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Cumberland County will redraw county commissioner district boundaries in 2021. The redrawing must be completed by November 17, in order for candidates to file for the 2022 election. County residents can demand an open redistricting process and districts that fairly represent communities in the county. Below is the current county districts boundaries map, basic demographic information, and how county residents can participate in ensuring a fair redistricting process in the county.
- Cumberland County Website
- Board of Commissioners Website
- Commissioners Meetings Live Streams
- County Board of Elections Website
FCNC is not an official website of the county government.
Cumberland County Events:
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners (BOC) holds a meeting open to the public: twice a month on the first Monday of the month at 9 AM and the third Monday of the month at 6:45 PM. Commissioner Meetings are held at the Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street Room 118, Fayetteville. See BOC calendar for upcoming and past meetings. Here you can view agenda, minutes and video of past meetings. Check the BOC website before attending a meeting — to confirm meeting details.
You can participate in achieving Fair Redistricting in Guilford County.
When volunteers form a fair county redistricting team then progress made during the year will be reported here.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners has 7 members. 2 members are elected from District 1. 3 members are elected from District 2. 2 members elected at-large. Commissioners serve 4-year terms. Your county commission makes many decisions that affect you, including providing funds for schools, public health, and many local services, writing regulations, approving projects, and setting tax rates.
Following are demographics for the county. The “2019 Population Est. – Percentages” data at the county level are displayed both in the table and also below the table as a bar chart. Click on the municipality below to visit their website.
Events in April 2021
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March 31, 2021(1 event)
5:00 pm: County by County: The Forgotten 20 Year Battle for Racial Equity5:00 pm: County by County: The Forgotten 20 Year Battle for Racial Equity – 
Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZctcO-vrjItH93S8JCMXhhT...
Events of the past year have brought well-deserved attention to the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and the tremendous sacrifices made to advance voting rights for all Americans. Now, as we work to restore the Voting Rights Act to its full power, we can take valuable lessons from the decades of struggle after the VRA was passed. Many battles still had to be fought in federal court to remove systemic barriers to racial justice in local and county elections, bringing lawsuits against discriminatory electoral systems city by city and county by county. Between 1984 and 2004, committed NC organizations, particularly the NAACP, as well as individual citizens and their legal teams, brought 67 VRA voting rights cases against city and county governments, winning most of them.
This month's webinar will shine a light on this history and its lessons for our own times. We will review the record of VRA court battles brought at the local level assembled by Anita Earls (now Justice Earls) in a landmark 2008 report on North Carolina's VRA cases.
We are honored to welcome Prof. Irving Joyner of NCCU's Law School, who will join us for a discussion on what we can learn from these fights for today's battle for fair representation in North Carolina as we head into this year's redistricting.
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April 1, 2021(1 event)
5:30 pm: Guilford BOC Meeting5:30 pm: Guilford BOC Meeting – Guilford Board of Commissioners bi-monthly meeting. BOC United States |
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9:00 am: Cumberland BOC Meeting9:00 am: Cumberland BOC Meeting – Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street Room 118, Fayetteville BOC United States |
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April 15, 2021(1 event)
5:30 pm: Guilford BOC Meeting5:30 pm: Guilford BOC Meeting – Guilford Board of Commissioners bi-monthly meeting. BOC United States |
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April 19, 2021(1 event)
6:45 pm: Cumberland BOC Meeting6:45 pm: Cumberland BOC Meeting – Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street Room 118, Fayetteville BOC United States |
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April 28, 2021(1 event)
5:00 pm: Fair Districts Webinar: Here Come the Bills5:00 pm: Fair Districts Webinar: Here Come the Bills –
Redistricting reform legislation has been introduced in both the NC House and Senate. Just in time for our Day of Action (April 29), we're fortunate to have as our webinar guest for Wed., April 28 Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), the lead sponsor of both bills introduced in the House so far. Rep. Harrison will get us ready to contact our legislators and urge them to hear these bills! She will discuss each of the bills as well as prospects for reform in time for this year's redrawing and give us tips for communicating effectively with legislators. Her bills include the Fair Act (H437) and Redistricting Criteria for 2021 (H495, also introduced in the Senate as S581). You can find links to these and other redistricting bills here: https://www.fairdistrictsnc.org/legislation-introduced H437 is a model bill that would establish an independent commission, very similar to the "gold standard bill" introduced last year. H495 takes advantage of new mathematical tools, developed in part by Duke math professors, to establish criteria that can diagnose gerrymandering before the first vote is cast. Join us to learn about the bills and get ready for the Day of Action (sign up for the Day of Action at fairdistrictsnc.org and encourage your friends and partners to join us, too!). FCNC |
April 29, 2021(1 event)
All day: National Fair Districts Day of ActionAll day: National Fair Districts Day of Action All day 
Register Here: https://forms.gle/Sjb1YHhdpftjhgC4A
For decades, whichever party in charge has drawn districts to keep themselves in power, undermining the voters' right to hold them accountable at the ballot box. Barring court action, the districts drawn this year will stay in place for 10 years and will determine whether North Carolinian voters' voices are heard at the ballot box or continue to be suppressed by gerrymandering.
We need a truly open, participatory, and transparent process with clear criteria for the coming redistricting of our congressional and legislative districts. Calling legislators' offices is the most effective way to send them a message. Join us to call your own legislators and the members of the redistricting committees. We'll provide the contact information, a basic script, talking points, and background info.
We can't let them use the Covid delays as an excuse to draw hyperpartisan maps outside public view. Demand better!
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