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_.~.-' <br />LAW OFFICES <br />COLEMAN, GLEDHILL., HARGRAVE & PEEK <br />A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION <br />129E 7RYON 5771EET <br />P A.. DRAWER 1529 <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLPIA 27278 <br />919~73bZi96 <br />PAX 919-732.7997 <br />vnvw.cgandh. com <br />October 26, 2005 <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />Valerie P. Foushee <br />Alice M, Gordon <br />Stephen Halkiotis <br />obs <br />10 <br />FROM 7FIE DFSi: OF <br />GEOFFREY E.. GLEDHILL <br />EMAIL geoReeYClydhlilC 4'~^dhsom <br />Barry Jac <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27276 <br />gE; Redistricting in a District Election System <br />Dear Board Members: <br />This letter summarizes how redistricting would work were <br />Orange County to elect its Commissioners in whole or in part by <br />(1) districts for the purpose of nominating or electing°persons <br />to the Board of Commissioners or (2) districts for residency <br />purposes only. <br />North Carolina Grocess ofaredistricting2whereaelectoral <br />requirement and the P ur ose of nominating or electing persons <br />districts are for the p P it creates a <br />to the Board of Commissioners. GeneroflpopPlation among the <br />standard of "substantial inequality <br />districts," and provides that the Board of Commissioners, by <br />resolution, can redefine then ulationaamongtthetdistricts~nTheto <br />substantial inequality of p p must be <br />"redefined" electoral districts, after redistricting, <br />°as nearly equal as practicable." And, the redefined electoral <br />districts must meet the constitutional, one person. one vote <br />requirement. <br />If a district plan approved by the voters is a residency <br />only one, there is no statutory mechanism for redistricting by <br />resolution of the Board ofanCoothersreferendumecreatinglthe would <br />have to be done either by <br />redefined districts or by special act or authority of the <br />