First Set of Stipulations of Fact; General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 1428
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Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. First Set of Stipulations of Fact; General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 1428, 1981. 373767f4-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/c6648ace-330c-4f4a-906d-3eb5b2f85e08/first-set-of-stipulations-of-fact-general-assembly-of-north-carolina-bill-1428. Accessed April 29, 2025.
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Q e. r.f MLPH GINGLES, €r a v. RUFUS EDMISTEN, et The parties, t following facts are 1. The North October 29, 1981. 2. On October enacted Chapter 1130 Act to Apportion the Representatives. rr A is attached hereto a 3. On October adjourned until June 4. During rhe the General Assembty Carolina Senate. 5. North Caro Carolina Senate and for the United States States on July 13, 1 Attorney General of 6. North Caro to the Attorney Gene tionment of the Nort IN THE TED STATES DISTRICT FOR THE N DISTRICT OF NORTH RALEIGH DIVISION NO. 81-803-crv-s COURT CAROLINA I .t ,"r.,aiff s, FIRST SET OF STIPULATIONS OF FACT ugh their counsel, stipulate that the rolina General Assembly convened on 30, 1981 the North Carolina General Assembly of the Session Laws of 1981, entitled ',An Districts of the North Carolina House of true and accurate copy of Chapter 1130 Exhibir A. 30, 1981 the North Carolina General Assembly 2, LggT October 29 through October 30, lggl Session, did not enact "r "ppo=tionment of the North ina mailed its apportionment of the North he North Carolina representative districts congress to the Attorney General of the united 1 and the submission was received by the he United Sretes on July L6, 19g1. ina completed its submission of information al of the United States concerning its appor- Carolina Senate and Congressional districts ,( t,,; I ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) on September.30, 198 General of the Uni 7. On or about. apportionment of its Chapter 1130, to the clearance under 55 o This 13th day o . The information was received. by the Attorney States on October Z, l9gl. November 4, 1981, North Carolina submitted its House of Representatives, as cont,ained in Attorney General of the United States for pre- the Voting Rights Act. November, 198I. Ltlr)*.^, LIE ,J. Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas, Adkins & Fuller, p.A. Suite 730 East Independence plaza 951 South Independence BoulevardCharlotter North Carolina 2BZO2 704/37s-8461 Attorney for Plaintiffs By: 9L9 /7 33-3377 Attorneys for Defendants L.. EDI{ISTEN, Attorne pl. wallace, Jr . / raI's Office Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 -2- a_ -r'r., , GENE(. _ ASSEMBLY 0F N0RTH ( 0LINA SESSION 1981 RATIFIED BILL CEAPTER 1130 EOT'SE BILL 1428 AT. ACT TO APPORTIOf, TEE DISTEICTS OP TEE f,OBTH CIROLITI EOUSE OF REPRESEtrTITTYES. The General. l,ssenbly of Xorth Caroliua enacts: Sectiou 1. G.S. 120-2 is rerrltten to rearl: ng 120-2. Eogse gpportionaent specifieg.--For tbe purpose of noninating ancl electing renbers of the f,orth Carolina Eouse of Representatives in 1982 and periocti.cally thereafter, -the State of I{orth Carolina shall be ilividetl iuto the follori.ng tlistrlcts: District 1 shall consist of Canden, Choran, CurrLtock, Dare, (].'"' I. at Pasquotank, PerquiEaDs, Tyrrell, anrl fashiugton Counties, autl shall elect tro RepreseutatLves. District 2 sball consi,st of Beaufort and Hyde Counties, ancl shall elect one Represeutative. District 3 sha11 consist of CEayeD, Leuoir, antl Paulico Counti.es, aud shall elect three Represeutatives. District 0 shalI consist of Carteret antl Onslou Couuties, aucl shall elect tbree Represeutatives. District 5 sha11 consist of Bertie, Gates, Ealifar, Bertfortl, lartin, and llorthanptou Counties, ancl shaIl elect three ll epre aent at lvos . . District 6 sha 11 cousist of Etlgecoube, f,ash, ancl f i-lsou Couuties, ancl shall elect four Represeutatives. EXHIBIT A (5 pages) a ('ri"trict 7 shall C=^"t of Greene anrl pitt cb.rnures, au6 shal1 elect tyo Represeutati.ves. District I shall cousist of Eayne County, ancl shall elect tvo Repre sent atives . Duplin antl Jones Couuties, ancl Dj-strict 10 sharl consist of Bladen, penrler, ancl sanpson Counties, ancl shall elect tyo Representatives. District 11 shall consist of BruDsrick ancl tlev Hanoyer couuties, ancl shall erect three Representatives. District 12 shall consist of Colunbus County, ancl shall elect one Representative District 9 sha11 consist -of shall elect one Representative. District 13 shaIl consist Counties, ancl shall elect three District 1q shall consist of of Robeson, Boke, Represeut atives. l ,t ancl Scotlanc1 Cunberlantl County, and shall elect District 15 shall consist of Earnett ancl Lee Counties, and shaIl elect tvo Represeutatives. District 16 shall consist of rrankli.n autl Johuston Counti.es, ancl shall elect tro Representatives. District 17 shal1 consist of Hake County, ancl shaII elect six Represetrt atives. District 18 sharl consist of casverr, Granville, person, vance, ancl narren counties, ancl sha1l elect three Representatives. District 19 shall consist of Durhau County, aucl shall elect three Representatives. House Bill 1428 a I ( (( District 20 sha'Il consist of Chathan, Oiange, atil Raurlolph Counties, ancl shall elect four Representatives. District 21 shall coosist of f,oore Couuty, ancl shall elect oue Represent ative. District 22 shall consist of Richnoncl County, antl shall elect one Representative District 23 shall consist of lnson autl Houtgomery Counties, antl shall elect oDe Represeutative. District 24 shall cousist of Cabarrus aucl Uniou Counties, auil sha1l elect tbree Representatives. District 25 shall consist of Stauly County, ancl shall elect oae Representative. District 26 shall consist of Davirlson. ancl Davie Counties, aDd sha1I elect three Representatives.. District 27 shall consi.st of Rovau County, ancl shall elect tvo T R epre sent atives.. District 28 shall consist of llanance County, auil shall elect tvo Representatives. Distri.ct 29 shalI consist of Guilford County, ancl shall elect seven Representatives,. District 30 sha1I consist of Alleghany, Rockinghan, Stokes, anrl Surry Counties, aucl shall elect four Representatives. 1 District 31 shall consist of Forsyth County, ancl shall elect ,, five Represetrtatives. District 32 shall consist of lshe, lvery, Caldvell, Uitchell, Eatauga, f,iIkes, auil Yaclkin Couniies, ancl shall elect five Represent atives. House Bill 1428 C. Do a r District 33 srrar\ consist of tlexaader, ,L*", catarba, aucl rreilelr counties, ancl shall elect six BepreseDtatives. District 3lt shall consist of l{ecklenburg Cocnty, aucl shall elect eight Representatives. District 35 shall consist of Gaston ancl Lincoln Couutles, aud shall elect four Representatives. District 36 shall cousist of Clevelancl, polk, ancl Rutherforcl couuties, antl shal1 consist of three Representatives; District 37 shaIl consist of ttcDovelL antl yancey counties, ancl shall elect one Representative. District 38 shall consist of Buaconbe, HencleEson, aucl Transylvania counties, and sharr elect five Represetrtatives. District 39 shall cousist of Hayvootl, Jackson, ltadison, anil Scain counties, ancl sharl elect tro Rep_reseatatives. District 40 sha11 cousist of CherokeeT Clay, Grahan, and ltacon t' ouDtr-es, ancl shall elect oDe Represeutative. rr Sec- 2. 1981 session Lass chapter g0o is repearecl. sec- 3. (a) Notvithstanding G.s- 163-106 or aDy other provision of IaH to the contrarlrr the filing per5-od uniler l,rticle 10 of Geueral Statutes Chapter 163 for legislative offices (State Senate, state House of Representatives, aud Ir. s. House of Representatives) for the filiug year 1982 on1y, shall connence at 12: 00 DooD oD lloncl ay, February 15, 1gg2r and sbarl expi_re at 12200 noon on t{on:lay, ltarch 1, 1992. (b) rn adtlition, the State Boartl of Elections is bereby authorized to establish the opening clatei for issuance of absentee ballots to be votecl in tie 1982 PriDaEy Election antl saicl Board House BilI 1428 '* t ?.{|p (( shall establish a beginuing ctate as early as practicable peniling the printing of the ballots. such opening rtate shaIl arso apply to any referendun or election helcl ou the date of the priuary election. Abseutee ballots authorizecl ,uncler G.s. 163-22l (b) (1) antl G. s. 163-227 (b) (4) sha-ll be covered untler the authority specifiecl herein (c) The authority establisheil i u tbi,s section shaIl terninate folloring the couduct of the lay. tt, 1gg?, priuary elections. sec- tr- Thi-s act is effective trpon ratification- Iu the General lssenbly reatl tLree ti.mes antl ratified, this the 30th ctay of October, 1991- JAMES C GREEN Janes C. Presiclent Green of the Senate LISTAN B, RAMSEY Lj-ston B. Ransey Speaker of the House of Represeutatives ( 5House Bill 1428