Bill > H411

This bill reduces the early voting period for primary, special, and municipal elections in North Carolina from seventeen days to six days. Specifically, the bill modifies existing election laws to limit early voting for primaries, second primaries, and runoff elections to a period beginning no earlier than the second Monday before the election and ending no later than 3:00 P.M. on the last Saturday before the election. For special elections, the Governor is given the authority to set an early voting period not exceeding six days, and municipal governing bodies can now set their own early voting periods, also limited to six consecutive days. The bill retains the existing early voting provisions for general elections, which remain unchanged. These modifications apply to all elections held on or after January 1, 2026, and are part of a broader effort to standardize and potentially reduce the duration of early voting periods across different types of elections in North Carolina. The changes aim to streamline the voting process while still providing voters with a reasonable opportunity to cast their ballots before election day.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H411