North Carolina § 163-128 - Election precincts and voting places established or altered.

§ 163-128. Election precincts and voting places established or altered.

Each county shall be divided into a convenient number of precincts for the purpose of voting. Upon a resolution adopted by the county board of elections and approved by the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections voters from a given precinct may be temporarily transferred, for the purpose of voting, to an adjacent precinct. Any such transfers shall be for the period of time equal only to the term of office of the county board of elections making such transfer. When such a resolution has been adopted by the county board of elections to assign voters from more than one precinct to the same precinct, then the county board of elections shall maintain separate registration and voting records, consistent with the procedure prescribed by the State Board of Elections, so as to properly identify the precinct in which such voters reside. The polling place for a precinct shall be located within the precinct or on a lot or tract adjoining the precinct. Each county board of elections shall prepare a map of the county on which the precinct boundaries are drawn or described, shall revise the map when boundaries are changed, and shall keep a copy of the current map on file and posted for public inspection at the office of the Board of Elections, and shall file a copy with the State Board of Elections. Except as provided by Article 12A of this Chapter, the county board of elections shall have power from time to time, by resolution, to establish, alter, discontinue, or create such new election precincts or voting places as it may deem expedient. Upon adoption of a resolution establishing, altering, discontinuing, or creating a precinct or voting place, the board shall give 45 days' notice thereof prior to the next primary or election. Notice shall be given by advertisement in a newspaper having general circulation in the county, by posting a copy of the resolution at the courthouse door and at the office of the county board of elections, and by mailing a copy of the resolution to the chairman of every political party in the county. Notice may additionally be made on a radio or television station or both, but such notice shall be in addition to the newspaper and other required notice. No later than 30 days prior to the primary or election, the county board of elections shall mail a notice of precinct change to each registered voter who as a result of the change will be assigned to a different voting place. History (Rev., s. 4313; 1913, c. 53; C.S., s. 5934; 1921, c. 180; 1933, c. 165, s. 3; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1969, c. 570; 1973, c. 793, ss. 51-53; 1975, c. 798, s. 2; 1979, c. 785; 1981, c. 515, s. 1; 1985, c. 757, s. 205(b); 1989, c. 93, s. 4; c. 440, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 33; 1995, c. 423, s. 1; 2001-353, s. 2; 2006-264, s. 20; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Local Modification. - Avery: 1997-99; 1997-217; Cabarrus: 1983, c. 225; Caswell: 1989, c. 284, s. 1; Catawba: 1981, c. 850; Cleveland: 1981, c. 411; Davidson: 1989, c. 70; Granville: 1989, c. 282, s. 1; Hertford: 1981, c. 204; Mecklenburg: 1981, c. 433; Montgomery: 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 866; Moore: 1987, c. 549, s. 6.8; Pitt: 1987, c. 411; Randolph: 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 827; Sampson: 1989, c. 474, s. 1; Stanly: 1981, c. 433; Stokes: 1983, c. 225; city of Rocky Mount: 1969, c. 1051; Mitchell County Board of Elections: 1997-183, s. 1. Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-1045 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-1045 was then re-recodified as this section by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), effective January 31, 2019. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as re-recodified. Session Laws 2018-134, 3rd Ex. Sess., s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Hurricane Florence Emergency Response Act.'" Session Laws 2018-134, 3rd Ex. Sess., s. 5.3(a), (b), provided for certain elections relief and accommodations, applicable for the November 2018 election only, in response to Hurricane Florence and its aftermath. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-264, s. 20, effective August 27, 2006, substituted "Executive Director" for "Secretary-Director" in the second sentence of the first paragraph of subsection (a).