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5 <br />Sample draft of simplified wording for public ad <br />In 1954 the Orange County Board of Commissioners was expanded from three members to five <br />members. Commissioners have been elected "at lazge," which means registered Orange County <br />voters could select from all candidates, <br />On November 7, 2006, the people of Orange County will decide if there will be changes in the <br />way Commissioners are elected, <br />A referendum will appear on the ballot to possibly alter the number of Commissioners and how <br />they are elected, The referendum proposes to increase the Board from five to seven members. <br />This same referendum splits Orange County into two voting districts. <br />District 1 would consist of the southern two-thirds of Chapel Hill Township, The divider line <br />generally runs along I-40 east of Hwy 86 and the Chapel Hill - Cazrboro School District <br />boundazy west of Hwy 86, (A detailed description of the boundazy is contained in the wording <br />of the referendum.) <br />District 2 will be the remainder of Orange County, <br />Three Board members will reside in District 1, two members will reside in District 2, and two <br />members will be elected At-Large and may live anywhere in Orange County. <br />Irr the Primazy, only residents of a District may vote for the Commissioner candidate or <br />candidates who reside in that District and seek to represent that District, <br />All eligible voters in Orange County may vote in the primary and general election for At-Large <br />candidates, <br />For the general election, all Orange County voters can vote for candidate(s) representing District <br />1 and District 2, and serving At-Large, <br />Commissioners will continue to serve four-year terms staggered with half of the Board members <br />elected every two years. <br />T/zis is a simplified description. The detailed referendum wording is available on the Oz•ange <br />County website and in public libraries, <br />