North Carolina § 163-258 - 11. Federal write-in absentee ballot.
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§ 163-258. 11. Federal write-in absentee ballot.
A covered voter may use the federal write-in absentee ballot, in accordance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 103, 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff-2, to vote for all offices and ballot measures in a covered election. History (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-1345 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-1345 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. 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff-2, referred to in this section, was transferred to 52 U.S.C. § 20303, by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel as part of an editorial reclassification of the United States Code. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.
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Section 163-258 ("11. Federal write-in absentee ballot.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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