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<br />there is herel~y called a special referendum conducted in Orange County on <br />November 7, 2f)06 on the question of whether there will be an alteration in the structure of and <br />mode of electing the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br />II. The proposition that will be printed on the ballot is as follows: <br />"Shall the structure of the Board of Commissioners of Orange County be altered <br />as follows: <br />1. change the board from five members to seven members; <br />2. change from the qualified voters of the entire County nominating all <br />candidates for and electing all members of the board to a structure in which there is one three <br />member district (District 1), one two member district (District 2) and two members at large; <br />members shall reside in and represent the districts according to the apportionment plan adopted; <br />the qualified voters of each district shall nominate candidates who reside in the district for seats <br />apportioned to that district, and the qualified voters ofthe entire county shall nominate <br />candidates for seats apportioned to the county at large; and the qualified voters of the entire <br />county shall elect all the members ofthe board. <br />District 1 consists of that portion of Chapel Hill Township that is south of a line <br />that begins at the boundary between Bingham Township and Chapel Hill Township, then goes <br />east along the boundary of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County school administrative <br />units to Eubanks Road; east along Eubanks Road to MLK, Jr. Boulevard (State Highway 86); <br />north along MLK, Jr. Boulevard to Interstate 44; east along Interstate 40 and ending at the <br />boundary between Orange County and Durham County. District 2 consists of the rest of Orange <br />County. <br />3. The transition process is: <br />