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NC S406
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds new section 120-30.9J to North Carolina General Statutes to automatically repeal any city or county ordinance, resolution, act, policy, or public/local law that was denied preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prior to June 25, 2013.
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Applies to ordinances, resolutions, or acts for which either the United States Department of Justice interposed an objection or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied a declaratory judgment under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Excludes from repeal any ordinance, resolution, act, policy, or law to which the Department of Justice withdrew its objection or for which a court later issued a declaratory judgment of compliance.
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Effective upon enactment on July 23, 2013.
Legislative Description
Repeal Laws Denied Section 5 Preclearance
Last Action
Ch. SL 2013-343
7/23/2013