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2 <br />^ Boundaries and Statistics <br />Legal Framework <br />^ Board may consist of any odd number of members, not less than 3 <br />^ Term may be for 2 or 4 years <br />^ Terms of office can be staggered or not <br />^ Candidates elected by county <br />^ Reside in district -elected by district plus "at-large" elected by county <br />^ Reside in district -elected by county plus "at-large" elected by county <br />^ Reside in district -elected by county <br />Constitution <br />The Constitution of the United States of America requires adherence to the principle of <br />1 person -1 vote <br />Townships -graph <br />Precincts -graph <br />Population -graph <br />Statistical Summary <br />^ Orange County population 120,881 <br />^ Chapel Hill population 49,438 <br />^ Carrboro population 17,585 <br />^ Hillsborough population 5,541 <br />^ 1/3 of the registered voters live in the Orange County School District <br />^ 2/3 of the registered voters live in the Chapel Hill /Carrboro District <br />^ Orange County increased from 3 to 5 commissioners in 1954 <br />^ 60% of the counties in NC elect 5 commissioners <br />^ 25% of the counties in NC elect 7 commissioners <br />Geof Gledhill presented some additional information. He said that if the Board consists <br />of County Commissioners with two-year terms and four-year terms, all of the members of the <br />Board must be nominated and elected by the voters of the entire County, with the Board Chair <br />elected by and from the members of the Board. <br />There are four modes of election that are authorized. When an electoral district mode is <br />used, the districts must apportion the Board members so that the number of Commissioners <br />apportioned in each district, divided by the population of the district, is as nearly equal as <br />practicable for all of the districts. The four modes of election are: <br />a) The qualified voters of the entire County nominate all candidates for and elect <br />all members of the Board. This is the method now used by Orange County. <br />b) The qualified voters of each district nominate candidates and elect members <br />who reside in the district for seats apportioned to that district; and the qualified <br />voters of the entire County nominate candidates and elect members <br />apportioned to the County at large. The citizen petition presented to the Board <br />