North Carolina § 163-288 - Registration for city elections; county and municipal boards of elections.
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§ 163-288. Registration for city elections; county and municipal boards of elections.
The registration record of the county board of elections shall be the official registration record for voters to vote in all elections, city, district, county, State or national. History (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 87; 1981, c. 33, s. 5; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1032, s. 7; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 66; 2011-31, s. 8; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-1593 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-1593 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 Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section.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 2011-31, s. 8, effective April 7, 2011, deleted "Regardless of whether the municipal election is conducted by the county board of elections or by a municipal board of elections" from the beginning and made a related change.
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