GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE BILL 503

 

 

Short Title:        Allow Moore Co. Commissioners to Redistrict.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Representatives Boles and McNeill (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Local Government, if favorable, Elections.

April 2, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to allow the moore county board of commissioners to redistrict their residency districts.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑22.1, as enacted by Chapter 215 of the 1995 Session Laws, and as rewritten by S.L. 1998‑175 and S.L. 2011‑126, is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"§ 153A‑22.1.  Redefining residency district boundaries.

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(b1)      If a county is divided into residency districts, the board of county commissioners may find as a fact whether the residency districts negatively impact compactness, contiguity, or respect for political subdivisions or communities of interest among the districts. If the board finds there is substantial negative impact among the districts, it may, by resolution, redefine the residency districts to address the identified negative impact.

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SECTION 2.  This act applies to Moore County only.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.