U.S. Rules N.C. Law Violates Voting Rights News Clipping
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December 2, 1981
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, counties ro form cenerii ai*iiiurv .rJi:- tion districts ,violates. the lg65 Vo-t-ing.':.,Rights Act.: In a letter to Alex Brock, executive
The state.has 100 _ House Speaker Liston Ramsey said
hat wh,e the deci- [H:1il;:,ffi[,,"1xiff:Jll,.'J".t]lili]: 'Gene_ral Assembly will have a special ses-
sion in January to redraw the districts for ;
the 120 House and 50 Senate seats. The '
legislature had a special session in Oc- .
tober to revise earlier redistricting plansr . :
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