GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 642
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/10/95

Short Title:  Edgecombe Commissioners Election.	(Local)

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March 30, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY FROM FIVE TO SEVEN MEMBERS AND PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Effective the first Monday in December 1996, the Board of Commissioners of Edgecombe County consists of seven members.
Sec. 2.  For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the county board of education, Edgecombe County is divided into seven districts, each of which shall nominate and elect one member.  The qualified voters of each district established by this act shall nominate candidates and elect a member who resides in that district for the seat apportioned to that district.
Sec. 3.  The districts are as follows:
District 1: Edgecombe County: Precinct 3-1 *, Precinct 4-1 *, Precinct 5-1 *, Precinct 6-1 *, Precinct 7-1 *: Tract 0206: 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 120, Block 121, Block 122, Block 123, Block 124, Block 126B, Block 128B, Block 130B; Block Group 2, Block Group 3: Block 301, Block 302, Block 303, Block 304, Block 305, Block 306, Block 307, Block 308, Block 309, Block 310, Block 311, Block 312, Block 313, Block 314, Block 316, Block 317, 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 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 349, Block 352, Block 353, Block 363, Block 364, Block 365, Block 366; Precinct 12-3 *: Tract 0203: Block Group 7: Block 701, Block 702, Block 703, Block 704, Block 705; Tract 0204: Block Group 7: Block 701, Block 711; Tract 0213: Block Group 1: Block 101, Block 103, Block 104, Block 105, Block 106, Block 107, Block 108, Block 109, Block 110, Block 133, Block 134, Block 135; Block Group 2: Block 211, Block 212, Block 215.
District 2: Edgecombe County: Precinct 1-1 *, Precinct 1-2 *: Tract 0209: Block Group 2: Block 201, Block 202, Block 203, Block 204A, Block 204B, Block 205, Block 206, Block 207A, Block 207B, Block 208A, Block 208B, Block 211, Block 212, Block 213, Block 214, Block 224, Block 228, Block 229; Precinct 1-4 *.
District 3: Edgecombe County: Precinct 12-1 *: Tract 0202: Block Group 3: Block 301, Block 302, Block 303, Block 304, Block 305, Block 306, Block 307, Block 308, Block 309, Block 310, Block 311, Block 312, Block 313, Block 314; Tract 0203: Block Group 2: Block 201, Block 202, Block 203, Block 204, Block 205, Block 212, Block 213, Block 214, Block 215, Block 218, Block 219, Block 220, Block 221, Block 222, Block 223, Block 224, Block 225, Block 226, Block 227, Block 228, Block 229, Block 230, Block 243; Precinct 12-4 *, Precinct 12-5 *.
District 4: Edgecombe County: Precinct 1-2 *: Tract 0209: Block Group 2: Block 209, Block 210, Block 215, Block 216A, Block 216B, Block 217A, Block 217B, Block 217C, Block 217D, Block 218, Block 219, Block 225, Block 226, Block 227; Tract 0210: Block Group 5: Block 506, Block 507, Block 516, Block 517, Block 518, Block 530, Block 531, Block 532; Block Group 9; Tract 0212: Block Group 2, Block Group 5; Tract 0213: Block Group 2: Block 248A, Block 248B, Block 250; Block Group 3: Block 301A, Block 301B, Block 302, Block 303, Block 304A, Block 304B, Block 305, Block 306A, Block 306B, Block 307, Block 308, Block 318A; Precinct 1-3 *.
District 5: Edgecombe County: Precinct 2-1 *, Precinct 8-1 *, Precinct 9-1 *, Precinct 10-1 *.
District 6: Edgecombe County: Precinct 7-1 *: Tract 0206: Block Group 3: Block 315, Block 345, Block 346, Block 347, Block 348, Block 350, Block 351, Block 354, Block 355, Block 356, Block 357, Block 358, Block 359, Block 360, Block 361, Block 362; Precinct 11-1 *, Precinct 12-1 *: Tract 0203: Block Group 5: Block 501A, Block 502, Block 503, Block 504; Block Group 7: Block 717A, Block 718A, Block 719; Precinct 12-3 *: Tract 0202: Block Group 1: Block 151B, Block 151C, Block 153; Block Group 4: Block 411B, Block 416B, Block 417B, Block 424C, Block 424D, Block 425; Block Group 5: Block 506B, Block 513B, Block 513C, Block 516, Block 520C; Block Group 6: Block 601, Block 602, Block 603, Block 604, Block 605, Block 606, Block 607, Block 608, Block 609, Block 610, Block 611, Block 612, Block 613, Block 614, Block 615, Block 616, Block 617, Block 618, Block 619, Block 620, Block 621, Block 622, Block 623, Block 624, Block 625, Block 626, Block 627, Block 628, Block 632, Block 633; Tract 0203: Block Group 5: Block 501B; Block Group 6: Block 618, Block 619; Block Group 7: Block 706B, Block 707B, Block 708B, Block 709B, Block 710, Block 711, Block 712, Block 713, Block 714, Block 715C, Block 716B, Block 717B, Block 718B, Block 729B, Block 730B, Block 735B; Tract 0204: Block Group 7: Block 702, Block 703B, Block 704B, Block 705, Block 706, Block 707, Block 708C, Block 709B, Block 710, Block 712, Block 713, Block 714, Block 721B, Block 722B; Tract 0213: Block Group 1: Block 111, Block 112, Block 113, Block 114, Block 115, Block 116, Block 117, Block 118, Block 119, Block 120, Block 121, Block 125, Block 126, Block 127, Block 128, Block 129, Block 130, Block 131, Block 132; Block Group 2: Block 213, Block 214, Block 216, Block 217B, Block 218B; Tract 0214: Block Group 1: Block 101, Block 104, Block 105; Precinct 13-1 *, Precinct 14-1 *.
District 7: Edgecombe County: Precinct 12-1 *: Tract 0202: Block Group 3: Block 315, Block 316, Block 317, Block 318, Block 319, Block 320; Block Group 4: Block 401, Block 402, Block 403, Block 404, Block 405, Block 406, Block 407, Block 408, Block 409, Block 410, Block 411A, Block 412, Block 413, Block 414, Block 415, Block 416A; Tract 0203: Block Group 2: Block 231, Block 232, Block 233, Block 234, Block 235, Block 236, Block 237, Block 238, Block 239, Block 240, Block 241, Block 242; Block Group 5: Block 505, Block 506, Block 507, Block 508, Block 509, Block 510, Block 511, Block 512, Block 513, Block 514; Block Group 6: Block 601, Block 602, Block 603, Block 604, Block 605, Block 606, Block 607, Block 608, Block 609, Block 610, Block 611, Block 612, Block 613, Block 614, Block 615, Block 616, Block 617; Block Group 7: Block 715A, Block 715B, Block 716A, Block 720, Block 721, Block 722, Block 723, Block 724, Block 725, Block 726, Block 727, Block 728, Block 729A, Block 730A, Block 731, Block 732, Block 733, Block 734, Block 735A; Precinct 12-2 *.
Sec. 4.  In 1996, four members shall be elected from Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 for terms of 4 years.
Sec. 5.  In 1998 and quadrennially thereafter, three  members shall be elected from Districts 5, 6, and 7 for terms of four years.
Sec. 6.  This act prevails over any act, public or local, to the extent of the conflict.
Sec. 7.  This act is effective upon ratification.  This act is subject to preclearance by the United States Attorney General under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.