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19 <br /> Yadkin 5 al 2/4S Manager <br /> Yancey 5 al 2/4S Manager <br /> TABLE ABBREVIATIONS Election method and descriptions: <br /> al = All commissioners nominated and elected at large (pure at large). <br /> d = All commissioners nominated and elected by district (pure district). <br /> dal = Residence in district required, but nominated and elected at-large. <br /> I = Limited voting plan. <br /> cda = Combination of pure district and pure at large seats. <br /> cdal = Combination of pure at large seats with some seats requiring residency in districts, but <br /> still nominated/elected at large. <br /> S = If S appears beside length of term, means not all seats are up for election in the same year. <br /> TABLE FOOTNOTES <br /> 1. Limited voting system. Candidates file as a group for open seats and voters may vote for only <br /> one candidate. Both primary and general election results are determined by plurality. <br /> 2. Six members elected to numbered seats from 3 2-member districts; 3 at-large members <br /> elected concurrently. Primary result is determined by plurality, with each voter limited to 1 <br /> vote. <br /> 3. Chair elected separately. <br /> 4. Six members elected to numbered seats from 3 2-member districts for staggered 4-year <br /> terms; at-large member elected for 4-year term. <br /> 5. Two members nominated and elected by district; 5 nominated by district and elected at large <br /> across the 5 remaining districts. <br /> 6. One 2-member district; 1 4-member district; 1 at-large member. <br /> 7. Member elected with highest number of votes serves as chair. <br /> 8. Limited voting plan. One 2-member district; 1 3-member district. Voters in 2 member district <br /> may vote for only 1 candidate. Voters in 3-member district may vote for 2 candidates. <br /> 9. Six single-member districts; 3 consolidated districts formed by combining single-member <br /> districts. <br /> 10. Commissioners are elected at-large with a limited voting plan. Primaries are conducted on a <br /> partisan basis, with the top vote-getters in each party moving to the general election. <br />