163-82.1. General principles of voter registration. (a) Prerequisite to Voting. – No person shall be permitted to vote who has not been registered under the provisions of this Article or registered as previously provided by law. (b) County Board’s Duty to Register. – A county board of elections shall register, in accordance with this Article, […]
163-82.10. Official record of voter registration. (a) Official Record. – The State voter registration system is the official voter registration list for the conduct of all elections in the State. The State Board and the county board of elections may keep copies of voter registration data, including voter registration applications, in any medium and format […]
163-82.10A. Permanent voter registration numbers. The statewide voter registration system shall assign to each voter a unique registration number. That number shall be permanent for that voter and shall not be changed or reassigned by the county board of elections. (2001-319, s. 8.1(a); 2003-226, s. 10; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
163-82.10B. Confidentiality of date of birth. Boards of elections shall keep confidential the date of birth of every voter-registration applicant and registered voter, except in the following situations: (1) When a voter has filed notice of candidacy for elective office under G.S. 163-106, 163-122, 163-123, or 163-294.2, has been nominated as a candidate under G.S. […]
163-82.11. Establishment of statewide computerized voter registration. (a) Statewide System as Official List. – The State Board of Elections shall develop and implement a statewide computerized voter registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing voter registration information for each county. The system shall serve as the single system for […]
163-82.12. Promulgation of guidelines relating to computerized voter registration. The State Board of Elections shall make all guidelines necessary to administer the statewide voter registration system established by this Article. All county boards of elections shall follow these guidelines and cooperate with the State Board of Elections in implementing guidelines. These guidelines shall include provisions […]
163-82.13. Access to statewide voter registration file. (a) Free Copy for Political Parties. – Beginning January 1, 1996, the State Board of Elections shall make available free of charge, upon written request, one magnetic copy of the statewide computerized voter registration file to the chairman of each political party as defined in G.S. 163-96 as […]
163-82.14. List maintenance. (a) Uniform Program. – The State Board of Elections shall adopt a uniform program that makes a diligent effort not less than twice each year: (1) To remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters, and (2) To update the addresses and other necessary data of persons […]
163-82.15. Change of address within the county. (a) Registrant’s Duty to Report. – No registered voter shall be required to re-register upon moving from one precinct to another within the same county. Instead, a registrant shall notify the county board of the change of address by the close of registration for an election as set […]
163-82.15A. Administrative change of registration when county line is adjusted. When a boundary between counties is established by legislation or under G.S. 153A-18, the Executive Director shall direct the county boards of elections involved to administratively change the voter registration of any voter whose county of residence is altered by the establishment of the boundary. […]
163-82.16. Change of name. (a) Registrant’s Duty to Report. – If the name of a registrant is changed in accordance with G.S. 48-1-104, G.S. 50-12, or Chapter 101 of the General Statutes, or if a married registrant assumes the last name of the registrant’s spouse, the registrant shall not be required to re-register, but shall […]
163-82.17. Change of party affiliation. (a) Registrant’s Duty to Report. – Any registrant who desires to have the record of his party affiliation or unaffiliated status changed on the registration list shall, no later than the last day for making application to register under G.S. 163-82.6 before the election, indicate the change on an application […]
163-82.18. Appeal from denial of registration. (a) Right to Appeal. – Any applicant who receives notice of denial of registration pursuant to G.S. 163-82.7 may appeal the denial within five days after receipt of the notice of denial. The county board of elections shall promptly set a date for a public hearing. The notice of […]
163-82.19. Voter registration at drivers license offices; coordination on data interface. (a) Voter Registration at Drivers License Offices. – The Division of Motor Vehicles shall, pursuant to the rules adopted by the State Board of Elections, modify its forms so that any eligible person who applies for original issuance, renewal or correction of a drivers […]
163-82.2. Chief State Election Official. The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections is the "Chief State Election Official" of North Carolina for purposes of P.L. 103-31, The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, subsequently referred to in this Article as the "National Voter Registration Act". As such the Executive Director is responsible for […]
163-82.20. Voter registration at other public agencies. (a) Voter Registration Agencies. – Every office in this State which accepts: (1) Applications for a program of public assistance under Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes or under Article 13 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes; (2) Applications for State-funded State or local […]
163-82.20A. Voter registration upon restoration of citizenship. [Effective until January 1, 2023] The State Board of Elections, the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall jointly develop and implement educational programs and procedures for persons to apply to register to vote […]
163-82.21. Voter registration at military recruitment offices. The Executive Director, jointly with the Department of Defense, shall develop and implement procedures for persons to apply to register to vote at recruitment offices of the Armed Forces of the United States in compliance with section 7(c) of the National Voter Registration Act. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), […]
163-82.22. Voter registration at public libraries and public agencies. (a) Every library covered by G.S. 153A-272 shall make available to the public the application forms described in G.S. 163-82.3, and shall keep a sufficient supply of the forms so that they are always available. Every library covered by G.S. 153A-272 shall designate at least one […]
163-82.23. Voter registration at public high schools. Every public high school shall make available to its students and others who are eligible to register to vote the application forms described in G.S. 163-82.3, and shall keep a sufficient supply of the forms so that they are always available. A local board of education may, but […]
