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Tyrrell 5 I/al 4S Manager 10 136 <br /> Union 5 al 4S Manager <br /> Vance 7 d 4S Manager <br /> Wake 7 dal 4S Manager <br /> Warren 5 dal 4S Manager <br /> Washington 5 cda 4d; 1 al 4S Manager <br /> Watauga 5 dal 2/4S Manager <br /> Wayne 7 cda 1 al; 6d 4 Manager <br /> Wilkes 5 al 4S Manager <br /> Wilson 7 d 4 Manager <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 still <br /> 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. TABLE <br /> FOOTNOTES 1. Limited voting system. Candidates file as a group for open seats and voters may vote for only <br /> 1 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 elected <br /> concurrently. Primary result is determined by plurality, with each voter limited to 1 vote. <br /> 3. Chair elected separately. <br /> 4. Six members elected to numbered seats from 3 2-member districts for staggered 4-year terms; at-large <br /> member elected for 4-year term. <br /> 5. Two members nominated and elected by district; 5 nominated by district and elected at large across the 5 <br /> 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 may vote for <br /> 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 districts. <br /> 10. Commissioners are elected at-large with a limited voting plan. Primaries are conducted on a partisan basis, <br /> with the top vote-getters in each party moving to the general election. <br /> 11. Voters in Onslow County approved referendum in 2016 to add two Board seats, to be elected in 2018, <br /> increasing the Board from 5 to 7 members. <br /> 12. Effective in 2018, the Jones County board increased from 5 to 7 members, elected by district. <br />