Bill > S747

This bill makes various changes regarding elections law in North Carolina. Key provisions include: - Recodifying and reorganizing existing statutes related to one-stop early voting and absentee voting procedures. - Prohibiting the State Board of Elections and county boards of elections from accepting private monetary donations or in-kind contributions for conducting elections. - Creating a new process for appointing and overseeing election observers at voting sites, including specifying their rights and responsibilities. - Establishing same-day voter registration during the early voting period. - Modifying timelines and deadlines for returning absentee ballots and processing absentee ballot applications. - Requiring the State Board of Elections to implement a pilot program for signature verification on mail-in absentee ballots in a sample of counties during the 2024 primary election. - Directing the Department of Information Technology to study replacing the statewide voter registration system and improving data sharing between state agencies for list maintenance purposes.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S747