GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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HOUSE BILL 1293
     

 
Short Title:	District Ct District 18 Judges' Residency.	()	
Sponsors:	Representative Blust.	
Referred to:	Judiciary I.	
April 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE BALANCE IN THE RESIDENCY OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGES IN DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT Eighteen.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑133 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b1)	The qualified voters of District Court District 18 shall elect all 12 judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in that portion of the City of High Point located in Guilford County may be candidates for three of the judgeships."
SECTION 2.  The district court judgeships established for residents of the City of High Point by Section 1 of this act shall be filled by the district court judges serving District 18 who reside in the City of High Point on the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001, or the date upon which this act is approved under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, whichever is later.