NC S285

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) cannot be used as early one-stop voting locations without prior written consent from the CMS Superintendent

CMS Superintendent has up to five school operating days to consider and grant or deny consent requests from the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections

Superintendent must grant consent if the school building has or can be configured with separate voter entrance and exit and barriers to prevent voter access to areas where students are present during operating hours

Mecklenburg County Board of Elections must pay for or reimburse all expenses to prepare and maintain school buildings for safety, including payments to ancillary staff to open schools on weekends or after hours

The act becomes effective upon passage and applies to all elections held on or after that date