A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT directing the city of asheville to create electoral districts and, if electoral districts are not timely created, providing for the creation of those districts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Creation of Electoral Districts. – By November 1, 2017, the City of Asheville shall amend its charter to create electoral districts governing the nomination and election of City Council members. Electoral districts established pursuant to this section shall be for use in the 2019 municipal elections. The City shall create districts that comply with State and federal law and (i) are geographically diverse, (ii) are contiguous, and (iii) have a population deviation of no more than plus or minus five percent (5%). A candidate who seeks office shall represent the district in which the candidate resides. Only the qualified voters in the district shall nominate and elect candidates residing in the district. The mayor shall be nominated and elected from the City at large in accordance with G.S. 160A‑101(8)a. Upon creating electoral districts, the City shall file a copy of its charter amendments in accordance with G.S. 160A‑111 and submit a report of the completed plans to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by November 15, 2017.
SECTION 2.  If the City of Asheville fails to create electoral districts as required by Section 1 of this act, then the provisions of Section 3 of this act shall apply.
SECTION 3.(a)  Section 6 of the Charter of the City of Asheville, being Chapter 121 of the Private Laws of 1931, as amended by Ordinance No. 1501 of the City of Asheville, adopted March 19, 1985, and Ordinance No. 2385, adopted June 24, 1997, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 6.  Composition; qualifications and terms of members.
(a)	Except as otherwise herein provided in this Charter, all powers of the city shall be vested in a council of a mayor and six councilmembers, all nominated and elected in the manner hereinafter provided. The mayor and members of the council, and all other officers, elected under the provisions of this Charter, shall at the time of their election be qualified electors of the City of Asheville.
(b)	The term of the mayor and councilmembers shall begin at the first regular meeting of the city council next following their election as set forth hereinafter. The term of office of the mayor and six councilmembers shall be four years, and shall be so staggered that the terms of office of three councilmembers shall expire every two years. Said staggered terms shall begin following the election of 2019, with those three persons elected to council who receive the highest number of votes of the entire council to serve four year terms to expire in 2023, and the other three persons elected to council to serve two year terms to expire in 2021. Commencing with the 2021 election, all terms of office for council members shall be four years.
(c)	The council members shall reside in and be elected from six separate districts, as set forth in this section. If this section does not specifically assign any area within the City to a district, and the area is entirely surrounded by a single district, the area shall be deemed to have been assigned to that district. If this section does not specifically assign any area within the City to a district, and the area is contiguous to one or more districts, the area shall be deemed to have been assigned to that district which contains the least population according to the most recent federal decennial Census. If this section specifically assigns to a district any area that is not in the corporate limits of the City, that area outside the corporate limits is not added to the corporate limits and no voter that resides in that area outside the corporate limits may vote in the City election. The names and boundaries of voting tabulation districts, tracts, block groups, and blocks specified in this section are as shown on the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles. If any voting tabulation district boundary is changed, that change shall not change the boundary of a district, which shall remain the same as it is depicted by the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles. The districts are as follows:
District 1: Buncombe County: VTD 105.1: Block(s) 0210012001000, 0210012001002, 0210013002000, 0210013002001, 0210014004011, 0210014004017, 0210014004020, 0210014004021, 0210014004023, 0210014004024, 0210014005001, 0210014005005, 0210014005006, 0210014005007, 0210014005008, 0210014005009, 0210014005010, 0210014005011, 0210014005013, 0210014005014, 0210014005018, 0210014005020, 0210014005021, 0210014005022, 0210014005027, 0210014005028; VTD 106.1: Block(s) 0210011001021, 0210011001022, 0210011001024, 0210011001025, 0210011001026, 0210011001032, 0210011001033, 0210011001034, 0210012001001, 0210012001003, 0210012001004, 0210012001005, 0210012001006, 0210012001007, 0210012001008, 0210012001009, 0210012001010, 0210012001011, 0210012001012, 0210012001013, 0210012001014, 0210012001015, 0210012001016, 0210012001017, 0210012001018, 0210012001019, 0210012001020, 0210012001021, 0210012001022, 0210012002000, 0210012002001, 0210012002002, 0210012002003, 0210012002004, 0210012002005, 0210012002006, 0210012002007, 0210012002008, 0210012002009, 0210012002010, 0210012002015, 0210012002016, 0210012003000, 0210012003001, 0210012003002, 0210012003003, 0210012003008, 0210012003009, 0210013001000, 0210013001007, 0210013002002, 0210013002003, 0210013002004, 0210013002012, 0210013002013, 0210013002014, 0210013002015, 0210013002016, 0210013002017, 0210013002018, 0210013002019, 0210013002020, 0210013002021, 0210013002022, 0210013002023, 0210013002026, 0210013002027, 0210013002028, 0210013002029, 0210013002030, 0210013002031, 0210013002032, 0210013002033, 0210013002034, 0210013002037, 0210013002038, 0210013002039, 0210013002040, 0210014005002, 0210014005023, 0210014005024, 0210014005025, 0210025063001, 0210025063006, 0210026052055, 0210026052057; VTD 15.1: Block(s) 0210012002017, 0210012002018, 0210012003004, 0210012003005, 0210012003006, 0210012003007, 0210012003019, 0210012003020, 0210012003021, 0210012004000, 0210012004017, 0210012004018, 0210012004019; VTD 24.1: Block(s) 0210012005002, 0210012005003, 0210012005007, 0210012005008, 0210012005009, 0210012005010, 0210012005011, 0210012005012, 0210012005013, 0210012005014, 0210012005015, 0210012005016, 0210012005017, 0210012005018, 0210012005019, 0210012005020, 0210012005021, 0210012005022, 0210012005023, 0210012005024, 0210012005025, 0210012005026, 0210012005027, 0210012005028, 0210012005030, 0210012005031, 0210012005032, 0210012005033, 0210012005034, 0210012005036, 0210012005044, 0210012005045, 0210012005046, 0210012005047, 0210012005048, 0210012005049, 0210012005054, 0210013001021, 0210013001022, 0210013001024, 0210013001025, 0210013001026, 0210013001027, 0210013001030, 0210013001033, 0210013001038, 0210013001044, 0210023021000, 0210023021002, 0210023021003, 0210023021004, 0210023021005, 0210023021006, 0210023021007, 0210023021008, 0210023021009, 0210023021010, 0210023021016, 0210023021017, 0210023021036, 0210023021037, 0210023024009, 0210023024010, 0210023024011, 0210023024017, 0210023024018, 0210023024019, 0210023024020, 0210023024021, 0210023024043, 0210023024044, 0210023024045, 0210023024046, 0210023024047, 0210023024048, 0210023024049, 0210023024050, 0210023024051, 0210023024052, 0210023024056, 0210023024058, 0210023024060, 0210025051018, 0210025051019, 0210025052002, 0210025052003, 0210025052015, 0210025052016, 0210025052017, 0210025052049, 0210025052050, 0210025052051, 0210025052052, 0210025052053, 0210025052054, 0210025052055, 0210025052067, 0210025061014, 0210025061015, 0210025061016, 0210025061017, 0210025061018, 0210025061019, 0210025061020, 0210025061021, 0210025061022, 0210025061023, 0210025061024, 0210025061025, 0210025061026, 0210025061027, 0210025061030, 0210025061032, 0210025061033, 0210025061035, 0210025061036, 0210025061037, 0210025061038, 0210025061039, 0210025061041, 0210025061042, 0210025061043; VTD 26.1: Block(s) 0210011002019, 0210011002020, 0210012002011, 0210012002012, 0210012002013, 0210012002014, 0210012004001, 0210012004002, 0210012004003, 0210012004004, 0210012004005, 0210012004006, 0210012004007, 0210012004008, 0210012004009, 0210012004010, 0210012004011, 0210012004012, 0210012004013, 0210012004014, 0210012004015, 0210012004016, 0210012004020, 0210012004021, 0210012004022, 0210012004023, 0210012004024, 0210012004025, 0210012005004, 0210012005005, 0210012005006, 0210012005050, 0210012005051, 0210012005052, 0210012005053, 0210013001001, 0210013001002, 0210013001003, 0210013001004, 0210013001005, 0210013001006, 0210013001010, 0210013001013, 0210013001014, 0210013001015, 0210013001016, 0210013001017, 0210013001018, 0210013001019, 0210013001020, 0210013001023, 0210013001028, 0210013001029, 0210013002025, 0210013002035; VTD 44.1: Block(s) 0210012005000, 0210012005037, 0210012005042, 0210012005043, 0210023021001, 0210023021011, 0210023021020, 0210023021021, 0210023021022, 0210023021023, 0210023021024, 0210023021025, 0210023021026, 0210023021030, 0210023021031, 0210023021032, 0210023021035, 0210023022000, 0210023022002, 0210023022003, 0210023022005, 0210023022006, 0210023022007, 0210023022008, 0210023022010, 0210023022042, 0210023023000, 0210023023003, 0210023023004, 0210023023043, 0210023023044, 0210023023046, 0210023024007, 0210023024053, 0210023024061, 0210023024062, 0210023024064, 0210023024067, 0210023024069, 0210023024070, 0210023024071, 0210023024072, 0210023024090, 0210023024091, 0210023024094, 0210023024096, 0210023024109, 0210023024110, 0210023024113, 0210025061029; VTD 45.1: Block(s) 0210013001031, 0210013001032, 0210025061008, 0210025061009, 0210025061010, 0210025061040; VTD 46.1: Block(s) 0210023024073, 0210023024074, 0210023024089, 0210023024092, 0210023024093, 0210023024095, 0210023024099.
District 2: Buncombe County: VTD 10.1, VTD 101.1: Block(s) 0210021011016, 0210021011017, 0210021011018; VTD 105.1: Block(s) 0210014003006; VTD 11.1, VTD 12.1: Block(s) 0210009002024, 0210009002025, 0210010001010, 0210010001011, 0210010001012, 0210010001013, 0210010001014, 0210010001015, 0210010001016, 0210010001017, 0210010001018, 0210010001019, 0210010001020, 0210010001021, 0210010001022, 0210010001023, 0210010001024, 0210010001025, 0210010001026, 0210010001027, 0210010001028, 0210010001029, 0210010001030, 0210010001031, 0210010001032, 0210010001033, 0210010001034, 0210010001035, 0210010001036, 0210010001037, 0210010001038, 0210010001039, 0210010001040, 0210010001041, 0210010002000, 0210010002001, 0210010002008, 0210010002009, 0210010002010, 0210010002011, 0210010002015, 0210010002016, 0210010003000, 0210010003001, 0210010003002, 0210010003003, 0210010003004, 0210010003005, 0210010003006, 0210010003007, 0210010003008, 0210010003009, 0210010003010, 0210010003011, 0210010003012, 0210010003013, 0210010003014, 0210010003015, 0210010003016, 0210010003017, 0210010003018; VTD 13.1: Block(s) 0210010001007, 0210010002002, 0210010002003, 0210010002004, 0210010002005, 0210010002006, 0210010002007, 0210010002012, 0210010002013, 0210010002014, 0210010002017, 0210010002018, 0210010002019, 0210010002020, 0210010002021, 0210010002022, 0210010002023, 0210010002024, 0210010002025, 0210010002026, 0210010002027, 0210010002028, 0210010002029, 0210010002030, 0210010002031, 0210011002000, 0210011002003, 0210011002024, 0210011002025, 0210011002026, 0210011002027, 0210011003000, 0210011003001, 0210011003002, 0210011003003, 0210011003004, 0210011003005, 0210011003006, 0210011003007, 0210011003008, 0210011003009, 0210011003010, 0210011003011, 0210011003012, 0210011003013, 0210011003014, 0210011003015, 0210011003016, 0210011003017, 0210011003018, 0210011003019, 0210011003020, 0210011003021, 0210011003022, 0210011003023, 0210011003024, 0210011003025, 0210011003026, 0210011003027, 0210011003029, 0210011003030, 0210023024000, 0210023024001, 0210023024002; VTD 14.2: Block(s) 0210002001019, 0210002001020, 0210002001035, 0210003001031, 0210003001032, 0210009002023, 0210010001000, 0210010001001, 0210010001002, 0210010001003, 0210010001004, 0210010001005, 0210010001006, 0210010001008, 0210010001009, 0210010001042, 0210011001000, 0210011001001, 0210011001002, 0210011001003, 0210011001004, 0210011001005, 0210011001006, 0210011001007, 0210011001008, 0210011001009, 0210011001010, 0210011001011, 0210011001012, 0210011001013, 0210011001014, 0210011001015, 0210011001016, 0210011001017, 0210011001018, 0210011001019, 0210011001020, 0210011001023, 0210011001027, 0210011001028, 0210011001029, 0210011001030, 0210011001031, 0210011001035, 0210011001036, 0210011001037, 0210011001038, 0210011001039, 0210014001002, 0210014001003, 0210014001009, 0210014001012, 0210014001014, 0210014001016, 0210014001017, 0210014001018, 0210014001019, 0210014001020, 0210014001021, 0210014001022, 0210014001023, 0210014001024, 0210014001025, 0210014001026, 0210014001027, 0210014001028, 0210014001029, 0210014001030, 0210014001031, 0210014001032, 0210014001033, 0210014001034, 0210014001035, 0210014001036, 0210014002000, 0210014002001, 0210014002002, 0210014002003, 0210014002004, 0210014002005, 0210014002006, 0210014002007, 0210014002008, 0210014003014, 0210014003025, 0210014003026, 0210014003027, 0210014003030, 0210014003031, 0210014003032; VTD 15.1: Block(s) 0210011002001, 0210011002002, 0210011002004, 0210011002005, 0210011002006, 0210011002007, 0210011002008, 0210011002009, 0210011002010, 0210011002011, 0210011002012, 0210011002013, 0210011002014, 0210011002015, 0210011002016, 0210011002017, 0210011002018, 0210011002021, 0210011002022, 0210011002023, 0210011002028, 0210011002029, 0210011002030, 0210012003010, 0210012003011, 0210012003012, 0210012003013, 0210012003014, 0210012003015, 0210012003016, 0210012003017, 0210012003018; VTD 44.1: Block(s) 0210012005038.
District 3: Buncombe County: VTD 02.1: Block(s) 0210001001014, 0210001001015, 0210001001033, 0210002001000, 0210002001001, 0210002001002, 0210002001003, 0210002001004, 0210002001005, 0210002001006, 0210002001007, 0210002001008, 0210002001009, 0210002001010, 0210002001011, 0210002001013, 0210002001014, 0210002001015, 0210002001016, 0210002001017, 0210002001018, 0210002001021, 0210002001022, 0210002001023, 0210002001024, 0210002001025, 0210002001026, 0210002001027, 0210002001029, 0210002001034, 0210002001036, 0210002002000, 0210002002001, 0210002002002, 0210002002003, 0210002002004, 0210002002005, 0210002002006, 0210002002007, 0210002002008, 0210002002009, 0210002002010, 0210002002011, 0210002002012, 0210002002013, 0210002002014, 0210002002015, 0210002002016, 0210002002017, 0210002002018, 0210002002019, 0210002002020, 0210002002021, 0210002002022, 0210003001000, 0210003001001, 0210003001002, 0210003001003, 0210003001004, 0210003001005, 0210003001006, 0210003001007, 0210003001008, 0210003001009, 0210003001010, 0210003001011, 0210003001012, 0210003001013, 0210003001014, 0210003001015, 0210003001016, 0210003001017, 0210003001018, 0210003001019, 0210003001020, 0210003001021, 0210003001024, 0210003001029, 0210003001030, 0210003001033, 0210003001034, 0210003001035, 0210003001036, 0210003001037, 0210003002000, 0210003002001, 0210003002002, 0210003002003, 0210003002004, 0210003002005, 0210003002006, 0210003002007, 0210003002008, 0210003002009, 0210003002010, 0210003002011, 0210003002012, 0210003002013, 0210003002014, 0210003002015, 0210003002016, 0210003002017, 0210003002018, 0210003002019, 0210003002020, 0210004001045; VTD 03.1: Block(s) 0210004001021, 0210004001022, 0210004001023, 0210004001024, 0210004001047, 0210004001048, 0210004001049, 0210004001050, 0210004001052, 0210004001053, 0210004001054, 0210004001055; VTD 04.1, VTD 05.1: Block(s) 0210016001000, 0210016001001, 0210016001002, 0210016001003, 0210016001004, 0210016001005, 0210016001006, 0210016001007, 0210016001008, 0210016001009, 0210016001010, 0210016001011, 0210016001012, 0210016001013, 0210016001014, 0210016001015, 0210016001016, 0210016001017, 0210016001018, 0210016001019, 0210016001020, 0210016001021, 0210016001022, 0210016001023, 0210016001024, 0210016001025, 0210016001026, 0210016001027, 0210016001028, 0210016001029, 0210016001030, 0210016001031, 0210016001032, 0210016001033, 0210016001034, 0210016001035, 0210016001036, 0210016001037, 0210016001040, 0210016001041, 0210016001042, 0210016001043, 0210016001044, 0210016001045, 0210016001047, 0210016001048, 0210016001049, 0210016001050, 0210016002000, 0210016002001, 0210016002002, 0210016002003, 0210016002005, 0210016002007, 0210016002010, 0210016002011, 0210016002012, 0210016002015, 0210016002016, 0210016002017, 0210016002018, 0210016002019, 0210016002020, 0210016002023, 0210016002024, 0210016002025, 0210016002026, 0210016002027, 0210016002028, 0210016002029, 0210016002030, 0210016002031, 0210016002032, 0210016002033, 0210016002035, 0210016002036, 0210016003057, 0210016003061, 0210016003064, 0210016003067, 0210016003078, 0210016003080, 0210016003081, 0210016003083, 0210016003087, 0210016003092, 0210016003093, 0210016003104, 0210016003108, 0210016003110; VTD 104.1: Block(s) 0210005001000, 0210005001001, 0210005001002, 0210005001003, 0210005001004, 0210005001005, 0210005001006, 0210005001015, 0210005001016, 0210005001019, 0210005001020, 0210005001021, 0210005003000, 0210005003001, 0210005003002, 0210005003003, 0210005003005, 0210005003009, 0210005003010, 0210005003011, 0210017001003, 0210017001007, 0210017001013, 0210017001036, 0210017001037, 0210017001038, 0210017001039, 0210017001040, 0210017001041, 0210017001042, 0210017001043, 0210017001044, 0210017001045, 0210017001046, 0210017002008, 0210017002009, 0210017002010, 0210017002011, 0210017002012, 0210017002013, 0210017002014, 0210017002015, 0210017002016, 0210017002017, 0210017002018, 0210017002019, 0210017002020, 0210017002021, 0210017002022, 0210017002023, 0210017002024, 0210017002025, 0210017002026, 0210017002027, 0210017002028, 0210017002031, 0210017002032, 0210017002033; VTD 28.1: Block(s) 0210004001000, 0210004001011, 0210004001012, 0210004001014, 0210004001015, 0210004001016, 0210004001017, 0210004001018, 0210004001025, 0210004001026, 0210004001027, 0210004001028, 0210004001029, 0210004001030, 0210004001046, 0210004002000, 0210004002001, 0210004002002, 0210004002003, 0210004002004, 0210004002005, 0210004002006, 0210004002007, 0210004002008, 0210004002009, 0210005001017, 0210005003019, 0210005003020, 0210005003022, 0210005003023, 0210005003024, 0210005003025, 0210005003027, 0210005003028, 0210005003029, 0210005003030, 0210005003031, 0210005003032, 0210005003033, 0210005003034, 0210005003035, 0210005003036, 0210005003037, 0210005003038, 0210005003039, 0210005003040, 0210005003042, 0210005003043, 0210005003044, 0210005003045; VTD 70.1: Block(s) 0210003001022, 0210004001004, 0210004001005, 0210004001007, 0210004001008, 0210004001019, 0210004001020, 0210004001031, 0210004001037, 0210004001038, 0210004001044, 0210015001044, 0210015001045, 0210015001046, 0210016002006, 0210016002013, 0210016003068, 0210016003069; VTD 71.1: Block(s) 0210016003001, 0210016003002, 0210016003012, 0210016003015, 0210016003049, 0210016003050, 0210016003051, 0210016003052, 0210016003053, 0210016003055, 0210016003058, 0210016003059, 0210016003060, 0210016003065, 0210016003071, 0210016003072, 0210016003073, 0210016003075, 0210016003082, 0210016003107, 0210016003111.
District 4: Buncombe County: VTD 02.1: Block(s) 0210006002020, 0210006002021, 0210006002022, 0210006002037, 0210006002038, 0210006002043; VTD 03.1: Block(s) 0210004001051, 0210004003003, 0210004003004, 0210004003005, 0210004003006, 0210004003007, 0210004003008, 0210004003009, 0210004003010, 0210004003012, 0210004003013, 0210004003014, 0210004003015, 0210004003016, 0210006002000, 0210006002001, 0210006002002, 0210006002003, 0210006002004, 0210006002005, 0210006002006, 0210006002007, 0210006002008, 0210006002009, 0210006002010, 0210006002011, 0210006002012, 0210006002013, 0210006002014, 0210006002015, 0210006002016, 0210006002017, 0210006002018, 0210006002019, 0210006002023, 0210006002024, 0210006002025, 0210006002026, 0210006002027, 0210006002028, 0210006002029, 0210006002030, 0210006002031, 0210006002032, 0210006002033, 0210006002034, 0210006002035, 0210006002036, 0210006002039, 0210006002040, 0210006002041, 0210006002042; VTD 06.1, VTD 103.1: Block(s) 0210018011002, 0210018011007, 0210018011030, 0210018011031, 0210018011032, 0210018011033, 0210018011034, 0210018011035, 0210018011036, 0210018011037, 0210018011038, 0210018011039, 0210018011040, 0210018012003, 0210018012004, 0210018012005, 0210018012006, 0210018012007, 0210018012008, 0210018012009, 0210018012010, 0210018012011, 0210018012012, 0210018012013, 0210018012014, 0210018012015, 0210018012016, 0210018012017, 0210018012018, 0210018012019, 0210018012020, 0210018012021, 0210018012022, 0210018012023, 0210018012024, 0210018012026, 0210018012027, 0210018012028, 0210018012029, 0210018021004, 0210018021005, 0210018021006, 0210018021007, 0210018021008, 0210018021009, 0210018021010, 0210018021011, 0210018021012, 0210018021013, 0210018021014, 0210018021015, 0210018021016, 0210018021017, 0210018021018, 0210018021019, 0210018022007, 0210018022008, 0210018022009, 0210018022011, 0210018022013, 0210018022014, 0210018022015, 0210018022017, 0210018023004, 0210018023008; VTD 17.1, VTD 20.1: Block(s) 0210008001000, 0210008001001, 0210008001007, 0210008001008, 0210008001009, 0210008001010, 0210018011001, 0210018011005, 0210018011008, 0210018011010, 0210018011011, 0210018011014, 0210018011015, 0210018011016, 0210018011017, 0210018011019, 0210018011020, 0210018011021, 0210018011022, 0210018011023, 0210018011024, 0210018011025, 0210018011026, 0210018011027, 0210018011028, 0210018011041; VTD 25.1: Block(s) 0210018022012, 0210018022016, 0210018023001, 0210018023002, 0210018023003, 0210018023005, 0210018023006, 0210018023007, 0210018023009, 0210018023010, 0210018023012, 0210018023013, 0210018023014, 0210018023015, 0210018023016, 0210018023017, 0210018023018, 0210018023021, 0210018023022, 0210018023023, 0210018023024, 0210018023025, 0210018023026, 0210018023027, 0210019001000, 0210019001001, 0210019001002, 0210019001003, 0210019001004, 0210019001005, 0210019001006, 0210019001007, 0210019001008, 0210019001009, 0210019001010, 0210019001011, 0210019001012, 0210019001013, 0210019001032, 0210019002029, 0210030011014, 0210030011019, 0210030011048, 0210030011049, 0210030011050, 0210030011052, 0210030011053, 0210030011054, 0210030011055, 0210030011056, 0210030011057, 0210030011058, 0210030011059, 0210030011067, 0210030014009, 0210030014026, 0210030014027, 0210030014028; VTD 28.1: Block(s) 0210004003000, 0210004003001, 0210004003002, 0210004003011; VTD 62.1: Block(s) 0210018023028, 0210018023029, 0210018023031, 0210018023032, 0210030014012, 0210030014022, 0210030014023, 0210030014024; VTD 64.1: Block(s) 0210030011060.
District 5: Buncombe County: VTD 01.1, VTD 07.1, VTD 09.1: Block(s) 0210019002023, 0210019002024, 0210019002025, 0210019002026, 0210019002030, 0210019002031, 0210019002032, 0210019002033, 0210019002034, 0210019002035, 0210019002036, 0210019002037, 0210019002038, 0210019002039, 0210019002040, 0210019002041, 0210019002055, 0210019002056, 0210020001000, 0210020001001, 0210020001002, 0210020001003, 0210020001004, 0210020001005, 0210020001006, 0210020001007, 0210020001008, 0210020001009, 0210020001010, 0210020001011, 0210020001012, 0210020001013, 0210020001014, 0210020001015, 0210020001016, 0210020001017, 0210020001018, 0210020001019, 0210020001020, 0210020001021, 0210020001022, 0210020001023, 0210020001024, 0210020001025, 0210020001026, 0210020001027, 0210020001028, 0210020001029, 0210020001030, 0210020001031, 0210020001032, 0210020001033, 0210020002000, 0210020002001, 0210020002002, 0210020002003, 0210020002004, 0210020002005, 0210020002006, 0210020002007, 0210020002008, 0210020002009, 0210020002010, 0210020002011, 0210020002012, 0210020002013, 0210020002014, 0210020002015, 0210020002016, 0210020002017, 0210020002018, 0210020002019, 0210020002020, 0210020002021, 0210020002022, 0210020002023, 0210020002024, 0210020002025, 0210020002026, 0210020002027, 0210020002028, 0210020002029, 0210020002030, 0210020002031, 0210020002032, 0210020002033, 0210020002034, 0210020002035, 0210020002036, 0210020002037, 0210020002038, 0210020002039, 0210020002040, 0210020002041, 0210020002042, 0210020002044, 0210020002045; VTD 100.1: Block(s) 0210020003000, 0210020003001, 0210020003002, 0210020003003, 0210020003004, 0210020003005, 0210020003006, 0210020003007, 0210020003008, 0210020003009, 0210020003010, 0210020003011, 0210020003012, 0210020003013, 0210020003014, 0210020003015, 0210020003016, 0210020003017, 0210020003018, 0210020003019, 0210020003020, 0210020003021, 0210020003022, 0210020003023, 0210020003024, 0210020003025, 0210020003026, 0210020003027, 0210020003028, 0210020003029, 0210020003030, 0210020003031, 0210020003032, 0210020003033, 0210020003034, 0210020003035, 0210020003036, 0210020003037, 0210020003038, 0210020003039, 0210020003040, 0210020003041, 0210020003042, 0210020003043, 0210020003044, 0210020003045, 0210020003046, 0210020003047, 0210020003048, 0210020003049, 0210020004000, 0210020004001, 0210020004002, 0210020004003, 0210020004004, 0210020004005, 0210020004006, 0210020004007, 0210020004008, 0210020004009, 0210020004010, 0210020004011, 0210020004012, 0210020004013, 0210020004014, 0210020004015, 0210020004016, 0210020004017, 0210020004018, 0210020004019, 0210020004020, 0210020004021, 0210020004022, 0210020004023, 0210020004024, 0210020004025, 0210021011000, 0210021011001, 0210021011002, 0210021011006, 0210021011007, 0210021011008, 0210021011009, 0210021011032, 0210021011033, 0210021011047, 0210021021001, 0210021021007, 0210021021012, 0210021021013, 0210021021015, 0210021021016, 0210021021019, 0210021021024, 0210021021025, 0210021021026, 0210021021027, 0210021021028, 0210021021029, 0210021021030, 0210021021034, 0210021021035, 0210021021036, 0210021021037, 0210021022000, 0210021022001, 0210021022002, 0210021022003, 0210021022004, 0210021022005, 0210021022006, 0210021022007, 0210021022008, 0210021022009, 0210021022010, 0210021022011, 0210021022012, 0210021022013, 0210021022014, 0210021022015, 0210021022016, 0210021022017, 0210021022018, 0210021022019, 0210021022020, 0210021022021, 0210021022022, 0210021022023, 0210021022024, 0210021022025, 0210021022026, 0210021022027, 0210021022028, 0210021022031, 0210021022032, 0210021022033, 0210021022034, 0210021022053, 0210021022054, 0210021022055; VTD 20.1: Block(s) 0210008001003, 0210008001004, 0210008001005, 0210008001006, 0210008001011, 0210008001012, 0210008001013, 0210008001014, 0210008001015, 0210008001020; VTD 60.2: Block(s) 0210032033009.
District 6: Buncombe County: VTD 100.1: Block(s) 0210021022029, 0210021022030, 0210021022035, 0210021022036, 0210021022037, 0210021022038, 0210021022039, 0210021022040, 0210021022041, 0210021022042, 0210021022043, 0210021022045, 0210021022046, 0210021022049; VTD 101.1: Block(s) 0210022031000, 0210022031001, 0210022031006, 0210022031019, 0210022031020, 0210022031021, 0210022031022, 0210022031023, 0210022031024, 0210022031025, 0210022031026, 0210022031027, 0210022031028, 0210022031029, 0210022031030, 0210022031031, 0210022031032, 0210022031033, 0210022031034, 0210022031035, 0210022031036, 0210022031037, 0210022031038, 0210022031040, 0210022031041, 0210022031042, 0210022032001, 0210022032002, 0210022032026, 0210022032027, 0210022032029, 0210022032037, 0210022032038, 0210022032041, 0210022032043, 0210022032044, 0210022032045, 0210022032046, 0210022032049, 0210022032050, 0210022032051, 0210022032052, 0210022032053, 0210022032054, 0210022032057, 0210022032058, 0210022032059, 0210022032061, 0210022032062, 0210022032076, 0210022032077, 0210022032078, 0210022032079, 0210022032080, 0210022032081, 0210022032083, 0210022033000, 0210022033010, 0210022041007, 0210022041008, 0210022041009, 0210022041010, 0210022041012, 0210022041013, 0210022041015, 0210022041018, 0210022041019, 0210022041022, 0210022041023, 0210022041030, 0210022041031, 0210022041032, 0210022041033, 0210022041034, 0210022041035, 0210022041036, 0210022041037, 0210022041038, 0210022041039, 0210022041040, 0210022041041, 0210022041042, 0210022041043, 0210022041044, 0210022041045, 0210022041046, 0210022041047, 0210022041048, 0210022041049, 0210022041050, 0210022041051, 0210022041052, 0210022041053, 0210022041054, 0210022041055, 0210022041056, 0210022041057, 0210022042011, 0210022042012, 0210022042013, 0210022042014, 0210022042017, 0210022042018, 0210022042019, 0210022042020, 0210022042024, 0210022042025, 0210022042028, 0210022043002, 0210022043003, 0210022043004, 0210022043005, 0210022043006, 0210022043007, 0210022043011, 0210022043012, 0210022043013, 0210022043016, 0210022043018, 0210022043019, 0210022043020, 0210022043021, 0210022043022, 0210022043034, 0210022043035, 0210022043036, 0210022043037, 0210022043038, 0210022043039, 0210022044000, 0210022044001, 0210022044002, 0210022044003, 0210022044004, 0210022044005, 0210022044006, 0210022044007, 0210022044008, 0210022044009, 0210022044010, 0210022044011, 0210022044012, 0210022044013, 0210022044014, 0210022044015, 0210022044017; VTD 102.1: Block(s) 0210022051007, 0210022051008, 0210022053000, 0210022053001, 0210022053002, 0210022053003, 0210022053004, 0210022053005, 0210022053006, 0210022053007, 0210022053008, 0210022053009, 0210022053010, 0210022053011, 0210022053012, 0210022053013, 0210022053014, 0210022053015, 0210022053020, 0210022053021, 0210022053022, 0210022053023, 0210022061008, 0210022061014, 0210022061015, 0210022061016, 0210022061017, 0210022061018, 0210022061019, 0210022061020, 0210022061021, 0210022062009, 0210022062010, 0210022062011, 0210022062012, 0210022062013, 0210022062014, 0210022062015, 0210022062019, 0210022062020, 0210022062021, 0210022062022, 0210022062023; VTD 19.1, VTD 30.1: Block(s) 0210023012007, 0210023013004; VTD 55.1: Block(s) 0210022051006, 0210022051009; VTD 57.1: Block(s) 0210022061013; Henderson County: VTD FL: Block(s) 0899306002039.
(d)	The person elected as mayor at the 1997 election shall serve a four year term of office commencing in 1997 and expiring in 2001. Thereafter, all terms of office for the mayor shall be four years. The mayor shall be nominated and elected from the City at large.
(e)	A mayor or member of council ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this section shall immediately forfeit office."
SECTION 3.(b)  All members of the City Council of the City of Asheville elected in 2017 shall serve a two‑year term.
SECTION 3.(c)  Notwithstanding Part 4 of Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes and G.S. 160A‑23, the structure of the City Council of the City of Asheville shall not be altered under that Part prior to the return of the 2020 Census.
SECTION 3.(d)  Chapter 165 of the 1969 Session Laws is repealed.
SECTION 3.(e)  Nothing in this act shall affect the authority of the City of Asheville to annex pursuant to Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes and any local act of the General Assembly.
SECTION 3.(f)  The Legislative Services Officer shall certify a true copy of the block assignment file associated with any mapping software used to generate the language in subsection (a) of this section. The certified true copy of the block assignment file shall be delivered by the Legislative Services Officer to the Clerk of the City of Asheville.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.