North Carolina § 163-82 - 13. Access to statewide voter registration file.

§ 163-82. 13. Access to statewide voter registration file.

Free Copy for Political Parties. - Beginning January 1, 1996, the State Board of Elections shall make available free of charge, upon written request, one magnetic copy of the statewide computerized voter registration file to the chairman of each political party as defined in G.S. 163-96 as soon as practicable after the close of registration before every statewide primary and election. The file made available to the political party chairmen shall contain the name, address, gender, age but not date of birth, race, voting history, political affiliation, and precinct of every registered voter in the State. If a county board enters telephone numbers into its computer lists of registered voters, then the free list provided under this subsection shall include telephone numbers. Copies for Sale to Others. - Beginning January 1, 1996, the State Board of Elections shall sell, upon written request, to other public and private organizations and persons magnetic copies of the statewide computerized voter registration file. The State Board of Elections may sell selective lists of registered voters according to county, congressional or legislative district, party affiliation, gender, age but not date of birth, race, date of registration, or any other reasonable category, or a combination of categories. The State Board of Elections shall require all persons to whom any list is furnished under this subsection to reimburse the board for the actual cost incurred in preparing it. History (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 2; 2004-127, s. 17(d); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-876 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-876 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 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, ss. 16 and 16.1, provided for a needs assessment and requirements analysis for computerized voter registration, Session Laws 1995, c. 507, s. 13.2 provided for the promulgation of rules for a statewide computerized voter registration system, and Session Laws 1997-443, s. 31, provided for a statewide data elections management system to prescribe data format, data communication, and data content standards. 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 2004-127, s. 17(d), effective June 1, 2005, inserted "age but not" preceding "date of birth" in subsections (a) and (b).