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Introduced
04/08/2025
04/08/2025
In Committee
07/28/2026
07/28/2026
Crossed Over
05/14/2025
05/14/2025
Passed
08/11/2026
08/11/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/11/2026
08/11/2026
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE ELECTION LAWS.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to election laws, primarily by extending the deadline for voters to correct issues with their registration or ballots from the third to the fifth business day after an election, and by clarifying procedures for provisional ballots, including allowing voters more time to cure missing signatures on affidavits. It also modifies rules for counting absentee ballots and early voting equipment, specifies that results of ballot counts cannot be revealed before polls close, and allows judicial review of State Board of Elections decisions to be filed in either Wake County or the voter's home county. Additionally, it temporarily allows expired Class C driver's licenses to be used as valid photo identification for voting and clarifies that challenges to voter registration based on death will not count a ballot if the voter died before the election day.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (20)
Jonathan Almond (R)*,
Cody Huneycutt (R)*,
Neal Jackson (R)*,
Eric Ager (D),
Brian Biggs (R),
Jerry Branson (R),
Grant Campbell (R),
Jennifer Capps Balkcom (R),
Richard Carver (R),
Brian Echevarria (R),
Blair Eddins (R),
Zack Hawkins (D),
Tim Longest (D),
Jeff McNeely (R),
Larry Potts (R),
Dennis Riddell (R),
Paul Scott (R),
Bill Ward (R),
Harry Warren (R),
Donna White (R),
Last Action
Ch. SL 2026-60 (on 08/11/2026)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ Voting Rights and Issues
Government Operations
- ‐ Executive Branch Operations
- ‐ Government Transparency and Open Records
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