AN ACT to realign the districts in pender and new hanover counties for the election of members of the North carolina house of representatives to be in compliance with the order of the united states supreme court in bartlett v. strickland.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 120‑2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120‑2.  House apportionment specified.
(a)	For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2004 and periodically thereafter, the State of North Carolina shall be divided into the following districts with each district electing one Representative:
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District 16:  New Hanover County:  Precinct Harnett 2 & 8, Precinct Harnett 5, Precinct Harnett 6, Precinct Harnett 7, Precinct Harnett 9; Pender County.
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District 18:  New Hanover County:  Precinct Cape Fear 1, Precinct Cape Fear 2, Precinct Cape Fear 3, Precinct Harnett 1, Precinct Harnett 4, Precinct Wilmington 01, Precinct Wilmington 02, Precinct Wilmington 03, Precinct Wilmington 06, Precinct Wilmington 07, Precinct Wilmington 08, Precinct Wilmington 09, Precinct Wilmington 10, Precinct Wilmington 12, Precinct Wilmington 13, Precinct Wilmington 15, Precinct Wilmington 18, Precinct Wilmington 22, Precinct Wilmington 23, Precinct Wilmington 24."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2010.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of June, 2009.

	s/	 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives