GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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SENATE BILL 705

Short Title:  Pender School Districts.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senator Jordan.
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Referred to:  Local Government and Regional Affairs.
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April 6, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED ONLY BY THE VOTERS OF A DISTRICT, AND TO DEFINE THE DISTRICTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Pender County Board of Education shall consist of seven members. One member shall be elected from each of the seven districts described in Section 7. Only those voters residing in a district shall be eligible to vote in elections for that district. A person must reside in a district to be eligible to be a candidate for that district or to serve as the member representing that district.
Sec. 2.  Elections shall be nonpartisan and shall be held in even-numbered years at the same time as party primaries for county offices. 
Sec. 3.  Elections shall be determined by plurality.
Sec. 4.  Members shall take office at the first regular meeting of the board in July following their elections.
Sec. 5.  Board members shall be elected for four-year staggered terms. All seven members shall be elected in 1994. The members elected at that time from Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7 shall serve initial terms of four years, and their successors shall be elected in 1998, and every four years thereafter. The members elected in 1994 from Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall serve initial terms of two years, and their successors shall be elected in 1996, and every four years thereafter.
Sec. 6.  Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board. The person appointed to fill the vacancy must reside in the district in which the vacancy occurs. The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacating member.
Sec. 7.  The boundaries of the districts are as listed below. The names and boundaries of precincts (voting tabulation districts), tracts, block groups, and blocks, specified in this section are as they were legally defined and recognized in the 1990 U.S. Census. Boundaries are as shown on the IVTD Version of the United States Bureau of the Census 1990 TIGER Files.

District 1: Pender County: Canetuck *, Caswell *, Columbia *, Grady *: Tract 9805: Block Group 1: Block 182B, Block 183B, Block 184B, Block 185, Block 186, Block 187, Block 188; Block Group 4: Block 401, Block 402, Block 403, Block 404, Block 405, Block 406, Block 407, Block 408, Block 409, Block 410, Block 411, Block 412, Block 413, Block 414, Block 415, Block 416, Block 417, Block 419, Block 420, Block 421, Block 422, Block 423, Block 424, Block 425, Block 426, Block 435, Block 436, Block 437, Block 438, Block 439.

District 2: Pender County: Upper Holly *, Lower Union *: Tract 9803: Block Group 1: Block 125B, Block 128, Block 131B, Block 133B, Block 139B; Block Group 2: Block 251B, Block 256B, Block 257B; Upper Union *, Upper Topsail *: Tract 9802: Block Group 1: Block 181B; Block Group 2: Block 201C, Block 219B, Block 231B, Block 234B, Block 236B, Block 238, Block 239, Block 240, Block 241, Block 242, Block 243, Block 245, Block 246, Block 247, Block 287, Block 288, Block 289, Block 290, Block 291, Block 292, Block 293, Block 294, Block 295, Block 296, Block 297; Block Group 4: Block 405, Block 418; Surf City *: Tract 9802: Block Group 3: Block 304, Block 305, Block 306, Block 307, Block 308.

District 3: Pender County: North Burgaw *: Tract 9804: Block Group 1: Block 107, Block 108, Block 109A, Block 109B, Block 115; Block Group 3: Block 301A, Block 301B, Block 302A, Block 303, Block 304, Block 305, Block 306, Block 307, Block 308, Block 309, Block 311, Block 312, Block 313, Block 314, Block 352A, Block 352B; Block Group 4: Block 407, Block 408A, Block 409A, Block 418A, Block 420A, Block 424A, Block 425A, Block 426, Block 427, Block 428, Block 429, Block 430, Block 431, Block 432, Block 433, Block 437, Block 438, Block 442A, Block 446A, Block 453A, Block 454, Block 455, Block 456, Block 457, Block 458, Block 467A, Block 467B, Block 468A, Block 470, Block 481, Block 482, Block 483; South Burgaw *: Tract 9804: Block Group 1: Block 112, Block 113; Block Group 2: Block 204A, Block 204B, Block 205A, Block 205C, Block 211B, Block 212, Block 215, Block 216, Block 217A, Block 217B, Block 218A, Block 218B, Block 219A, Block 219B, Block 220A; Block Group 3: Block 320; Block Group 4: Block 434, Block 435, Block 436, Block 471, Block 472, Block 473, Block 474, Block 475, Block 476, Block 477, Block 478, Block 479, Block 480; Block Group 5: Block 508, Block 509, Block 510, Block 511, Block 512, Block 513, Block 514, Block 515, Block 516, Block 517, Block 518, Block 527, Block 528, Block 529, Block 530, Block 531, Block 532, Block 533, Block 534, Block 535, Block 536, Block 537, Block 541A, Block 541B, Block 542A, Block 543, Block 544A, Block 545A, Block 545B, Block 546A, Block 547A, Block 553, Block 554B, Block 554C, Block 554D, Block 555, Block 556A, Block 556B; Tract 9806: Block Group 3: Block 301A; Long Creek *: Tract 9804: Block Group 5: Block 546B, Block 547B; Tract 9806: Block Group 3: Block 301B, Block 302, Block 303, Block 304, Block 305, Block 306, Block 307, Block 308, Block 309, Block 310, Block 318, Block 319, Block 320, Block 321, Block 322, Block 323, Block 324, Block 325, Block 326, Block 327, Block 328, Block 329, Block 330, Block 331, Block 342, Block 343; Rocky Point *: Tract 9804: Block Group 2: Block 219C, Block 220B, Block 223; Block Group 5: Block 556C; Tract 9806: Block Group 1: Block 101, Block 102, Block 103, Block 104, Block 105, Block 106, Block 107, Block 108, Block 109, Block 110, Block 111, Block 112, Block 113, Block 114, Block 115, Block 116, Block 117, Block 118, Block 119, Block 123, Block 124, Block 125, Block 126; Block Group 2: Block 201, Block 209, Block 227, Block 228, Block 229, Block 230, Block 231.

District 4: Pender County: South Burgaw *: Tract 9804: Block Group 2: Block 205B, Block 210B; Block Group 5: Block 542B, Block 542C, Block 544B, Block 544C, Block 548A, Block 549A, Block 549B, Block 550, Block 551A, Block 551B, Block 552A, Block 552B; Grady *: Tract 9805: Block Group 4: Block 418, Block 427, Block 428, Block 429, Block 430, Block 431, Block 432, Block 433, Block 434, Block 440, Block 441, Block 442, Block 443, Block 444, Block 445, Block 446, Block 447, Block 448, Block 449, Block 450, Block 451, Block 452, Block 453, Block 454, Block 455, Block 456, Block 457, Block 458, Block 459, Block 460, Block 461, Block 462, Block 463, Block 464, Block 465, Block 466, Block 467, Block 468, Block 469, Block 470, Block 471, Block 472, Block 473, Block 474, Block 475, Block 476, Block 477, Block 478, Block 479, Block 480, Block 481, Block 482, Block 483, Block 484, Block 485, Block 486, Block 487, Block 488, Block 489, Block 490, Block 491, Block 492, Block 493, Block 494, Block 495, Block 496; Tract 9806: Block Group 3: Block 339; Long Creek *: Tract 9804: Block Group 5: Block 548B, Block 549C; Tract 9806: Block Group 2: Block 203A, Block 213A, Block 214A; Block Group 3: Block 311, Block 312, Block 313, Block 314, Block 315, Block 316, Block 317, Block 332, Block 333, Block 334, Block 335, Block 336, Block 337A, Block 338A, Block 340, Block 341; Rocky Point *: Tract 9804: Block Group 5: Block 549D, Block 551C, Block 552C; Tract 9806: Block Group 1: Block 120, Block 121, Block 122, Block 127, Block 128, Block 129, Block 130, Block 131, Block 132, Block 133, Block 134, Block 135; Block Group 2: Block 202, Block 203B, Block 204, Block 205, Block 206, Block 207, Block 208, Block 210, Block 211, Block 212, Block 213B, Block 214B, Block 215, Block 216, Block 217, Block 218, Block 219, Block 220, Block 221, Block 222, Block 223, Block 224, Block 225, Block 226, Block 232, Block 233; Block Group 3: Block 337B, Block 337C, Block 338B.

District 5: Pender County: North Burgaw *: Tract 9803: Block Group 1: Block 144A, Block 146; Block Group 2: Block 246A, Block 247B, Block 254A, Block 254B, Block 256A, Block 257A, Block 258A; Tract 9804: Block Group 1: Block 106, Block 110; Block Group 3: Block 301C, Block 302B, Block 310, Block 315, Block 316, Block 317, Block 318, Block 319; Block Group 4: Block 401, Block 402, Block 403, Block 404, Block 405, Block 406, Block 439, Block 440, Block 441, Block 442B, Block 443, Block 444, Block 445, Block 446B, Block 447, Block 448, Block 449, Block 450, Block 451, Block 452, Block 453B, Block 459, Block 460, Block 461, Block 462, Block 463, Block 464, Block 465, Block 466, Block 468B, Block 469; South Burgaw *: Tract 9804: Block Group 1: Block 101, Block 102, Block 103, Block 104, Block 105, Block 111, Block 114, Block 116, Block 117; Block Group 2: Block 201, Block 202, Block 203A, Block 203B, Block 203C, Block 206A, Block 206B, Block 206C, Block 207, Block 208A, Block 208B, Block 209, Block 210A, Block 211A, Block 213, Block 214; Block Group 3: Block 321, Block 322, Block 323, Block 324, Block 325, Block 326, Block 327, Block 328, Block 329, Block 330, Block 331, Block 332, Block 333, Block 334, Block 335, Block 336, Block 337, Block 338, Block 339, Block 340, Block 341, Block 342, Block 343, Block 344, Block 345, Block 346A, Block 346B, Block 347, Block 348A, Block 348B, Block 349, Block 350, Block 351, Block 353; Block Group 5: Block 501, Block 502, Block 503, Block 504, Block 505, Block 506, Block 507, Block 519, Block 520, Block 521, Block 522, Block 523, Block 524, Block 525, Block 526, Block 538, Block 539, Block 540, Block 554A; Middle Holly *, Penderlea *, Lower Union *: Tract 9802: Block Group 1: Block 106B, Block 107B, Block 108, Block 109, Block 110, Block 111, Block 112B, Block 113B, Block 129B, Block 130B, Block 131B; Tract 9803: Block Group 1: Block 125A, Block 129, Block 130, Block 131A, Block 132, Block 133A, Block 135, Block 136, Block 137, Block 138, Block 139A, Block 140, Block 141, Block 142, Block 143, Block 144B, Block 145, Block 147, Block 148, Block 149; Block Group 2: Block 230A, Block 230B, Block 231A, Block 231B, Block 232A, Block 232B, Block 233, Block 239, Block 240, Block 241, Block 242, Block 243, Block 244, Block 246B, Block 247A, Block 247C, Block 248, Block 249, Block 250A, Block 250B, Block 251A, Block 252, Block 253, Block 254C, Block 255, Block 258B, Block 259; Tract 9804: Block Group 4: Block 408B, Block 409B, Block 410, Block 411, Block 416B, Block 417, Block 418B, Block 419B, Block 420C, Block 425B, Block 484, Block 485.

District 6: Pender County: South Burgaw *: Tract 9804: Block Group 2: Block 221, Block 222, Block 224; Rocky Point *: Tract 9802: Block Group 2: Block 203, Block 204, Block 205, Block 206, Block 207, Block 208, Block 209, Block 221, Block 222, Block 223, Block 224, Block 225, Block 226, Block 227, Block 228, Block 229, Block 230, Block 231A, Block 232, Block 233, Block 234A, Block 235, Block 236A, Block 237, Block 253, Block 254, Block 255, Block 256, Block 257, Block 258, Block 259, Block 260, Block 261, Block 262, Block 285, Block 286; Lower Topsail *: Tract 9801: Block Group 5: Block 550, Block 551, Block 552, Block 553, Block 555, Block 556, Block 557, Block 558, Block 559; Tract 9802: Block Group 2: Block 244, Block 248, Block 249, Block 250, Block 251, Block 252, Block 263, Block 264, Block 265, Block 266, Block 267, Block 268, Block 269, Block 270, Block 271, Block 272, Block 273, Block 274, Block 275, Block 276, Block 277, Block 278, Block 279, Block 280, Block 281, Block 282, Block 283, Block 284; Block Group 5: Block 534, Block 535, Block 536, Block 537, Block 538, Block 539, Block 540, Block 541, Block 542, Block 543, Block 544, Block 545, Block 546, Block 547, Block 548; Block Group 6: Block 601, Block 602, Block 603, Block 604, Block 607; Scott's Hill *.

District 7: Pender County: Lower Topsail *: Tract 9802: Block Group 5: Block 519, Block 520, Block 521, Block 522, Block 523, Block 524, Block 528, Block 529, Block 530, Block 531, Block 532, Block 533, Block 549, Block 550; Upper Topsail *: Tract 9802: Block Group 3: Block 319, Block 324, Block 325, Block 326, Block 327, Block 328; Block Group 4: Block 401, Block 402, Block 403, Block 404, Block 406, Block 407, Block 408, Block 409, Block 410, Block 411, Block 412, Block 413, Block 414, Block 415, Block 416, Block 417, Block 419, Block 420, Block 421, Block 422, Block 423, Block 424, Block 425; Block Group 5: Block 501, Block 502, Block 503, Block 504, Block 505, Block 506, Block 507, Block 508, Block 509, Block 510, Block 511, Block 512, Block 513, Block 514, Block 515, Block 516, Block 517, Block 518, Block 525, Block 526, Block 527; Surf City *: Tract 9801: Block Group 1, Block Group 2, Block Group 3, Block Group 4, Block Group 5: Block 501, Block 502, Block 503A, Block 503B, Block 504A, Block 504B, Block 505, Block 506, Block 507, Block 508, Block 509, Block 510, Block 511, Block 512, Block 513, Block 514, Block 515, Block 516, Block 517, Block 518, Block 519, Block 520, Block 521, Block 522, Block 523, Block 524, Block 525, Block 526, Block 527, Block 528, Block 529, Block 530, Block 531, Block 532, Block 533, Block 534, Block 535, Block 536, Block 537, Block 538, Block 539, Block 540, Block 541, Block 542, Block 543, Block 544, Block 545, Block 546, Block 547, Block 548, Block 549; Tract 9802: Block Group 3: Block 301, Block 302, Block 303, Block 309, Block 310, Block 311A, Block 311B, Block 312A, Block 312B, Block 313A, Block 313B, Block 314, Block 315, Block 316, Block 317, Block 318, Block 320, Block 321, Block 322, Block 323, Block 329, Block 330, Block 331, Block 332, Block 333, Block 334, Block 335, Block 336, Block 337, Block 338, Block 339A, Block 339B, Block 340A, Block 340B, Block 341, Block 342, Block 343, Block 344, Block 345, Block 346, Block 347, Block 348, Block 349, Block 350, Block 351, Block 352, Block 353.

Sec. 8.  This act is effective upon ratification and shall apply to elections beginning in 1994. Until that time, the Pender County Board of Education shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Chapter 976 of the 1973 Session Laws.
Sec. 9.  This act is effective upon ratification.