Green = Support Red = Oppose Black = Neutral
Election Bills Introduced by NCGA as of 25 April 2023:
Senate Bills:
--S88 same as H 304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support – (revisions suggested)
--S89 similar to H641 (No Private $ in Elections) – Support - (revisions suggested)
--S137 (Constitutional Amendment to Remove Literacy Test) - Neutral
--S226 (Freedom to Vote) - Oppose
--S306 (Fix Our Democracy) - Strongly Oppose
--S313 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (see also H372)
--S349 (Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Registration) - Strongly Oppose
--S352 (Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls) – Support (also see H365)
--S416 (Popular Election) – Oppose (See also H191)
--S471 (Automatic Voter Registration) – Oppose
--S484 (Make Election Day a State Holiday) – Oppose
--S544 (Revise Buffer Zone Limitations/Elections)-- Oppose
--S577 (DMV Proposed Legislative Changes) (SS# to SBE – verifying voter registration data)- Support
--S630 (Constitutional Amendment/Citizens Only Voting) - Support
--S642 (Independent Redistricting Commission)-- Oppose
--S676 (Restricted Drivers License for Undocumented Immigrants) (has election-related item in bill)- Support
House Bills:
--H6 (Uniformed Heroes Voting Act) - Support
--H9 (Independent Redistricting Process) - Oppose
--H44 (Constitutional Amendment to Remove Literacy Test) - Neutral
--H63 (Verify Immigration Status/SAVE) - Support [Not an Elections Bill]
--H82 (Maintain Precinct Voting Data- Official Results Include All Pct Votes) -Support
--H109 (Certain Prohibitions/Working/Voting-Conditional Support), (needs minor language change)
--H123 (Constitutional Amendment to Limit Early Voting to 7 Days) - Support
--H191 (Popular Election) - Oppose (see also S416)
--H249 (J6 Riot/Overthrow Government) - Oppose
--H259 (2023 Appropriation Act) (in bill: HAVA Funds, Post Election Audit Report, Prohibit ERIC- Support Membership, Funds for Voter ID, Prohibit Private Monetary Donations in Elections)– Support (Revise “Prohibit Private Monetary Donations” section if possible)
--H293 (Freedom to Vote) - Oppose
--H303 (Shorten One-Stop Early Voting at county BOE by 3 days) – Support
--H304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support (see also as S88) - (revisions suggested)
--H352 (Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls) - Support
--H362 (Fix Our Democracy) - Strongly Oppose
--H365 (Require that Jurors be US Citizens) - Support - (revisions suggested)
--H372 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (See also S313)
--H376 (Little Federal Model for Senate Representation) -Questionable Necessity
--H388 (Increase Threshold- Campaign Cas
h Contributions) - Support
--H396 (Repeal Participation in ERIC)-- Support
--H475 (Revise Certain Ballot; 48 Hour Report Reqs.) - Support
--H485 (Provisional Ballot/Same Day Registration) - Strongly Support
--H613 (Access to Voted Ballot)- Support (minor revisions needed)
--H641 (No Soliciting Certain Funds/Elections Boards) (see S89; H259) - Support - (revisions suggested)
--H694 (Campaign Finance Late Reports)- Support
--H706 (Electioneering/Voter Photos)-- Strongly Oppose until proposed Buffer Zone restrictions set at 200' are restored to 50'.
--H708 (Clarify Felon Voting Rights)
--H709 (Election Director Dismissal)-- Neutral
--H713 (Election Day a Holiday) - Neutral
--H728 (Maintenance of Voter Records)- Support (major revisions needed to remove duplicate and foreign national registrations)
--H770 (Access to Voted Ballots)-- Strong Support
--H772 (Poll Observer Activity)-- Strong Support
--H816 (Poll Observers)-- Support (revisions needed to observe counting of absentee ballots)
--H818 (Performance Bonds for Vendors)-- Neutral
--Election Bills Drafted by NCEIT which need sponsors in order to be filed.
--Retention of State Election Records – (Senator Alexander indicates interest in sponsoring our NCEIT language in a bill)
Election Bills Still to be Drafted
**UOCAVA Clarifications
**Local BOE Transparency
**Out-of-State College Student Voting
**2023 current Long Session now ends in August**.
Alert volunteers they will receive a legislative directive email weekly on ______. Calls to Legislature are encouraged Monday through Thursday 9-4. A suggested standard election integrity phone lobbying format will be included in each email communication.
The www.ncleg.gov website will be included in weekly emails to phone lobby members.
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