A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the law providing balance among the counties in the residency of district court judges in district court district 13.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑133(b2) reads as rewritten:
"(b2)	The qualified voters of District Court District 13 shall elect all six judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Bladen County may be candidates for one of those judgeships, only persons who reside in Columbus County may be candidates for  two of those judgeships, and only persons who reside in Brunswick County may be candidates for  three of those judgeships.  These district court judgeships shall be numbered and assigned for residency purposes as follows:
(1)	Seat number one, established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Barefoot.
(2)	Seat number two, established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Fairley.
(3)	Seat number three, established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Warren.
(4)	Seat number four, established for residents of Columbus County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Jolly.
(5)	Seat number five, established for residents of Columbus County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Tyler.
(6)	Seat number six, established for residents of Bladen County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Ussery."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective on the date upon which Section 1 of this act is approved under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.