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NC H335

Bill

Status

Passed

7/9/2018

Primary Sponsor

Justin Burr

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Restores early one-stop voting on the last Saturday before elections, requiring county boards to conduct voting from 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on that Saturday, with optional extension until 5:00 P.M.

  • Changes the deadline for early one-stop voting from 7:00 P.M. on the last Friday to 1:00 P.M. on the last Saturday before an election.

  • Requires uniform hours across all Saturday one-stop voting sites within a county, except for the last Saturday before the election.

  • Allows county boards of elections on barrier islands meeting specific criteria (permanent residents, no bridge access, Atlantic Ocean/coastal sound boundaries, National Wildlife Refuge or Seashore) to propose alternative voting site plans with different hours and locations.

  • Effective when signed into law, with Section 1 expiring January 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

Restore Last Saturday Early One-Stop

Last Action

Ch. SL 2018-129

7/9/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate4/27/2017
Judiciary I3/14/2017

Full Bill Text

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