As of Sept. 24, 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 those 17 bills, legislators passed two during the week of Sept. 18-24. Republicans sponsored the two bills. The bills are:
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NC S749: No Partisan Advantage in Elections, Sens. Lisa Barnes (R), Kevin Corbin (R), Warren Daniel (R), Ralph Hise (R), and Paul Newton (R).
- As amended, this bill:
- Arranges for the state board of elections to be administratively placed under the department of the secretary of state, whereas before it was independent of any administrative department.
- Modifies the makeup of the state board of elections from five members appointed by the governor to eight members appointed by the general assembly following specified guidelines.
- Provides the state board of elections members will serve four-year terms, beginning May 1 after the election of members of the council of state.
- Directs that vacancies on the state board of elections will be filled by the general assembly.
- Modifies the number of members required to request to move a meeting to a different location from four to five.
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- As amended, this bill:
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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).
- A summary has not been provided yet.
