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ESPECIALLY FOR BRANCHES IN SECTION 5 COUNTIES, HKONJ PARTNERS,

AREA ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS LISTED IN LETTER

6 July 2011

SPECIAL INVITATION

REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE

10:00am until 1:00pm

July 16, 2011

Rocky Mount, NC

Dear NC NAACP Unit Leader:

The North Carolina State Conference invites you to participate in our upcoming Redistricting Conference co-sponsored by The Alliance for Black Elected Officials scheduled for Saturday, July 16 at the OIC Building in Rocky Mount, NC.

The purpose is to invite area elected officials, local and state NAACP leadership, and community leaders who live and work in North Carolina’s Section V counties (list attached) to discuss gerrymandering efforts spawned by the ultra-conservative, far right Tea Party Republicans on the national and state levels. These attempts will have a retrogressive effect on voting rights and protections for the next decade and beyond, and we want to ensure that all North Carolinians’ voting rights are protected and not diluted. It is incumbent upon us to educate all elected officials, in particular those whose positions have been created by the protections of the United States Constitution through the 15^th Amendment, and by Section V of the Voting Rights Act.

We are inviting Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC 1^st District), Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC 12^th District), State Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr., Chairman and members of the NC Legislative Black Caucus; Walter Rogers, President and members of the NC Black Leadership Caucus, and Brad Thompson, Executive Director and members of the NC Alliance of Black Elected Officials.

The OIC Building is located at 402 East Virginia Street in downtown Rocky Mount, NC. The conference begins at 10:00am and will end at 1:00pm. Please confirm that you will be joining us by Monday, July 11^th by calling Amina Turner, State Executive Director toll-free at 1-866-NC-NAACP OR send an e-mail to ncnaacpoffice@gmail.com with "REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE" in the subject line.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you there.

Yours in the Spirit of Truth and Justice,

/s/

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II

President

Enclosure

SECTION 5

Covered Jurisdictions in North Carolina

40 Counties

VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965

Anson County

Hoke County

Beaufort County

Jackson County

Bertie County

Lee County

Bladen County

Lenoir County

Camden County

Martin County

Caswell County

Nash County

Chowan County

Northampton County

Cleveland County

Onslow County

Craven County

Pasquotank County

Cumberland County

Perquimans County

Edgecombe County

Person County

Franklin County

Pitt County

Gaston County

Robeson County

Gates County

Rockingham County

Granville County

Scotland County

Greene County

Union County

Guilford County

Vance County

Halifax County

Washington County

Harnett County

Wayne County

Hertford County

Wilson County

Source: www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/28cfr/51/apdx_txt.htm.

Redistricting Conference – Section 5 Meeting in Rocky Mount

READ CAREFULLY… ESPECIALLY FOR BRANCHES IN SECTION 5 COUNTIES, HKONJ PARTNERS, AREA ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS LISTED IN LETTER 6 July 2011 SPECIAL INVITATION REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE 10:00am until 1:00pm July 16, 2011 Rocky Mount, NC Dear NC NAACP Unit Leader: The North Carolina State Conference invites you to participate in our upcoming Redistricting Conference co-sponsored by The Alliance for Black Elected Officials scheduled for Saturday, July 16 at the OIC Building in Rocky Mount, NC. The purpose is to invite area elected officials, local and state NAACP leadership, and community leaders who live and work in North Carolina’s Section V counties (list attached) to discuss gerrymandering efforts spawned by the ultra-conservative, far right Tea Party Republicans on the national and state levels. These attempts will have a retrogressive effect on voting rights and protections for the next decade and beyond, and we want to ensure that all North Carolinians’ voting rights are protected and not diluted. It is incumbent upon us to educate all elected officials, in particular those whose positions have been created by the protections of the United States Constitution through the 15th Amendment, and by Section V of the Voting Rights Act. We are inviting Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC 1st District), Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC 12th District), State Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr., Chairman and members of the NC Legislative Black Caucus; Walter Rogers, President and members of the NC Black Leadership Caucus, and Brad Thompson, Executive Director and members of the NC Alliance of Black Elected Officials. The OIC Building is located at 402 East Virginia Street in downtown Rocky Mount, NC. The conference begins at 10:00am and will end at 1:00pm. Please confirm that you will be joining us by Monday, July 11th by calling Amina Turner, State Executive Director toll-free at 1-866-NC-NAACP OR send an e-mail to ncnaacpoffice@gmail.com with "REDISTRICTING CONFERENCE" in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you there. Yours in the Spirit of Truth and Justice, /s/ Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II President Enclosure SECTION 5 Covered Jurisdictions in North Carolina 40 Counties VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 Anson County Hoke County Beaufort County Jackson County Bertie County Lee County Bladen County Lenoir County Camden County Martin County Caswell County Nash County Chowan County Northampton County Cleveland County Onslow County Craven County Pasquotank County Cumberland County Perquimans County Edgecombe County Person County Franklin County Pitt County Gaston County Robeson County Gates County Rockingham County Granville County Scotland County Greene County Union County Guilford County Vance County Halifax County Washington County Harnett County Wayne County Hertford County Wilson County Source: www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/28cfr/51/apdx_txt.htm.