black votcrs and cun,
ditlatcs lront the cotnF,titive elcctoral urd-
na und to protect thcnt lronr the vagaries oI
political fortune." hc said in legal briefs. ''



DAILY NEwl -
GfI'ENSDORO' 

N'L'

ocT 9-'13

N. . districts
/I)J.

C

discriminate,
:

i - NAAcP suitl
.(
: BALEIGH (AP) - )iorth Carolin^a blacks

i rr- 6i'ilI-a;;i"d';q"'"t aceess to the politicd s'v;'

i[i-u."ir.e of pa-"i poti"iet and reeent.legislatit'e
;;;ei;;il. d,,rt Socu'ents contend.

l--- Tt" do]cuments were 6led Friday b-y. attor'

iH-,ffiiffi6.i,$ii5,gffi
I rgr ana tgsz.
: The documents follorr a wegklgng trid in
:.rrrr '"r,i p-[".ii. n""l argumenu before a three-

lioan. p"ti.l in U.S' District Court'
!'- -A,torrr"1's 

for the state eleo filed documents

iraalJ: t-riii'oy ."to tt'" black communit"".is.di'

I B1* *'s #3i1"':ffi "J':*nTrTff tl'5i
i$=;;;Jii"ffib'.r dGtricts result in feser

: ;iiXIiJ #ffi liiitJ-tt'- in single-member dL'
.mcls.
i"'- t" suit says that Hou-<e iittl$ in Meck'

't nu,ilg', il;*[; p,llrlvun 
-wake -1.*].3^d.si

't:aIH !=i"F;s';il 
-ut['o-ting' 

subtle racid

;Hi H ;i" c'. ii*', t h e de pres-'ed -soci 
o'eeono m'

ij'!;",;';i LilL';nJ th" Llectoral. defeat .of mi'

l'"iit-v1"liaii"l"s oi:ei- a" extended period of

time' 
reral's-Iim lf,'dlace of the state attornc]' gel

.m.l liii't'i-iiliit iitatnc* sho* s thit utack'

[iJS$,H#I,,*uqlffi
iie ieeung en unfair adtantage'
-.- ;frt. itaintiffs' ca-se res"s not upon e denid

oi 
".".-.i 

io ir," pouiia svstem' blrli upon the

[ni"-ttion-ir,.t sueess of triag\ candidates is not

;';;;A:; ll'att"c.e seid in his briefs'cl-{he 
plaintiffs have essentially..asked this

*,* iJi"Iiil.'6iitttioiers end candidates from

#;;;;iitt'e -electoral erel'. a1d- to proJqet

iiiit rJt lr,e "agJ"l 
of political fonune'' he

said.
The blaek voters also- contend they have

a"rnon.-ttlt J tt 
"i- 

it'"- tedistricting rra-" done

;;if ffi iGeeiute-resutt of ciluting minorit;r

;;iid:ifig$. '*rltt' the state denies'

The black voters are asking the court to or'
' der ti?t i.'io dra*'dist;cts t}at recognize the

iiiiii"tii;gi[ oihino;ties and to prohibit the

tui"'to, us-ing multimember districts for future

It".iio* in thicontested areas'

[*$##:{e.ffi +:;*H$:'ffi*
ilo;fiilil th* *"onstitutiondll' diluting mi'

iohty voting strength'._ -ttt" 
alfenaants.aPieat t !{:-t}:,ti:: l,

*,Ii,i#Jlffitii:'m'ffiH+"Hltr=t'1!
iJ. $inner, li-LrCP attomej' . . I

{ rt'irr.t said the state has ignored \eL etieng1i 
1

Ttre state advises the court, h6$sver' that it

-r;i^;;iieiiiotated 1r'pec!s of a st^ateside

*Jii-..nt plan nithout allecting -other ar'
;firu;;e"c[ aisu.t Lc intenelated and asks

if,. *utt'to consider yl1e$e1 the political.pro'

;;. *; whole gas unlairly closed to mrnontres'

V.-"-



CITIZEN
ASHAflLLE, N. C.
0.a6,993 $71,097

ocT - n'q3'BlaekToters' 4{)
IL nlugtcH Attorney3 lor

black voters arg;ued in documents

irrJ rncar" thal iegutative redis
ErcttnE and past discriminatory pou'

ciliriep riinonties trom electtng

canaiaatis of their choice'-- 
But ettoine)'s tor tbc state sa-v

that 
-even Oc Stacf comrnunity-.ls

dltld"d ouer tlr outcome of rcdlE
G-eGi and thcrc Ls no indication

o"1-th? prescnt slatc House and sea'

il-disuicls causc le*er blacks to be

clected.-.---Tt. \rrCP t rg3; Eefen-1q
F.rtucaUo6-Fnn( ioined by a groupor

n.ouUticans, l! ctr3llcllEn8 the

Xo'nse aDd SlD8tl dstrictl ls tr.

i;b)'th€ c.*iro.'ur}' f$l and I9E2. The group says sorne
ol l,he nerl multi'mcrr.ber districrs di'
lwe minority vltl'lg -+renglh and t I
seels ne* single.member &stricts. Ial" I



STAR
WII,A4INGTON, N. c.

-. - 9et;-ft 1?

F;ipt",rsarsued q' J-RfLEIGH - Attoruerrs for black votrrs r4ued in- documcatr 6tcd Fri&y [het legisletive rcdirtricting
ead past dircrimiaetoil'polici* L*p uiaoriticc froo
clectiag candidates of tbcir choica.

But ittoracr for the rtatc ray that cvca thc blacl
boouaity ir divided ovcr thc outcoac of rdistrict-
i"8 -e tti"t thcre ir ao indicatiou tbet tbc prescat.'
*ie Housc end Scaetc disEictl causc fcr* blacLs to
bc electcd.

ltc coo.ocute an part of poc.'t!{ Ul:P Xttll^
tea pri&y to r threc-;udge piacl of thc U.S. Drs&ict
Conrt thit rill hcar aocins trguDeuts ncrt rdck-

Thc NAACP lred Dcfdsand Educatba Fund,..It::WE-LplDed Dy r grouP the
itouse aia *naic distriar u rcdrarm by the
Asseably in 1981 rad 1982. t1



TulEs
lAtEtoH, N. C.

D.39,000

6r[;r', h I i cy,- 
.r. 

d i st ri ct I ,., s')
-limit 

qccess to Politicql systern
orcsent state House and Senate
'multi-member districts cause
iis'er blacks to be elected thal iD

singlemember districls.

Tbe suit saP that House dis'
tricts iD ltleciJenbrlrs, ForsYth,
Durbam, llale, llilson, Edge
combe ind Nash countie and a
Senate district in lUechlenburg
and Cabams counties submerge
coneentratio:u of blacl voter: in
larqer s'hit€ Dopulatiors to uDc'on'

stit'utionally 
-diiutc 

minority vot'
ing strength.

"The defendants aPPear to take
the view tbat simPlY becau+
blacks can register and votc in
liorth Carolinaland have rccuntlY
been elected to a fen offices in the
state, there can be no dilution ol
minority votin8 strenglh," said
Lcstie J. $'inn&. IIAACP attor'
ney. -_ -

ftr lr-l.ta. ?tt'

Itorth Carotina blacls are being

de'uiJ equA a?c?ss to the.PgUli'
cal systeh br(ri'c€ of Past P9P'
cies ind naeeni li3islative Feolg'

Gcting, coui doctmenls ooD'

tend.--fri 
ao.rtents $ere filed flt

aav 
-UrJattorneys 

for the IiAACP
ill"i' ilrend- ana EducElion
n;4. r'Etb bas beeo joined--bY a

fl:T,ilJ*fi"*:'Tffi [31il ?3:
[ri".ts at.*t bY t]re Generd As'
semblv iD f$l and lS'
-ii,-J.oo"G.ns fouor a seek'
loiiiriaiin jdv and preeede.final
ardrrnents beforc 8 tluee'Juoge
oa-uet in U.S. District Coufl'
Til;;G t- tt. state also filed
daumenG FtidaY that sa1'even
thc blad communitY i! dll'loeo
ovet the outeome of t?dlstrieung
il'th"t thert is no indication the



Jx*?"3',it**
Bl3o,0oo &160,000

ocT -8-33'b#iefs 
filed in larvsuit'u )

char$ng redistricting
rt'ould hurt lrlack Yoters

By DON?{A ALVARADO large s'hite majority distriets."

'|.fir?lir Ttre lan'Suit u'as filed against the
A 2.yearold lawsuit ctntending state in t98I and came tolriat this

that blacb voters ar= not getting 8 summer. It contends the state's
lair deal under the state's legisla' legistatiue district plan violates
tive reapportionment plan 

"dF.d 
tlE federal Voting nlgUts Act of

closer to resolution Friday shen t965. s'hicb prohibits di-qcriminato
finallegal briefs in tbe case $ere tJ ioting practices and proc*
filed in federd eourt. durcs

Atlorng)'s lor both sides summa- After find arguments aFe pn+
rized tbeir argumenG in prepara' sented in cogrt- next Friday, a
tion for a l-rnd coUrtrmm -shou' eourt of three federal judges E ex-
donrr scbeduled for next Ftiday. peeted to issue a decision.-

"In North Carolina tgdqy,UFSl - The la\rsuit asks that six targe
citizens u'ho live in malority wNte tsgislative districts that eleit
elec'torates do not have an equal m-ore than one at.targe tegistator
opportunity to e!e9t rePresenta' be can'ed into smaller, -single.

tives to the Legislaturc," -9har' member districts, some of .u'hich
lotte lauryer Leslie J. S'inner rould be predoirinantl)' black.
nrote in I post-trial brief for a That sould give black voters a
SrouP o[ blaeL North Carolina vot- laircr cbaneelo participate in poli-
Ers and the N.{ACP LeBal Defense 6cs. the suit eonr.ends. '
and Educalion F\rrrE - Ttre five House distrieis that the

Ttre ptaintiffs contend that tbe bla-ck olaintiffs sav were unf-airly

apportiorrment ptan,-a;rpiA il drav,:r-include Jtteikte.n!*rg Cod'
[ffngisfirfi.g fiiilr "ni'iiitlf 

ty, auotted eight.legislatire seats;

6-asd, d;iEia"el"d-p"uti.-J sahe.countv., siT seats; part of

iipreEnu-Uon to 
-;h-riqi il,ipr l.oo$-Cory1r'.fir'.g sea ts ;.a com'

aua;b[;iJtt ;d;i'.r[-r"f !it"0 aqtrict including l{'ilson,
lstativc distdcG urat'il;'ip;i pdgecombe and Nash colnties,
ilted1,. mil-rt "-;;Hi{ai- 

four seats; and Drrham.County,
cr. three seats. Tbe four'seat Senate

Ttre tarpe. oledominanuv shite district formed by.Cab-amrs and

dis-ficir ".+iiil;il-ti Tli }tecklenbtrg countie-c also is chal'
smaller btack commGties ttrii lenged.
;;tein, td;;u,a;F;;rJth* ii- -.li*makerE serc elected last
ina; thd E;-"*';atii;il!r;ect T.oy..*uut to represent the new

laqmakeis sho represent their in- di$rigts'
terests. In the brief filed Fridal', .the

But attornets reDresentinq tbe plaintiffs said an anatl'sl<.of voting
sute arn ei-'U,"i--tt*-ifid[Ur; patterns in the last six. years

disGc-tpianirEirt"-di.AT;t.t ihorred re.glaL_polariza,tion in
'Ttre tyiderrce befor€ ttli;ifi large, multi'member dis'.ricts

silt not ;6pd;r; firafig U,.i.*- s'here a black candidate ran for of'
sideratiors of raee dominate mli. llc.€-:

tics in fortf, Clioiina'.':Janiili. "II -no etection did any blaeh

*arict j;;d;i"iil'ttfi;ii; 911difa!e' eren 8n unopposed in'
crar ioi ffil aiir.ii=, ili'iJ'ir,"tri| $T,T+, .anag? to get a majori'

ffii;Tl,",l#;i*i;* *",* E"{"$:i!:"iii.i?rt'..-ffi
the state. t6evireoueniti-*;.*..ifi some chite -voters ma;' vote for
;6a;tiJ;'hd';;;i il-;t: blach candid?lo i, primaries, in

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MYRITE BEACH, S. C.

D.15.000

OCT -B''13

tawyefs f"" i;t*r.* fiii X.C. remap policiesJ

ffiffi
BY MARY ANNF: RHYNE

'llu Auutittcd l'rto

RALEIGH, N.C. - AtlorneYr

toi uucr voteru argued ln .do9r
ments liled Ftiday that leglsluUve

iuiiittr.ttng ind Past .dlt'
tiiminatorY Po[ctes teeP. $nor;
i$es lrom electlng candidsl€s ol

their choicr.
tlut attorneYr lor the rtate raY

tfri.r* U* UUcf cornmunl-tY lr
JirioJ over the outcorno o[ re'

. Oiii"ting and there ls m lrdlca'
tirn ttut-the present state Hottsc

i"J G.t" districts caurc lewer

bluchs !o be elected'-'iil;.orrnont" are Part of Port'
trial briefs rubnrltt'ed !\lday to. e

il;.*ili; funel of the U'S' Dlr
;i.'i tbr-t1 irrat wiu hear cloolng

if.'ru*:r*:ff"ffilfi?;
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DISPATCH
I,EXINGION, N. C.

D-la,ooo

OCT -7 'r3

,

OUrt Documents StlY Blcrcks Denied Acc et{'/
RALEICH, N.C. (AP) - Nortll

Carolina blacks are being dcnied
eoual acceus to the political uyutem
d"aur" of pust Policiea und recent
tegictative iedictiictinB, couri docu'
ments conttnd.

The documcntB w€re frled FriduY
od.,il?"'l:'liJ:ffi tlffi.iHtrtl
hl[I'Dc"n jIin"il-uy B grou], nf Repub'
licanc in challcnging utaLe tlourrc
and Senatc diutricts drawn bY the
Gcneral Aaeenrbly in l98l and 1982'

Thc documcnts follow a week'long
. triut in July and precede final aryu'

mentc bcfoie a three'judgo panel in
U.S. Dictrict Court.

Attorneya firr the state alEo filed
documcnu FriduY thut cay evcn the

' black community ic dividcd over the
out ome of redistricting and that
thcre is no indication tho preuent 

1

ctatc House and Scnate multi'ment' I
' bcr diutricts causo fower blackc to bc
I elccted than in singlc'nrembur
'districts.

The tuit auYu that House dictrictc
in Mecklcnburg, l'nruyth, DurlY'nr,
Wake. Wilson. Edgccombc arrd Nush
countieu und u Senute district in
Mecklcnburg and Cabarrus ct,untiet
tubmerge cirnceni.rutions of bluck
votrrs ii larger white lrcpulutions. ttr

unconstitutionally dilute minority
voting otrength.--tii"-defei<lunte 

appear to take

thc view thut aimply bccauue blachu
can regiuter and vote in North Curo'
tina, uid have recently becn clcctcd
ta u iew olliccs in the ulaie, thcre cun
bo no dilution of mirrority votitrg
llrcngth," suid Leslie J. Winncr,
NAACP attorneY.

Mr. Winncr suid tho olate has ig'
norcd her clientu' evidenco ulrowing
ruciul bloc voting, eubi.lo racial ap-
peatu in electionu, th-e. depreuur{ t"'
iio-economic Btal.us of blacku and the
electoral defcut of rninority cundi'-
dateu over un extended Period of
time.

Jim Wullace of thc rtato attorneY
eoileral'e oltice uaid tfie ctato'u ovi'
ion.o ahows that blucku frcely regiu'
ter und vot-e, Pluy irnuortant rolnr in

oartv mliticr and are appointrld to
innricritinl stutewide boaidu. He aaid
the minority groupd arc ueeking an
unfair udvantago.

'"|'he plaintiffc'cuss reutr not upon
a dcniu[ of accees to thc prliticnl uyr'
tem, but uPrn the contcrttion thut
aucccss of black cundidutec iu nut
guaruntecd,' Wallaco uuid in hiu
bricfu.

'The plaintiffs huve eceentiallY
agked thir court to rcnrove bluck vot'
ere und candidatcs fronr the compcti'
tivc eloctorul arena and to protect
them from the vagarier of political
fortune,' he uaid.

Tho black vot€ra aluo contend theY
have demonEtrut&d that the redis'
trictinx wus done with the lbreuec'

able reuult of diluting minority vo'
ting utrength, which the ctule
dcnies.-Tt i black votert are ackinS fho
court-to order tho utate to draw dis'
iii.t" that recognizc the vol.ing

"iiirgth "f 
minori-liet and to prohib'

ii tt,o- ulato l'rom uuing rnulti'orenl'
ber dictricts for futuro clcctionu in
ttre contr:ctcd ureac,

The atatc advimo the court, how'
evir. thut lt cannot concidcr isoluted

"ro*tt" 
of o rtutewide upportionmcnt

ulun without allbcling other urcuu' It
iavc each dickict ic intcrrcluted und
aukr lhc court to qrncider whcthcr
the oolitical procceg as a wholc was

unt'airly clooid to minoritieu.
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