A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to realign north carolina house of representatives districts following the return of the 2020 federal decennial census.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 120‑2(a) through (c) are rewritten to read:
"(a)	For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2022 and periodically thereafter, the State of North Carolina shall be divided into the following districts with each district electing one Representative:
District 1:
(b)	The names and boundaries of voting tabulation districts and blocks specified in this section are as shown on the Census Redistricting Data P.L. 94‑171 TIGER/Line Shapefiles associated with the most recent federal decennial census.
(c)	If any voting tabulation district boundary is changed, that change shall not change the boundary of a House district, which shall remain the same as it is depicted by the Census Redistricting Data P.L. 94‑171 TIGER/Line Shapefiles associated with the most recent federal decennial census."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2022.