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Voting Determination Letters for North Carolina

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Determination Letters for North Carolina, by date.
Jurisdiction and date Description and submission numbers Notes
Plymouth (Washington Cty.)
03/17/1971
(pdf)
At-large elections
(T8037)
 
State of North Carolina
03/18/1971
(pdf)
Literacy test for registration
(T4000; T7203)
 
State of North Carolina
04/20/1971
(pdf)
Literacy test for registration
(T4006)
 
State of North Carolina
07/30/1971
(pdf)
Senate and House districts; numbered posts
(T4025; V3064)
 
State of North Carolina
09/27/1971
(pdf)
Senate and House districts; numbered posts
(V3320; V3321)
 
Lumberton City School District (Robeson Cty.)
06/02/1975
(pdf)
Chapter 636 "A" Addition (1967); Chapter 638 (1967), as amended by Chapter 687 (1971); Chapter 443, as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 611 (1969)--three annexations
(V8901; X0961-63)
Objection Withdrawn 9-27-82 to Chapter 636 'A' Addition (1967); and Chapter 638 (1967), as amended by Chapter 687 (1971)--two annexations
Craven County School District
09/23/1975
(pdf)
Chapter 837 (1967)--redistricting; method of election
(V8909)
Withdrawn 3-15-76
Robeson County School District
12/29/1975
(pdf)
Chapter 770 (1969)--at-large elections; staggered terms; voter qualifications
(V9028)
 
Williamston (Martin Cty.)
02/04/1977
(pdf)
Staggered terms
(X8929)
 
Rocky Mount (Edgecombe Cty.)
12/09/1977
(pdf)
Thirty-six annexations
(V8785)
Withdrawn 6-9-78
Pasquotank County
01/03/1978
(pdf)
Polling place
(A2347)
 
Laurinburg (Scotland Cty.)
12/12/1978
(pdf)
Majority vote requirement and separation of electoral contests of the two-year term and the four-year term councilmanic positions
(A8044; A6184)
 
Reidsville (Rockingham Cty.)
08/03/1979
(pdf)
Staggered terms
(C2649)
 
Greenville (Pitt Cty.)
04/07/1980
(pdf)
Majority vote requirement
(80-1964)
 
New Bern (Craven Cty.)
09/29/1980
(pdf)
Two annexations
(80-1917)
Withdrawn 10-5-81
State of North Carolina
11/30/1981
(pdf)
H.B. No. 471 (1967)--1968 amendment which provides that no county shall be divided in the formation of a Senate or Representative district
(81-2275)
Withdrawn 7-12-02
State of North Carolina
12/07/1981
(pdf)
Chapter 821 (S.B. No. 313 (1981)), Chapter 894 (S.B. No. 87 (1981))--senate and congressional redistricting
(81-1782)
 
State of North Carolina
01/20/1982
(pdf)
Chapter 1130 (1981)--house reapportionment
(81-1784)
 
Guilford County
03/01/1982
(pdf)
At-large to residency district elections
(81-1793)
 
State of North Carolina
04/19/1982
(pdf)
S.B. No. 1 and H.B. No. 1--Senate and House redistricting
(82-2368)
 
Greensboro (Guilford Cty.)
06/21/1982
(pdf)
Three annexations
(81-1797)
Withdrawn 4-8-83 upon change in method of election
New Bern (Craven Cty.)
12/21/1982
(pdf)
Annexation
(82-2359)
Withdrawn 9-22-83 after change in method of election
Windsor (Bertie Cty.)
03/28/1983
(pdf)
Establishment of residency districts for the election of commissioners and to the districting plan
(82-2345)
 
Edgecombe County School District
01/16/1984
(pdf)
Establishment of residency districts and the election of six members from residency districts
(83-2606)
 
Rocky Mount (Edgecombe and Nash Ctys.)
02/21/1984
(pdf)
Eleven annexations
(83-2608)
Withdrawn 5-9-85 upon change in method of election
Halifax County
05/16/1984
(pdf)
1971 N.C. Sess. Laws 681, which readopted the existing at-large election system with an increase in the number of county commissioners from five to six
(83-2633)
 
Robeson County
09/21/1984
(pdf)
Consolidation of voting precincts and the elimination of the South Smiths polling place
(84-3124)
Withdrawn 1-28-85
State of North Carolina
10/01/1984
(pdf)
House Bill 2, Chapter 1 (1984)--reapportionment of House Districts 8 and 70
(84-3093)
 
Cumberland County School District
04/08/1985
(pdf)
Implementation schedule for the consolidated school district
(84-3052)
 
Fayetteville (Cumberland Cty.)
04/29/1985
(pdf)
Twenty-nine annexations
(84-3047)
 
Elizabeth City (Pasquotank Cty.)
03/10/1986
(pdf)
Method of election--four single-member districts and four at large with residency districts; districting plan and implementation schedule
(85-3069)
 
Elizabeth City (Pasquotank Cty.)
03/10/1986
(pdf)
Method of election--four single-member districts and four at large with residency districts; districting plan and implementation schedule
(85-3069)
 
Wilson County
03/10/1986
(pdf)
Method of election and districting plan
(85-3137)
 
State of North Carolina
04/11/1986
(pdf)
Chapter 262, H.B. No. 367 (1965)--numbered posts for superior court judges; Chapter 997, S.B. No. 557 (1967), and Chapter 1119, S.B. No. 125 (1977)--staggered terms for superior court judgeships in Districts 3, 4, 8, 12, 18, and 20
(85-3050)
 
Pitt County School District
05/05/1986
(pdf)
Chapter 2, H.B. No. 29 (1985)--which provides for the consolidation of the Pitt County School District and the Greenville City School District, the appointment of a twelve-member interim board, the election of a twelve-member permanent board, and the method of election (eight residency districts and one multi-member residency district electing four members by a plurality vote to staggered, six-year terms of office); Chapter 495, H.B. No. 1397 (1985)--which provides for the increase from twelve to fifteen appointed members to the interim consolidated board; Chapter 360, H.B. No. 769 (1971)--which changed the appointed Pitt County board to a nine-member board elected at large on a nonpartisan basis from residency districts with a plurality vote requirement to six-year, staggered terms, and specified the election schedule
(85-3077; 85-3078)
 
Onslow County School District
05/12/1986
(pdf)
Chapter 525, H.B. No. 1284 (1977)--residency districts
(85-3066)
 
State of North Carolina
05/23/1986
(pdf)
Schedule for holding special primary elections for a superior court position in District 18
(86-3915)
 
Martin County School District
10/27/1986
(pdf)
Chapter 380 (1971)--residency district requirement
(86-3896)
 
Wayne County
11/04/1986
(pdf)
Chapter 476, S.B. No. 303 (1965)--staggered terms (board of commissioners)
(87-3606)
 
Onslow County
07/06/1987
(pdf)
Chapter 151, H.B. No. 311 (1969) and Chapter 167, S.B. No. 209 (1969) --staggered terms (board of commissioners)
(87-3528)
 
Beaufort County School District
10/26/1987
(pdf)
Chapter 210 (1971)--residency districts
(86-3789)
 
Bladen County
11/02/1987
(pdf)
August 20, 1987, resolution which provides for a change in the method of electing the board of commissioners from at large to three double-member districts and one at-large, the districting plan, implementation schedule, and the increase in the size of the board from five to seven members
(87-3340)
 
Camden County School District
11/09/1987
(pdf)
Chapter 173, H.B. No. 490 (1977)--residency districts
(87-3343)
 
Anson County
12/07/1987
(pdf)
Chapter 216 (1977)--majority vote requirement
(87-3322)
 
Pitt County
12/29/1987
(pdf)
Chapter 432 (1987)--method of election
(87-3544)
 
Granville County School District
08/01/1988
(pdf)
Change from at-large to single-member districts and the districting plan
(87-3443)
Withdrawn 12-29-88
Lee County
12/04/1989
(pdf)
Chapter 195, H.B. No. 595 (1989)--permits changes in method of election for county board of commissioners; June 26, 1989, Resolution -- increases number of commissioners from five to seven; changes method of election from at large by majority vote and staggered terms to four commissioners elected from single-member districts and three commissioners elected at large, all by plurality vote for staggered terms 4-3, with three at-large seats elected concurrently without numbered posts; a districting plan; an implementation schedule; and procedures for selecting party nominees in the event of a tie in the primary
(89-3028)
Withdrawn 1-8-90
Ahoskie (Hertford Cty.)
12/18/1989
(pdf)
Three annexations (Ordinance Nos. 1989-02, 1989-03, 1989-04)
(89-3021)
 
Perquimans County School District
04/09/1990
(pdf)
Act No. 105 (1989)--method of election (elimination of residency requirement and method of staggering terms)
(89-4026)
 
Perquimans County
04/09/1990
(pdf)
Act No. 104 (1989)--method of election (elimination of residency requirement and adoption of plurality vote requirement for primary elections, and method of staggering terms)
(89-3064)
 
Anson County School District
05/29/1990
(pdf)
Chapter 288 (1989)--at-large election with numbered positions and runoff requirement for two members
(89-2898)
 
Franklin County
06/28/1990
(pdf)
Chapter 306, H.B. No. 555 (1967)--majority-vote requirement in primary elections for county commission
(89-2966)
 
Anson County School District
09/23/1991
(pdf)
Chapter 33 (1991)--method of election (two at-large positions and the 40-percent plurality requirement for nomination for those positions)
(91-1241)
 
State of North Carolina
12/18/1991
(pdf)
1991 redistricting for the North Carolina State House, Senate and Congressional plans
(91-2724; 91-3267)
 
State of North Carolina
04/21/1992
(pdf)
Change in the length of the term of the judge elected in 1990 to fill a vacancy in multimember superior court District 3A thus creating staggered terms for the judgeships in that district
(91-3885)
 
State of North Carolina
11/16/1993
(pdf)
Delaying implementation of mail-in registration
(93-1943)
 
State of North Carolina
02/14/1994
(pdf)
Six additional district court judges (in Districts 1, 3A, 8, 12, 18, and 20)
(93-2818-2820)
Withdrawn 5-30-95, as to District 1 judgeship;Withdrawn 1-11-96, as to remaining judgeships
Laurinburg (Scotland Cty.)
04/25/1994
(pdf)
Annexation (Ordinance No. 0-1994-01)
(94-0771)
Withdrawn 6-23-94
Mt. Olive (Wayne Cty.)
09/13/1994
(pdf)
Four districts, two at-large method of election, including an increase from five to six commissioners
(94-1403)
 
State of North Carolina
02/13/1996
(pdf)
Chapter 355 (1995)--prohibits state legislative and Congressional district boundaries from crossing voting precinct lines unless the districts are found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
(95-2922)
 
Camp Butner Reservation (Granville Cty.)
02/03/1997
(html | pdf)
At-large method of election and staggered terms
(96-3224)
 
Harnett County School District
07/23/2002
(html | pdf)
2001 redistricting plan (board of education)
(2001-3769)
 
Harnett County
07/23/2002
(html | pdf)
2001 redistricting plan (board of commissioners)
(2001-3768)
 
City of Fayetteville (Cumberland Cty.)
6/25/2007
(html | pdf)
Method of election from nine single-member districts to six and 2007 City Council redistricting plan
(2007-2233)
 
City of Kinston (Lenoir Cty.)
8/17/2009
(html | pdf)
Nonpartisan method of election for mayor and council members.
(2009-0216)
Wthdrawn 2-10/12
City of Kinston (Lenoir Cty.)
8/17/2009
(html | pdf)
Nonpartisan method of election for mayor and council members.
(2009-0216)
 
Pitt County School District
4/30/2012
(html | pdf)
Method of election from twelve single-member districts to seven.
(2011-2474)
 
Updated August 7, 2015