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NC H1159
Bill
Status
Introduced
5/27/2022
Primary Sponsor
George Cleveland
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AI Summary
- Clarifies that voted ballots and associated paper and electronic records are confidential and may only be accessed by elections officials performing official duties, except as specified
- Allows access to voted ballots by court order, by board of elections order during election protest resolution or investigation of alleged irregularities, or by public records request for all ballots of a precinct, ward, county, or city
- Requires that voted ballots and records disclosed through public records requests be redacted of any information identifying individual voters to prevent disclosure of how particular voters voted
- Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person with access to an official voted ballot or record to knowingly disclose how an individual voter voted in violation of these provisions
- Effective upon passage into law
Legislative Description
Access to Voted Ballots
Public
Last Action
Ref to the Com on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
6/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform6/1/2022
Full Bill Text
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