163-165.4. Standards for official ballots.
The State Board of Elections shall ensure that official ballots throughout the State have all the following characteristics:
(1) Are readily understandable by voters.
(2) Present all candidates and questions in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.
(3) Allow every voter to cast a vote in every ballot item without difficulty.
(4) Facilitate an accurate vote count.
(5) Are uniform in content and format, subject to varied presentations required or made desirable by different voting systems. (2001-460, s. 3; 2013-381, s. 29.1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws
§ 163-165.1 - Scope and general rules.
§ 163-165.3 - Responsibilities for preparing official ballots.
§ 163-165.4 - Standards for official ballots.
§ 163-165.4A - Punch-card ballots and lever machines.
§ 163-165.4B - Butterfly ballots.
§ 163-165.4C - Prohibited voting systems.
§ 163-165.5 - Contents of official ballots.
§ 163-165.5A - Expired pursuant to Session Laws 2001-288, s3, effective January 1, 2012.
§ 163-165.5B - Ballots may be combined.
§ 163-165.6 - Arrangement of official ballots.
§ 163-165.7 - Voting systemspowers and duties of State Board.
§ 163-165.8 - Voting systemspowers and duties of board of county commissioners.
§ 163-165.9 - Voting systemspowers and duties of county board of elections.
§ 163-165.9A - Voting systemsrequirements for voting systems vendors; penalties.
§ 163-165.10 - Adequacy of voting system for each precinct.
§ 163-166.01 - Hours for voting.
§ 163-166.1 - Duties of county board of elections.
§ 163-166.2 - Arrangement of the voting enclosure.
§ 163-166.3 - Limited access to the voting enclosure.
§ 163-166.4 - Limitation on activity in the voting place and in a buffer zone around it.
§ 163-166.5 - Procedures at voting place before voting begins.
§ 163-166.6 - Designation of tasks.
§ 163-166.7 - Voting procedures.
§ 163-166.7A - Voter education and information.
§ 163-166.8 - Assistance to voters.
§ 163-166.9 - Curbside voting.
§ 163-166.10 - Procedures after the close of voting.
§ 163-166.11 - Provisional voting requirements.
§ 163-166.11A - Notation on provisional ballot.
§ 163-166.12 - Requirements for certain voters who register by mail.
§ 163-166.16 - Requirement for photo identification to vote in person.
§ 163-166.17 - Approval of student identification cards for voting identification.
§ 163-166.18 - Approval of employee identification cards for voting identification.