163-258.28. Registration and voting on primary or election day.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, an individual shall be permitted to register in person at any time the office of the board of elections or the voting place is open, including the day of a primary or election if that individual was absent on the day the registration records close for an election, but returns to that individual's county of residence in North Carolina thereafter, and if the absence is due to uniformed service as defined by G.S. 163-258.2.
If an individual so absent on the day registration closes shall appear in person at the voting place on election day and is otherwise eligible to vote, that individual shall be entitled to register and vote at the voting place that day, regardless of whether the person's uniformed service status has changed since the close of registration. (1977, c. 93; 1999-424, s. 7(l); 2001-353, s. 3; 2009-281, s. 1; 2011-182, s. 2; 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
Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
§ 163-258.3 - Elections covered.
§ 163-258.4 - Role of State Board of Elections.
§ 163-258.5 - Overseas voter's registration address.
§ 163-258.6 - Methods of registering to vote.
§ 163-258.7 - Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.
§ 163-258.8 - Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.
§ 163-258.9 - Transmission of unvoted ballots.
§ 163-258.10 - Timely casting of ballot.
§ 163-258.11 - Federal write-in absentee ballot.
§ 163-258.12 - Receipt of voted ballot.
§ 163-258.14 - Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.
§ 163-258.15 - Use of voter's electronic mail address.
§ 163-258.16 - Publication of election notice.
§ 163-258.17 - Prohibition of nonessential requirements.
§ 163-258.18 - Issuance of injunction or other equitable relief.
§ 163-258.19 - Uniformity of application and construction.
§ 163-258.20 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
§ 163-258.27 - Article inapplicable to persons after change of status; reregistration not required.
§ 163-258.28 - Registration and voting on primary or election day.
§ 163-258.29 - Absentee voting at office of board of elections.