As of Oct. 8, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed 17 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year.
Of the 17 bills passed this year, 15 have been enacted, with one being enacted during the week of Oct. 2-8. This is 15 more than this point a year ago. Republicans sponsored 12 bills, Democrats sponsored one, and a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored two. Five of the 15 bills are:
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NC H259: 2023 Appropriations Act, Reps. Jay Adams (R), Dean Arp (R), William Brisson (R), Mike Clampitt (R), John Faircloth (R), Kyle Hall (R), Chris Humphrey (R), Donny Lambeth (R), Jason Saine (R), Larry Strickland (R), William Ward (R), and David Willis (R).
- This is an omnibus-style appropriations bill that affects a number of different policy areas. As amended, this bill:
- Provides that the net appropriation for “elections” is $12,078,048 in 2023-24 and $9,759,207 in 2024-25.
- Appropriates $5,600,000 to the state board of elections in 2023-24.
- Directs that the state board will elect a president of the state community colleges system by voting among at least three finalists, requiring a majority vote to be elected, and subject to the approval of the General Assembly.
- Provides a timeline and guidance for the legislature to elect members to the state board of community colleges.
- Outlines procedures for the election of trustees to individual community colleges, and allows the election of one or more trustees to be delegated to a board of education of a local administrative unit.
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- This is an omnibus-style appropriations bill that affects a number of different policy areas. As amended, this bill:
