North Carolina § 163-82 - 23. Voter registration at public high schools.

§ 163-82. 23. Voter registration at public high schools.

Every public high school shall make available to its students and others who are eligible to register to vote the application forms described in G.S. 163-82.3 , and shall keep a sufficient supply of the forms so that they are always available. A local board of education may, but is not required to, designate high school employees to assist in completing the forms. Only employees who volunteer for this duty may be designated by boards of education. History (1975, c. 234, s. 1; 1977, c. 626, s. 1; 1983, c. 588, ss. 2, 3; c. 707; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 973, ss. 1, 2; c. 1044, s. 19(b); 1993, c. 74, s. 2; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 2; 2009-541, s. 15(a); 2013-381, s. 12.1(d); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Prior Law in Force. - In the case of NAACP v. McCrory, the defendants were enjoined from implementing certain portions of Session Laws 2013-381 and Session Laws 2015-103, relating to photo IDs and changes to early voting, same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting, and preregistration, and the pertinent statutory provisions in effect prior to those amendments were declared to be in full force (Case 1:13-cv-00658-TDS-JEP Document 455 (M.D.N.C. 2016). The Revisor is informed that as a result, the version of this section that the State Board is actually enforcing is as follows: § 163-82.23. Voter registration at public high schools. Every public high school shall make available to its students and others who are eligible to register and preregister to vote the application forms described in G.S. 163-82.3 , and shall keep a sufficient supply of the forms so that they are always available. A local board of education may, but is not required to, designate high school employees to assist in completing the forms. Only employees who volunteer for this duty may be designated by boards of education. Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-888 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-888 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 Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.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 2009-541, s. 15(a), effective January 1, 2010, inserted "and preregister" in the first sentence of the section. Session Laws 2013-381, s. 12.1(d), effective September 1, 2013, deleted "and preregister" following "eligible to register" in the first sentence of the section.