SB 181 - Requires the Redistricting of Wake County - North Carolina Key Vote
Hugh Blackwell voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- April 1, 2015
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 12, 2015
- Introduced
- March 5, 2015
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Title: Requires the Redistricting of Wake County
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the redistricting of Wake County.
Highlights:
- Increases the size of the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 7 to 9 members (Sec. 1).
- Requires 7 of the 9 members of the Board of Commissioners to reside and run in the numbered, single-member districts used by the Board of Education for electoral districts, and serve 4-year terms, effective in the 2018 election (Sec. 1).
- Requires 2 members of the Board of Commissioners to reside and run in the lettered districts used by the Board of Education for electoral districts and serve 4-year terms, effective in the 2016 election (Sec. 1).
- Requires 1 member each from districts 4, 5, and 6, as used by the Board of Commissioners in the 2014 election to be elected at-large in the 2016 election, and serve a 2-year term (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the structure of the Wake County Board of Commissioners cannot be altered prior to the return of the 2020 Census results (Sec. 2).
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NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO END DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ONLY IF VOTES CHANGE OR THE THIRD READING OCCURS ON A DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Title: Requires the Redistricting of Wake County
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the redistricting of Wake County.
Highlights:
- Increases the size of the Wake County Board of Commissioners from 7 to 9 members (Sec. 1).
- Requires 7 of the 9 members of the Board of Commissioners to reside and run in the numbered, single-member districts used by the Board of Education for electoral districts, and serve 4-year terms, effective in the 2018 election (Sec. 1).
- Requires 2 members of the Board of Commissioners to reside and run in the lettered districts used by the Board of Education for electoral districts and serve 4-year terms, effective in the 2016 election (Sec. 1).
- Requires 1 member each from districts 4, 5, and 6, as used by the Board of Commissioners in the 2014 election to be elected at-large in the 2016 election, and serve a 2-year term (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the structure of the Wake County Board of Commissioners cannot be altered prior to the return of the 2020 Census results (Sec. 2).
Title: Requires the Redistricting of Wake County