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367 [SL 199-80] http://www.ncga.state,nc.us/Sessions/1995/Bills/Hou <br />(~ 1 <br />" 153A-22.1. Redefning reSide~ district boundaries. <br />~a~ 'Residency_district' mearl_s a district in which the candidates reside <br />'~''~%`` and represent the distrct~but the candidates are voted on in the primaries and <br />general elections b~hequalified voters of the entire county~It includes <br />districts establistled either by local act or under G_S. 153A~5g(3~d. <br />~b~ If a count,}%is divided into resident districts, the board of <br />commissioners may find as a fact whether there is substantial ineq_ualit~f <br />population anrong_the districts_If the board finds that there is substantial <br />inequality of populationarnrnong the districts, it may by resolution redefine the <br />residency districts to make them more nearly equal. The test for compliance <br />with this section is a reduction in the relative overall Mange of deviation. <br />~ No change in the boundaries of a residencesdistrict may affect the <br />unexpired term of office of a commissioner residin in the district and <br />serving on the board on the effective date of the resolution. If the terms of <br />office of members of the board do not all expire at the same tune. the <br />resolution_shall state which seats are to be filled at th_e initial election held <br />under the resolution. <br />~d~ A resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall be the basis of <br />electing~ersons to the board of commissioners at the first getleral election for <br />members_of the board of commissioners occurring after the resolution's <br />effective date, and thereafter. Before anv resolution may be adopted pursuant <br />to this section the board of commissioners shall hold a public hearin o~it_ <br />A notice of the public hearing shall be given once a week for two successive <br />weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. The notice <br />shall be published for the first tune not less than 10 days nor more than 20 <br />da. sy before the date fixed for hearing. In computing the period of time, the <br />da~f publication shall not be included but the day of the hearing shall be <br />included. A resolution becomes effective upon its ado tion, unless it is <br />adopted during the period beginning 150 days before the day of a primary_ <br />and ending_on the day of the next succeeding_g_eneral election for <br />membership on the board of commissioners, in which case it becomes <br />effective on the first day after the end of the period. <br />~ Not later than 10 days after the day on which a resolution becomes <br />effective he clerk shall file in the_Secretary of State's office, in the office of <br />the register of deeds of the county, and with the chairman of the count by oard <br />of elections, a certified copy of the resolution_ <br />jf~ This section applies to Chatham County_only" <br />CHATHAM SCHOOL BOARD TIME OF TAKING OFFICE <br />Sec. 4, Section 6 of Chapter 501 of the Session Laws of 1975 <br />of4 i nnFnnns r n•r, a <br />