First Set of Stipulations of Fact; General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 1428

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October 30, 1981 - November 13, 1981

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Matter
- Gingles
Case
- Thornburg v. Gingles
U.S. state
- North Carolina
Collection
- Case Files
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- 373767f4-d892-ee11-be37-6045bddb811f

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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 October 26, 2025.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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,

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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 . 
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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First Set of Stipulations of Fact; General Assembly of North Carolina Bill 1428

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