// activate the district on the map
function
actDistrict(a) {
	var m = document.getElementById("map-nc");
	var p = a * 126;
	
	// reposition the map image to highlight the proper district
	m.style.backgroundPosition = "0px -"+p+"px";
	
	// display the district's info
	actDistrictInfo(a);
	
	return false;
}

// shows selected district info
function actDistrictInfo(a) {
	
	var distReps = ["Butterfield, George", "Ellmers, Renee", "Jones, Walter", "Price, David", 
							"Foxx, Virginia", "Coble, Howard", "McIntyre, Mike", 
							"Kissell, Larry", "Myrick, Sue", "Mchenry, Patrick", 
							"Shuler, Heath", "Watt, Melvin", "Miller, Bradley"];
	var distNames = ["1st","2nd","3rd","4th","5th","6th","7th","8th","9th","10th","11th","12th","13th"];
	
	document.getElementById("districtinfo").innerHTML = distNames[a-1] + " District: Rep. " + distReps[a-1];	
	return false;
}

// clears district info
function deactDistrictInfo() {
	document.getElementById("districtinfo").innerHTML = "";
	return false;
}