GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SECOND EXTRA SESSION 1984

 

 

CHAPTER 6

HOUSE BILL 1

 

AN ACT TO REAPPORTION HOUSE DISTRICTS 21, 23, 36 AND 3.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 120-2(a) is amended by deleting House District 36 and substituting the following districts in the appropriate numerical sequence:

"District 36 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Mecklenburg County: Charlotte Precincts 6, 34, 62, 63, 83, 84, and 85, Clear Creek Precinct, Crab Orchard Precinct 1, Matthews Precinct, Mint Hill Precincts 1 and 2, and Morning Star Precinct.

District 54 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Mecklenburg County: Charlotte Precincts 5, 28, 2, 43, 44, and 60, Cornelius Precinct, Crab Orchard Precinct 2, Davidson Precinct, Huntersville Precinct, Lemly Precinct, and Mallard Creek Precincts 1 and 2.

District 55 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Mecklenburg County: Charlotte Precincts 8, , 10, 1, 32, 48, 50, 57, 58, 5, 74, 75, 76, and 77, Pineville Precinct, and Steel Creek Precinct 2.

District 56 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Mecklenburg County: Charlotte Precincts 20, 21, 37, 38, 4, 51, 52, 78, 7, and 80, Berryhill Precinct, Long Creek Precinct 1, Oakdell Precinct, Paw Creek Precincts 1 and 2, and Steel Creek Precinct 1.

District 57 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Mecklenburg County: Charlotte Precincts 35, 36, 47, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 6, 70, 71, 72, 73, 86, and 88, and Providence Precinct.

District 58 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Charlotte Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 33, 45, 46, and 61 of Mecklenburg County.

District 5 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Mecklenburg County: Charlotte Precincts 11, 16, 22, 23, 27, 31, 3, 41, 53, 81, and 8, and Long Creek Precinct 2, and from Precinct 42 it shall include only Blocks 104 and 105 of Census Tract 53.02.

District 60 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Charlotte Precincts 12, 24, 25, 26, 30, 40, 54, 55, 56, and 82 of Mecklenburg County, and shall include all of Precinct 42 in Mecklenburg County except for Blocks 104 and 105 of Census Tract 53.02."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 120-2(a) is amended by deleting House District 21 and substituting the following districts in the appropriate numerical sequence:

"District 21 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Wake County: Raleigh 14, 1, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 34, 35, 38, 40, and St. Matthews 3.

District 61 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Barton's Creek Township and New Light Township of Wake County and the following precincts of Wake County: Raleigh 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 30, 33, 36, 37, 3, House Creek 4, and Leesville.

District 62 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Buckhorn Township, Holly Springs Township, Middle Creek Township, Panther Branch Township, and White Oak Township of Wake County and the following precincts of Wake County: Cary 1, 4, and 7, St. Mary's 1 and 2, and St. Matthews 2 and 4, except that in St. Mary's 2, it does not include Blocks 112, 51 and 52 (outside Garner city limits) of Census Tract 528.05 of St. Mary's Township.

District 63 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Cedar Fork Township of Wake County and the following precincts of Wake County: Cary 2, 3, and 5, House Creek 1, 2, and 3, Meredith and Raleigh 16, 2, 31, 32, and 41.

District 64 shall elect one Representative and consists of the following precincts of Wake County: Cary 6, Raleigh 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, , 21, 23, 24, 27, St. Mary's 3, 4, 5, and 6, and Swift Creek 1 and 2. It also includes from St. Mary's 2 Blocks 112, 51, and 52 (outside Garner city limits) of Census Tract 528.05 of St. Mary's Township.

District 65 shall elect one Representative and consists of Little River Township, Mark's Creek Township and Wake Forest Township of Wake County and the following precincts of Wake County: Raleigh 42, 43, 44, and 45, Neuse, and St. Matthews 1."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 120-2(a) is amended by deleting House District 3 and substituting the following districts in the appropriate numerical sequence:

"District 3 shall elect three Representatives and shall consist of the remainder of Forsyth County not included in Districts 2, 66, or 67.

District 66 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Forsyth County: 30-1, 40-1, 40-2, 40- 3, 40-4, 40-5, 40-6, 50-1, 50-2, 50-3, 50-4, 50-5, 6-3, 8-2, and 8-3 but does not include that part of Block 314, Census Tract 33.03 of Winston Township which is not contiguous with the primary corporate limits of the City of Winston-Salem.

District 67 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of the following precincts of Forsyth County: 20-1, 20-2, 20-3, 20- 4, 20-5, 20-6, 30-2, 30-3, 30-5, 30-6, 0-2, 0-3, 0-5, and 10-3."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 120-2(a) is amended by deleting House District 23 and substituting the following districts in the appropriate numerical sequence:

"District 23 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Durham County Precincts 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, and 47. It also includes all of Durham County Precinct 1 not included in District 68.

It also includes from Precinct only the following: Block 303 of Census Tract 13.02, Blocks 411 and 412 of Census Tract 20.03, and the part of Block 113 of Census Tract 20.02 excluding the area bounded by Bexley Avenue, Monticello Avenue, Stuart Drive and Hope Valley Rd.

It also includes from Precinct 3 only the following: Blocks 202, 216, 217, 415, 416, 417, 418 and 41 of Census Tract 20.02.

District 68 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Durham County Precincts 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 2, and 46.

It also includes all of Precinct not included in District 23.

It also includes all of Precinct 4 not included in District 6.

It also includes from Precinct 1 only the following: Blocks 115, 116, 118, 11, 120, 124, 201, 202, 203, 214, 307, 308, 316 and 317 of Census Tract 2.

District 6 shall elect one Representative and shall consist of Durham County Precincts 5, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 43, 44, and 45. It also includes from Precinct 4 only the following: Block 316 of Census Tract 4.02 and Blocks 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 311 and 317 of Census Tract 4.01.

It also includes all of Precinct 3 not included in District 23."

Sec. 5.  G. S. 120-2(c) is amended by adding the following immediately after the first paragraph:

"For Mecklenburg, Wake, Durham, and Forsyth Counties, precinct boundaries and streets are as shown on the current maps in use by the appropriate county board of elections on January 31, 1984, in accordance with G.S. 163-128(b)."

Sec. 6.  G.S. 120-2(a) is amended by deleting the phrase "in 182 and periodically thereafter", and inserting in lieu thereof "in 1984 and periodically thereafter".

Sec. 6.1.  In the event that the U. S. Supreme Court reverses any or all of the opinion of the U. S. District Court which held the composition of House Districts 21, 23, 36, and 3 to violate the Voting Rights Act, then to the extent that such reversal holds any of those districts to have been valid, any part of this act which reapportioned such district is repealed and the prior law revived as to any future election.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of March, 1984.