GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 565

HOUSE BILL 833

 

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE REVERSAL BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT OF OPINIONS OF THE DISTRICT COURT CONCERNING REDISTRICTING.

 

Whereas, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear the State's appeal of certain district court decisions concerning apportionment of the General Assembly; and Whereas, the 1984 Extra Sessions provided that a reversal would restore the prior districts as to any future election; and Whereas, the current timetable for United States Supreme Court review might result in an opinion being rendered during the election year; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 2.1 of Chapter 1, Session Laws, Extra Session of 1984, Section 3.1 of Chapter 4, Session Laws, Extra Session of 1984, Section 4.1 of Chapter 5, Session Laws, Extra Session of 1984, and Section 6.1 of Chapter 6, Session Laws, Extra Session of 1984 are each amended by adding the following immediately before the period at the end: ", provided that if such reversal occurs after December 31, 1985, but before January 1, 1988, prior law is revived as to any elections beginning with the 1988 election".

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of July, 1985.