Court Correspondences; Defendants' Response to Pugh Plaintiffs' Application for Hearing for Preliminary Injunction and Other Equitable Relief; Amended Revised Primary Election Timetable; Resolution Before the North Carolina State Board of Elections

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l{ay 13, 1982

Honorable J. Rich Leonardr Clerk
United States District Court
Eastern District of North Carolina
Federal Building
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

RE: RALPH GINGLES v. EDI{ISTEN, Civit No. 82-803-CIV-5
PUGH v. HUNT, Civil No. 81-1066-CIV-5

Dear lvlr. Leonard:

Enclosed please find, for filing, the original and three
copies of Defendants' Response to Pugh Plaintiffs' Application
for Hearing for Preliminary Injunction and Other Equitable
Relief.

Please mark one copy "Fi1ed" and return the same to me in
the enclosed, stamped enveloPe.

Thank you for your usual cooperation.

Very truly yours,

RUFUS L. EDMTSTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Enclosures

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RUFUS L. EDMI'TEN
ATTOiXEY OINEiAL

WaIIace,
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IN TTIE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRTCT OF }.IORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH DTVISION

RALPI{ GINGLES, et aI. ,
Plaintiffs,

v.

RUFUS EDI{ISTEN, €t a1.,
Defendants

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ALAN V. PUGI;, €t dl.,
Plaintiffs,

No. 81-803-CIV-5

v.

JAMES B. HUIJT, JR., etc., €t aI.
Defendants.

No. 81-1066-CIV-5

DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE TO PUGTi PLAINTIFFS I APPLTCATION FOR
HEASING F'OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF

NOW COME the DefendanLs, by and through their counsel of

record, responding, by way of objection, to the Pugh Plaintiffs'

APPLICATION FOR HEARING FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIOTI AND OTHER

EQUITABLE RELIEF on the grounds that the facts upon which said

motion are based are no longer truer ets evidenced by Exhibits

I.Ios. l and 2, attached hereto, and that the creation by this

Court of a single-member district plan for the election of

members to the North Carolina Senate and House of Representa-

tives j-n 1982 would be totally inappropriate, even for interim

purposes, if founded upon the matters set forth in the Pugh

Plaintlffs' application.

rhis the /3 day of May, 1982.

RUFUS L. EDMISTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Raleigh, North Carolj-na 27602
Telephone: (9I9) 733-3377

Norma Fiarrell
Tiare Smiley
Assistant Attorneys General

John Lassiter
Associate Attorney General

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Jerris Leonard
Kathleen lleenan
Jerris Leonard & Associates, P.C.
900 17th Street, N.W.
Suite I020
Washington, D. C.20006
Telephone: (2021 872-L095

Attorneys for Defendants



CERTIT'TCATE OF SERVICE

I herebryr certify that I have this day served the

DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE TO PUGH PI,AINTIFFS' APPLICATION

r.OR PRELIMINARY II{JT'NCTTON ATiID OTtsER EQUITABLE PELIEF'

Plaintiffs' Attorneys by placing a copy of same in the

States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed to:

J. Levonne Chambers
Leslie Winner
Chambers 2 Ferguson, Watt, I{a11as ,

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

Jack Greenberg
James IvI. Nabrit, IfI
Lani Guinier
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019

Arthur J. Donaldson
Byrke, Donaldson, Holshouser, & Kenerly
309 North Main Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28L44

Robert N. Hunter, JE.
Attorney at Law
Post Office Box 3245
201 West Market Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

foregoing

FOR HEARING

uPon

United

This ,n" /3 day of May, ]rg82.



EXTiIBIT I

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37255-7257

Itonorebl. Jrr.r Dlekroa phtlltpe. Jr.Ctrculg Judgr
thltrd Srrtor Court ef Apprelrfor thr Dourgh Glrcult- -

P. O. Ecx t6l7
Durhel, Iorlh Crrol.tne Z7l0Z

Ilonorebk F. T. Duprce , Jr.
Chlef Judge
Unltcd Sterer Dlrtrtet Court
ItrrtGrn Dtrtrlct of North Crrotlnr
P. 0. Drlrirr 27565 ilrlclgh, llorCh Cerollne 27611

Honoretrl. U. lirrl Brlt,tDtrrrtot Judgc
Unttcd Strt.r Dlrtrtct Court
llrrCrrn Dtrtrlct of [orth Cerollnr
P. O. Drevrr 27504
Itrlrlgh, llorth CrroLtne ZI6LL

Iner Judgrr Pbtlllpr, Itltc rod Duprror

linclored for your laforrrtlon erc eoptcrAprt1 30, 19E2, l.tt.r Co couotel for the Etert
Carollnr rclrclng to tht r.rpporttonnont of theCerollnr 6tetr Bo,urr of tcpriirntrttvcr end tb.Scnrte. lad tht upaorlng pitnery rkctl.oor.

!{ry 5, 1982

of our
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got Hr. Jcrrlr Lconerd
Hr. Jescr ltrlleoo. Jr.
Mr. J, Lovonnt Cheabrrr
Hl. Lotltr Ylaatc vz

StneorrIy,

lh. lrrdford Ecynoldr
Arrlrtrnt Attorncy Genrrrl
Ctvtl llgtrtr Dtvttton

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97255-37

Jrbth/ngto,,. D.C.20530

Aprtl 30, 1982

Jrrrle Leonerd, Etqulre
Jcrrle Leonlrd & Arroctetea
Sulte 1020
900 Scventeenth Street, N.W.
tluhlngton, D. C. 20005

Dcar Mr. Leonard:

Thte te tn reference to the aubmlealon of H,B. 1
(Houee Reapporilonnent), S.B. I (Senate ReapporEtonoenE)
lnd H.B. 2 (relatl.ng Eo the candtdace quall-flcatton perlod
end the prtnary electton date) for the -State of North
Ceroltna, Your aubrolealon, purBuant to Sectlon 5 of the
Votl,ng Rlghtr Act, ueo recetved on Apr1l 28, L982, and wae
luppl.Eented wlth addttlonal lnfornatl,on recelved on
Aprtl 30,'1982, Ar requetted, we have glven your aubnleelon
lrpedl,ted con! lderatlon.

Utth rerpect to the voElng changea occaaloned by
H.B. 1 and S.B. I (the Houee and Senate redletrtcttng plana),
the Attorney General doee not tnterpoee any obJecttons.
lrlth respect to the propoeed change ln the candtdace flltng
pe{tod and the prlnary electlon daEe, our analyaie ehowe that
under H.B. 2 the date of the prlnary te atated- to be June I0,
L9E2 ald the_perlod for quallflcatton le acated Eo be Aprtl 30
through Hay 7, 1982. A8 you were advlaed over the telephone by
Mr. Reynolde earlter today, thie achedule would necessltate our
tnterpoetng an obJectlon under SecElon 5 atnce lc would have a
eeverely adverse lmpact ln thoee new dlBtrtcEB where black
voters for the fl.rat tlme have a falr opportunlty of electtng
candtdates of Ehelr chotce.

In the aupplenental lnformatlon provtded to us today,
you have tndlcated thaE the Stace Board of ElecElone, pureuant
to tts statutory authorlty, w111 amend thta achedule 80 thet
the prlnary 1111 be held on Tueeday, June 29, L982, wlth a
aecond prlnary, [f neceEaary, to be held on July 27, L982, and
th9 perlod for quallfylng by petttlon wtlt be extended to May 17,
L982. In ltght of theee ctrcumstancea, w€ do not lnterpoae an
obJectton at thta tlne. Should the achedule be anended as aet



forGh heretn and tn your r:r:": of thte date, eG belteve Ehe
rchedulo ro ancnded uould DeeE Seccton 5 requtretrenct and ue
rould be prepared Eo gtve Ehe oaEt,er our lunedtate aEccntton
upon recetpt of thac tnfornatlon. On che oEher hand, futlure
to anend Ehe tntttal H.B. 2 rchedule nould requtre u6 Eo glve
further conrtdcretlon Eo che conccrna tndtcated above.

Ptnelly, ue feel a responstbtltty to potnc ouc thaE
Sectlon 5 of thr Vottng Rtghte Acc exprerrly provtdea Ehac
chr fetlurc of thc Actorney Generel to obJcct doer noc ber
rny rubrequrnt Judtctel actlon to enJotn Ehe enforcenenE
of ruch ehengrr, ln rddtrlon, 6r auchorlzcd by SecEton 5,
thr Actornry-Crnrrel rG.orve. che rtghc co reexaotnc each
of the chen3rr tncludcd ln thtc rubntrrton tf eddlctonal
lnfornrtton chec vould ochervtre requtre en obJectlon cotrel
Co htr .CC.nClon durtnt Ch. rcnelndcr of chc rtrty-61, pcrtod.

Beclurl Chl,r rstEer tc currenEly pendtng before
thc frdrrrl courc tn llorch Cerollna, ue tre taklng t,he
Itbrrty of ronfltng ChaE courc . copy of our drctrton
thtr dlco.

Slncerely,

lJD. Bradford Reynolda
Arrlrtrnt Atrorney Generel

Ctvtl ltghcr Dtvlrton

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EXEIBTT TI i

STATE OF NOR.TH C,AROLII{A

1982 - AMEIIDED REVISED PRIMARY ELECTION TII'{ETABLE - 1982

(For June 29, 1982 PrimarY)

Issued by: AIex K. Brock, Dlrector l{ay 5, 1982
State Board of Elections

** ASAP - Publish notice of Constitutional Amendments, State
Judiclal Offices and all other contests ln your
county.

Irrnediately - Startlng date for absentee ballots.

April 30, 1982 - At 12:00 noon candidates for U. S. Congress, State
Senate, State House of Representatlves mey conmence
fillng for office.

Hav 7,1982 - At i2:00 noon the fillng period for candidates for
U. S. Congress, State Senate and State House of
Representatives shall expire.

* May 7, 1982 - Date on whlch the county boards of electlons shall
certify to the State Board of Electlons the nemes
of all candidates for State Senate and State House
of Representatives, or that no candidate has filed.

June 1, 1982 - Registratlon deadline to vote in Prlmarv.

-Proper 

datt slnce 5/31 ls legal hollday.)

June 2, 1982 - Starting date lor fone-StoPr voting.

*rk ASAP - Date on which the State Board malls certlfication
to Chair:nan of County Board of candtdates for State
Leglslatlve positlons ln multi-county dlstrlcts.

June 24, L982 - Last date for issuance of Absentee appllcations.
(5:00 p.m.) Also last date for 'One-Stop'.

June 26, L982 Date on which Chalrman of County Board of Elections
delivers proPer number of ballots and boxes to
reglstrar of each precinct and obtain recelpt.
Also deliver poll book and other equlpment and
supplles furnlshed by county board.

(tlote) - If a county board ls unable to get loto
the courthouse on Saturday' or for a meanlngful
reason, thls responslblllty may be executed on Frlday.

* This responslbility must be done on date speclfled.

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1982 AIIENDED REVISED PRII.{IRY ELECTION TI},IETABLE (Conttd.)

June 28, 7982 - By 3:00 p.m. on the day before the electlon the
chairman of the county board of electlons delivers
.to proper precinct a llst, in duplicate, of civillan
absentee voters and all clvillan ballots received.

June 28, 1982 - Deadline for receivlng absentee ballots. (C.S. 763-231)
( 5:00 p.m. )

June 29 1982

June 29, L982

June 29, 7982

July 1, 7982
(11:00 a.m.)

July 1, 1982

ASAP

ASAP

Julv 27, 1982

July 29, L982

- STATE, COUNTY, LEGTSIATTVE & CONGRESSTONAL PRrI'IARY!

- Before opening poIls, registrar and judges arrange
voting enclosure es prescribed in G.S. 163-746,
Take prescribed oaths (if not done earlier), then
open polls and conduct prlmary. Post lists of
absentee registrations, when received. At con-
clusion of day, tally ballotsr make lrruediate
unofficial report of results to county board.

- Before noon, chairman of county board of elections
deliyers to proper precinct a list, in duplicate,
of absentee ml1ltary voters and all absentee
military ballots received. AIso, any supplemental
civilian voters received slnce June 28, 7982.

- Date on which County Board of Elections canvasses
returns.

- Chalrman of County Board of Elections shall mail
to the Chairman of the State Board of Electlons
an original abstract for all offlces and referenda.

- State Board of Electlons shall set the date on whlch
it meets to certify the results of the Flrst Prlmary.

- State Board of Elections to flle certification and
origlnal county abstracts wlth Secretary of State.
(Same ,late as canvass)

- Date of Second Primary, if needed.

- Date on wtrlch County Board of Elections canvasses
returns and certlfies results of the Second Primary.

Certified and lssued this 5th day of May 1982.

&*,< B-*X-
Executive Secretary-Director

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BETONE THE NOBTH CABOIJM STATE BOAND OF ETECTIONS

ilonrH qraol.lilr

WAKE COUTfIT

NESOIUTION

rttHEnEAs, the c,eneral Asse"'b\y of North caroEna has praced

unpnecedented conftdence arrl author{.ty ln thc State Board of Electlons

nnder provlsions of G.S. 163-2.2t as ancrded by Sec. 19.1 of Chaptcr

31 Second E:ctra Scssl.on 1982r ard

UHEREAS, e crttlcal sltuatlon now threatens the ordcr\y

corduct of pni-uary clcctlons for 1982 ln North Carollna erd lt eppcet!

ing to this Board that ary r\uther delay 1n the schedr.rrlng of a
deflaite pri-uary electlon date for all candldates wtro have ftled for
varlous prbllc offlces throrghout the Statc as weLI as aIL candldates

nor in the pnocels of f{'l{1g for U.S. Congrcss, State Senate and State

House would pnoduce sever€ hardshlp and conftrsion and cause lrrevocablc

darnage to thc electoral processos of North CaroHna whlch thlc Bo3rd

has sworn to aafegrrar"rl, lt 1c hereby or{ercd:

f. THAT, ptrsuant to authorlty rpcclfled tn G.S, L63-i2.2,

as anended by scc. 19.1 of chapter 3, secord E:rtra sesslon 1982 and

1n consideratlon of the condltlonal approval of chapterc r, 2 ard. 3

Second E:ctra SessLon 1982 by the Unltcd Stateg Attorrey C,errcr:a1,

ocerclslng lrls authorlty urder the Lotinq Riqhte Act of 106(, 42 Ir.s.C.

s L973 c. the prLuarg election for aIL offlces ln Nor{h Caro[na for
the year 1982 shell be conducted on hresday, Jrure 2!, 1982; and a

gecord pri-uary, 1f needed, chall bc hcld on JuIy 27, 1982, rnd

?. Acting under the authorlty clted ln paragraph I
pnecedlng her"eln the State Boa:d of Electlons dinects that ery ca3dl-

dato frliry petltlons prrsuant to G.s. 163-ro7.1 ahall be peraltted

to flle ouch petltlons ln order to qua11f! as a candlda.tc an-L rLL

such petltlons shall be conslder.ed tlne\y fllod lf pnesented to thc

approprlate board of electlo$r no later than l2:@ noon on llay l?,
1982. rt



thc urderslgncd Gxccutlvc offlccr of tlhc ststr Bogtd of

Elections of North CarolLne hcrcby ccrtitlss that thc forcgolng

EcsolutLon uas unani.Dous\y adoptcd by ttrc Statc Boar{ otr $udqy,

l.{ey 2, 1982 upon ootlon tY }tr.e. ELLorcc Enf,Irtr cccord b5r l*llr{en

l,larsh.

Ttrls 3rd dey of UaY 1982.

Executlve Secrctary-Dircctor

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