First Set of Stipulations of Fact

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LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorney
- Leslie J. Winner
Organization
- NAACP Legal and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
Creator
- Napolean Williams & Others
Taxonomy
Identifier
- db260ad7-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Williams. First Set of Stipulations of Fact, 1981. db260ad7-da92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/63eb3dcc-ebb7-45e7-9214-5585a458d094/first-set-of-stipulations-of-fact. Accessed July 30, 2025.

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    IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COIIRT

FORTHE . ,'I ;

RALEIGH DIVISION
NO. 8r-803-Crv-s

RALPH GINGLES, et a1., )
)

Plaintiffs, )
)v. ) FIRST SET OF

) STIPULATIONS OF FACT
RUFUS EDMISTEN, er al., )

)Defendants. )

The parties, through their counsel, stipurate that the
following facts are true:

1. The North carolina General Assembly convened on

October 29, 1981.

2. 0n October 30, 1981 Ehe North Carolina General Assembly

enacted chapter 1130 of the session Laws of 19gI, entitled "An

Act to Apportion the Districts of the North carolina House of
Representatives. " A true and accurate copy of chapter l130
is attached hereto as Exhibit A

3. On October 30, 1981 the North Carolina General Assembly

adjourned until June 2, L9A2.

4. During rhe october 29 through october 30, t9g1 session,
the General Assembly did. not enact rrr.piortionment of rhe North
Carolina SenaEe.

5. North carolina mailed its apportionment of the North
Carolina Senate and the North Carolina representative d.istricts
for the United States Congress to the Attorney General of the United
states on July 13, 1981 and the submission was received by the
Attorney General of rhe united sEc.tes on Jury LG, l9gl.

6. North Carolina completed its submission of information
to the AEtorney General of the United States concernj-ng its appor-
tionment of the North Carolina Senate and Congressional districts



on SePtember 30, 1981. The information was received by the Attorney

General of ttre United States on October 2r.199I.
7. On or about November 4, 1981, North Carolina sr:bmitted its

apportionment of its House of Representatives, as contained in
Chapter 1130, to ttre Attorney General of the United States for pre-
clearance under 55 of the Voting Rights Act.

This 13th day of November, 1981.

Chambers, Sergusonl Watt, Wallas,
Ad,kins & FuLler, P.A.

Suite 730 East Independence plaza
951 Souttr Independ,ence Boulevard
charlotter Norttr carolina 29202
704/37s-8451

Attorney for Plaj.ntiffs

By:

9L9 /7 33-3377

Attorneys for Defendants

Ir.. EDIIISTEN, Attorn
lL wallace, Jr. ,Carolina Attorney

t Office Box 529
Raleigh, Norttr Carolina 27602

-.2-

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First Set of Stipulations of Fact

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