North Carolina § 163-130 - Satellite voting places.

§ 163-130. Satellite voting places.

A county board of elections by unanimous vote may, upon approval of a request submitted in writing to the State Board of Elections, establish a plan whereby elderly or disabled voters in a precinct may vote at designated sites within the precinct other than the regular voting place for that precinct. Any approval under this section is only effective for one year and shall be annually reviewed for extension. The State Board of Elections shall approve a county board's proposed plan if: All the satellite voting places to be used are listed in the county's written request; The plan will in the State Board's judgment overcome a barrier to voting by the elderly or disabled; Adequate security against fraud is provided for; and The plan does not unfairly favor or disfavor voters with regard to race or party affiliation. History (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1032, s. 10; 2013-381, s. 26.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-1047 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-1047 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 Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.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 2013-381, s. 26.1(a), effective January 1, 2014, in the introductory language, added "by unanimous vote" and the second sentence.