§ 163-82.1. General principles of voter registration

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NC ST § 163-82.1West's North Carolina General Statutes AnnotatedChapter 163. Elections and Election LawsEffective: January 31, 2019 (Approx. 2 pages)

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§ 163-82.1. General principles of voter registration

NC ST § 163-82.1West's North Carolina General Statutes AnnotatedChapter 163. Elections and Election LawsEffective: January 31, 2019 (Approx. 2 pages)

West's North Carolina General Statutes Annotated

Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws (Refs & Annos)

Subchapter III. Qualifying to Vote

Article 7a. Registration of Voters (Refs & Annos)

Effective: January 31, 2019

N.C.G.S.A. § 163-82.1

Formerly cited as NC ST § 163A-860

§ 163-82.1. General principles of voter registration

Currentness

(a) Prerequisite to Voting.--No person shall be permitted to vote who has not been registered under the provisions of this Article or registered as previously provided by law.

(b) County Board's Duty to Register.--A county board of elections shall register, in accordance with this Article, every person qualified to vote in that county who makes an application in accordance with this Article.

(c) Permanent Registration.--Every person registered to vote by a county board of elections in accordance with this Article shall remain registered until:

(1) The registrant requests in writing to the county board of elections to be removed from the list of registered voters; or

(2) The registrant becomes disqualified through death, conviction of a felony, or removal out of the county; or

(3) The county board of elections determines, through the procedure outlined in G.S. 163-82.14, that it can no longer confirm where the voter resides.

Credits

Added by Laws 1967, c. 775, § 1. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 793, § 25; Laws 1975, c. 395; Laws 1981, c. 39, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 87, § 1; Laws 1981, c. 308, § 1; Laws 1985, c. 211, §§ 1, 2; Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; S.L. 2009-541, § 7(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2010; S.L. 2013-381, § 12.1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2013. Recodified from § 163-82.1 by S.L. 2017-6, § 3, eff. May 1, 2017. Re-recodified from § 163A-860 by S.L. 2018-146, §§ 3.1(a), (b), eff. Jan. 31, 2019.

N.C.G.S.A. § 163-82.1, NC ST § 163-82.1

The statutes and Constitution are current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly, subject to changes made pursuant to direction of the Revisor of Statutes.

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