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Agenda - 05-05-20; 6-b - Discussion Regarding Election Method for Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners
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2 <br /> The Board then pursued a series of meetings over the next thirteen months, including: <br /> • public hearings; <br /> • Board discussions on possible draft district maps/plans for either a five or seven-member <br /> Board; and <br /> • decisions on specific map/plan issues. <br /> The public hearings and discussions led to the development of a map/plan (for a seven-member <br /> board that met all statutory requirements. The County Attorney prepared a draft resolution <br /> calling for a November 2006 referendum and the Board approved that resolution and the <br /> election plan/map at its June 27, 2006 regular meeting in preparation for a voter referendum as <br /> required by the North Carolina General Statutes. <br /> In the November 2006 referendum, the voters subsequently approved the election plan/map <br /> with more than two-thirds of voters supporting the initiative. The election plan/map was <br /> implemented with the May 2008 primary election and all Board members since that time have <br /> qualified and been elected under the plan. <br /> The election plan/map approved in 2006 established a district/at large system for electing seven <br /> members of the Board of Commissioners, and includes two nominating districts. <br /> • Three seats on the Board are filled, with staggered four-year terms, by individuals <br /> residing in District 1 and nominated by the voters in District 1 during the primary election. <br /> These district-nominated candidates are then elected by all the voters in the entire <br /> County during the general election. <br /> • Two seats on the Board are filled, with staggered four-year terms, by individuals residing <br /> in District 2 and nominated by the voters in District 2 during the primary election. These <br /> district-nominated candidates are then elected by all the voters in the entire County <br /> during the general election. <br /> • The other two other seats on the Board are filled, with staggered four-year terms, by <br /> individuals residing anywhere in the County and nominated by all voters in the County <br /> during the primary election. These "at large" candidates are then elected by all the voters <br /> in the entire County during the general election. <br /> In summary, five district seats on the Board are filled based on district residency and district <br /> nomination during the primary election, followed by countywide election in the general election. <br /> The two at large seats are filled based on countywide nomination and countywide election. <br /> 2011 - Review of District Elections Map Based on 2010 Census <br /> Final numbers for the 2010 Census were published in 2011 providing new population numbers <br /> for Orange County as a whole as well as for the two current electoral districts. North Carolina <br /> General Statute 153A-22 states, "If a county is divided into electoral districts for the purpose of <br /> nominating or electing persons to the board of commissioners, the board of commissioners may <br /> find as a fact whether there is substantial inequality of population among the districts." <br /> Population growth or decline in districts can lead to significant deviations in the numbers of <br /> residents between districts, thereby compromising the integrity of the districts and the election <br /> plan as a whole. Staff's review of the 2010 Census population totals in relation to the election <br /> plan/map and district boundaries showed very minimal changes in the population ratios for the <br /> districts. Staff prepared an agenda item for the Board, and, at its June 7, 2011 meeting, the <br /> Board adopted a "Resolution Acknowledging the Results from the 2010 Census Indicating <br />
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