Defendants' Submission Pursuant to Court's Order of October 11, 1984; Correspondence from Representatives Barbee, Fenner, Matthews, Mavretic to Ramsey; Timetable of Filing and Elections

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Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
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- 26cdc809-d692-ee11-be37-00224827e97b

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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Defendants' Submission Pursuant to Court's Order of October 11, 1984; Correspondence from Representatives Barbee, Fenner, Matthews, Mavretic to Ramsey; Timetable of Filing and Elections, 1984. 26cdc809-d692-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/6ef96e66-178d-4864-aa8d-413c9206f10f/defendants-submission-pursuant-to-courts-order-of-october-11-1984-correspondence-from-representatives-barbee-fenner-matthews-mavretic-to-ramsey-timetable-of-filing-and-elections. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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

RALEIGH DIVISION
NO.81-83-CrV-5

RALPH GINGLES, et dl. ,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

RUFUS EDMISTEN, €t dl.,
Defendants.

DEFENDANTS I SUBIIISSION
PURSUAI$T TO COURT I S

oRDER OF OCTOBER 11, 1984

Now come Defendants in the above-entitled action,

pursuant to the Order entered by Court on October 1I, 1984,

and indicate to the Court the following:

I. The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights

Division, having interposed objection to House

Districts 8 and 70 on October 1, 1984, and mem-

bers of the delegation from former House District

8 choosing to present no alternative interim

districting plan to the Courtr ES indicated by

the attached Exhibit 90, the Defendants submit

no plan for the Courtrs consideration as an

alternative to Plaintiff's proposed interim

p1an.

2. Defendants are informed by Plaintiffs that

Plaintiffs intend to propose the election

schedule reflected by the attached Exhibit 91;

Defendants do not object to the entry of an

Order accepting Plaintiffs' proposed schedule.



Respectfulty submitted, this *" /f day of

October, 1984.

RUFUS L.
ATTORNEY

EDMISTEN

Wallace, J
ty Attorney

br Legal Affairs
N.C. Department of Justice
Attorney Generalrs Office
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Phone (919) 733-3377

Norma S: Harrell
Tiare Smiley
Assistant AttorneYs General

Jerris Leonard
Kathleen Heenan McGuan
Jerris Leonard & Associates, P.C.
900 17th Street, N.W., Suite 1020
Washington, D. C. 20005
Phone (2021 872-L095

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Speaker Llston B. RamseY
State Legis lat ive Building
Ralelgh, North Carolina 276LL

Dear I'lr. Speaker:

11 accordance wi t-[ your ins tructions , Ehe li ighth llouse DisEricE
Delegation met on Tuesday, October 16, 1984, to discuss the Lssue
of redistricEing and an election schedule for that district '

'l'lrc'delegation u,as unable to reach agreement on a Proposed interim
redistricting plan and has none to sutrmlt to the court.

The delegation agreed to support a speclal election schedule proPosed
by Ehe Dire"toi of the State Board of ElecLions so long as the several
electtons are held on TuesdaY.

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Deadline for legal Publication of
timetable and Inotice' of PrimarY
and election.

Filing period oPens at 12:00 noon.

Filing period, closes at 12:00 noon.

rone stop' and bY mail absentee
voting commences.

tOne stop' and bY mail absentee
voting closes at 5:00 P.m.

FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION!

SECOND PRIMARY (if required).

GENERAL ELECTION!

By or on
November

November

November

November

December

December

January

January

2,1984
g, 1984

16, 1984

26, 1984

11,1984

18, 1984

g, 1985

29, 1985

NOIE: Canvass should be held in
and the results are to be
Board of Elections on the

accordance with State law,
delivered to the State
day canvass is heLd.



CERTIFICATE OT SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the fore-

going Defendants' Submission Pursuant to Court's Order of

october 11, 1984, by placing a copy of same in the united

States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed to:

Ms. Leslie Winner
Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas,

Adkins a Fuller, P.A.
951 South Independence Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Ms. Lani Guinier
99 Hudson Street
New York, New York 10013

Mr. Robert N. Hunter, JE.
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 3245
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

This the day of October, 1984./?

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