S.L. 1981-983

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 983

SENATE BILL 755

AN ACT TO REVISE THE RESIDENCE DISTRICTS FOR THE WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. The Wake County Board of Commissioners consists of seven members.

Sec. 2. Wake County is divided into seven residence districts for elections to the Wake County Board of Commissioners. In accordance with Option D, G.S. 153A-58(3)d., the members shall reside in and represent the districts according to the apportionment plan adopted in this act, but the qualified voters of the entire county shall nominate all candidates for and elect all members of the board.

Sec. 3. The following seven residence districts are established for the purpose of election to the Wake County Board of Commissioners:

(1) District 1 shall consist of the following precincts: Wake Forest-Rolesville, Little River-Mitchell's Mill, Little River-Zebulon, Mark's Creek-Eagle Rock, Mark's Creek-Wendell, St. Matthew's #1, #2, #3, and #4, and Neuse River.

(2) District 2 shall consist of the following precincts: St. Mary's-Auburn, St. Mary's-Garner, St. Mary's #3, #4, #5, and #6, Panther Branch, Middle Creek-Five Points, Middle Creek-Fuquay, Holly Springs, Buckhorn, and Raleigh #21.

(3) District 3 shall consist of the following precincts: White Oak #1 and #2, Cary #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5, Cedar Fork, Meredith, and Leesville.

(4) District 4 shall consist of the following precincts: Swift Creek, Raleigh #1, #2, #3, #24, #27, #31, #32, and #41.

(5) District 5 shall consist of the following precincts: Raleigh #9, #13, #14, #19, #20, #22, #25, #26, #28, #34, #35, and #40.

(6) District 6 shall consist of the following precincts: Raleigh #12, #15, #18, #37, #38, #42, #43, #44, #45, Wake Forest-Wake Forest, Barton's Creek, New Light-Stoney Hill, and New Light-Robertson's Creek.

(7) District 7 shall consist of the following precincts: House Creek #1, #2, #3,and #4, and Raleigh #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #11, #16, #17, #23, #29, #30, #33, #36, and #39.

Sec. 4. (a). For the Wake County Board of Commissioners, commissioners shall serve and be elected as follows:

(1) For District 1, J. T. Knott shall serve until December 6, 1982. A commissioner shall be elected in 1982 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(2) For District 2, Stuart Adcock shall serve until December 6, 1982. A commissioner shall be elected in 1982 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(3) For District 3, Robert Heater shall serve until December 6, 1982. A commissioner shall be elected in 1982 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(4) For District 4, Elizabeth Cofield shall serve until December 3, 1984. A commissioner shall be elected in 1984 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(5) For District 5, Betty Ann Knudsen shall serve until December 3, 1984. A commissioner shall be elected in 1984 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(6) For District 6, Larry Zieverink shall serve until December 6, 1982. A commissioner shall be elected in 1982 for a two-year term. A commissioner shall be elected in 1984 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(7) For District 7, Edmund Aycock shall serve until December 6, 1982. A commissioner shall be elected in 1982 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.

(b) Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections divides a precinct into two or more precincts, they shall remain in the district specified in subsection (a) of this section. Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections combines two or more precincts which are in the same district, they shall remain in the district specified in subsection (a) of this section. Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections changes the boundary between two or more precincts, all of which are in the same district, they shall remain in the district specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Whenever the Wake County Board of Elections changes the boundaries of precincts or combines precincts in a manner not specified in subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Commissioners of Wake County may by resolution adjust the boundaries of an electoral district accordingly, but no such change shall affect the right of an incumbent to complete a term.

Sec. 5. Election to the Wake County Board of Commissioners shall be on a partisan basis, and conducted in accordance with Chapter 163 of the General Statutes. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with law.

Sec. 6. Chapter 1034, Session Laws of 1957, and Chapters 792 and 1223, Session Laws of 1959, are repealed.

Sec. 7. Notwithstanding Section 2 or 3 of this act, Betty Ann Knudsen may continue to serve on the Board of Commissioners for District 5 until December 3, 1984, as long as she resides in Wake County.

Sec. 8. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of October, 1981.