Bill > H935

This bill modifies existing North Carolina election law to provide new protections for fire and emergency response agency properties during elections. Specifically, the bill allows fire chiefs to prevent their properties from being used as polling places if they can demonstrate that such use would interfere with their ability to respond to emergencies. To do this, the fire chief must first determine that using the property as a voting location would inhibit emergency response capabilities, then file a timely appeal with the county board of commissioners. If the county commissioners agree with the fire chief's assessment, the property will be exempted from being requisitioned by the board of elections. This change builds upon existing provisions in the law that already protect certain tax-exempt properties, such as churches, from being used as polling places without consent. The bill aims to ensure that emergency response facilities can maintain their primary function of protecting public safety, even during election periods. The modification becomes effective immediately upon becoming law.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H935