GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

 

 

SESSION LAW 2009-78

HOUSE BILL 1621

 

 

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 Cape Fear 2: Tract 116.04: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1999; Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005; Precinct Cape Fear 3: Tract 116.03: Block Group 2: Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2019, Block 2020; Block Group 3: Block 3010; Block Group 4: Tract 116.04: Block Group 2: Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2031, Block 2034, Block 2035; Block Group 3: Block 3003, Block 3004, Block 3005, Block 3006, Block 3029, Block 3030, Block 3031, Block 3032, Block 3033; Precinct Harnett 1, Precinct Harnett 2 & 8, Precinct Harnett 4, Precinct Harnett 5, Precinct Harnett 6, Precinct Harnett 7: Tract 116.04: Block Group 2: Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2019, Block 2020, Block 2021, Block 2022, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2030, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block 2036, Block 2037; Block Group 3: Block 3000, Block 3001, Block 3002, Block 3007, Block 3008, Block 3009, Block 3010, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block 3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3034, Block 3035, Block 3036, Block 3037, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3041, Block 3042, Block 3043, Block 3044, Block 3045, Block 3046, Block 3047, Block 3048, Block 3049, Block 3050, Block 3051, Block 3052, Block 3053, Block 3054, Block 3055, Block 3056, Block 3057, Block 3058, Block 3059, Block 3060, Block 3061, Block 3062, Block 3063, Block 3064, Block 3065; Precinct Harnett 9, Precinct Wilmington 12: Tract 104: Block Group 1: Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1008, Block 1009, Block 1010, Block 1011, Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1016, Block 1017, Block 1019, Block 1024, Block 1025, Block 1026, Block 1027, Block 1028, Block 1029, Block 1030, Block 1031; Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2012; Precinct Wilmington 13: Tract 105.01: Block Group 2: Block 2005; Tract 105.02: Block Group 4: Block 4000, Block 4008, Block 4009; Precinct Wilmington 18, Precinct Wilmington 22, Precinct Wilmington 23, Precinct Wilmington 24; Pender County: Precinct Burgaw South: Tract 9804: Block Group 1: Block 1000; Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2029, Block 2998, Block 2999; Precinct Rocky Point: Tract 9802: Block Group 2: Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2019, Block 2020, Block 2021, Block 2022, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2030, Block 2031, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block 2034, Block 2035, Block 2036, Block 2037, Block 2038, Block 2039, Block 2040, Block 2041, Block 2042, Block 2043, Block 2044, Block 2045, Block 2046, Block 2048, Block 2995, Block 2996, Block 2997, Block 2998, Block 2999; Tract 9804: Block Group 2: Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018; Block Group 5: Block 5070, Block 5071, Block 5072, Block 5075, Block 5076, Block 5077; Tract 9806: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1008, Block 1009, Block 1010, Block 1011, Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1998, Block 1999; Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2019, Block 2020, Block 2021, Block 2022, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2036, Block 2037, Block 2044, Block 2045, Block 2046, Block 2047, Block 2048, Block 2049, Block 2050, Block 2051, Block 2052; Precinct Scotts Hill, Precinct Surf City, Precinct Topsail Lower, Precinct Topsail Upper. 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: Tract 115 Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1008, Block 1009, Block 1010, Block 1011, Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1016, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1019, Block 1020, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023, Block 1024, Block 1025, Block 1026, Block 1027, Block 1028, Block 1029, Block 1030, Block 1031, Block 1032, Block 1033, Block 1034, Block 1035, Block 1036, Block 1037, Block 1038, Block 1039, Block 1040, Block 1041, Block 1042, Block 1043, Block 1044, Block 1045, Block 1046, Block 1047, Block 1048, Block 1049, Block 1050, Block 1051, Block 1052, Block 1059, Block 1992, Block 1993, Block 1994, Block 1997, Block 1998, Block 1999; Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002; Block Group 5: Block 5984, Block 5985; Tract 116.03: Block Group 1, Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001; Tract 116.04: Block Group 1: Block 1002, Block 1003; Precinct Cape Fear 3: Tract 103: Block Group 2: Block 2002; Tract 114: Block Group 1: Block 1000; Tract 116.03: Block Group 2: Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2021; Block Group 3: Block 3000, Block 3001, Block 3002, Block 3003, Block 3004, Block 3005, Block 3006, Block 3007, Block 3009, Block 3011, Block 3012, Block 3013, Block 3014, Block 3015, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block 3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025; Tract 116.04: Block Group 3: Block 3027, Block 3028; Precinct Harnett 7: Tract 116.04: Block Group 3: Block 3011, Block 3012, Block 3013, Block 3014, Block 3015, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025, Block 3026; 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: Tract 104: Block Group 1: Block 1000; Block Group 2: Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018; Precinct Wilmington 13: Tract 105.01: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1016, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1019, Block 1020, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023, Block 1024, Block 1025; Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004; Precinct Wilmington 15; Pender County: Precinct Burgaw North, Precinct Burgaw South: Tract 9804: Block Group 1: Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1020; Block Group 2: Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2019, Block 2020, Block 2021, Block 2022, Block 2023, Block 2028; Block Group 3: Block 3015, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block 3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025, Block 3026, Block 3027, Block 3028, Block 3029, Block 3030, Block 3031, Block 3032, Block 3033, Block 3034, Block 3035, Block 3036, Block 3037, Block 3038, Block 3055, Block 3056, Block 3057, Block 3058, Block 3059, Block 3060, Block 3061, Block 3062, Block 3063, Block 3064, Block 3065, Block 3066, Block 3067, Block 3068; Block Group 4: Block 4058, Block 4059, Block 4060, Block 4061, Block 4062, Block 4063, Block 4064, Block 4065, Block 4066, Block 4067, Block 4999; Block Group 5: Block 5000, Block 5001, Block 5002, Block 5003, Block 5004, Block 5005, Block 5006, Block 5007, Block 5008, Block 5009, Block 5010, Block 5011, Block 5012, Block 5013, Block 5014, Block 5015, Block 5016, Block 5017, Block 5018, Block 5019, Block 5020, Block 5021, Block 5022, Block 5023, Block 5024, Block 5025, Block 5026, Block 5027, Block 5028, Block 5029, Block 5030, Block 5031, Block 5032, Block 5033, Block 5034, Block 5035, Block 5036, Block 5037, Block 5038, Block 5039, Block 5040, Block 5041, Block 5042, Block 5043, Block 5044, Block 5045, Block 5046, Block 5047, Block 5048, Block 5049, Block 5050, Block 5051, Block 5052, Block 5053, Block 5054, Block 5055, Block 5056, Block 5057, Block 5058, Block 5059, Block 5060, Block 5061, Block 5073, Block 5074; Tract 9806: Block Group 3: Block 3009; Precinct Canetuck, Precinct Caswell, Precinct Columbia, Precinct Grady, Precinct Holly Middle, Precinct Holly Upper, Precinct Long Creek, Precinct Penderlea, Precinct Rocky Point: Tract 9806: Block Group 1: Block 1996, Block 1997; Block Group 2: Block 2030, Block 2031, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block 2034, Block 2038, Block 2039, Block 2040, Block 2041, Block 2042, Block 2043, Block 2999; Block Group 3: Block 3030, Block 3032, Block 3033; Precinct Union Lower, Precinct Union Upper. 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