Bill Summaries: S473 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Bill S 473 (2015-2016)
    Summary date: Mar 26 2015 - View summary

    Amends GS 163-41(a) to provide that at the required meeting pursuant to GS 163-31, county boards of elections must appoint one person to act as chief judge and two other persons to act as judges of election on election day at each precinct in the county and at each voting site during the period for one-stop absentee voting as determined by the county board of elections (was, appoint one person to act as chief judge and two other persons to act as judges of election for each precinct in the county). 

    Amends GS 163-231(b)(2) clarifying that in regards to absentee ballots received later than the hour as specified, if a ballot does not bear a postmark or the postmark is illegible, the county board of elections must accept the ballot only if it is received the day after the election from the US Postal Service.
    Government, Elections
    GS 163

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