North Carolina General Statutes
Article 7A - Registration of Voters.
§ 163-82.1 - General principles of voter registration.

163-82.1. General principles of voter registration.
(a) Prerequisite to Voting. - No person shall be permitted to vote who has not been registered under the provisions of this Article or registered as previously provided by law.
(b) County Board's Duty to Register. - A county board of elections shall register, in accordance with this Article, every person qualified to vote in that county who makes an application in accordance with this Article.
(c) Permanent Registration. - Every person registered to vote by a county board of elections in accordance with this Article shall remain registered until:
(1) The registrant requests in writing to the county board of elections to be removed from the list of registered voters; or
(2) The registrant becomes disqualified through death, conviction of a felony, or removal out of the county; or
(3) The county board of elections determines, through the procedure outlined in G.S. 163-82.14, that it can no longer confirm where the voter resides. (1953, c. 843; 1955, c. 800; 1963, c. 303, s. 1; 1965, c. 1116, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 25; 1975, c. 395; 1981, c. 39, s. 1; c. 87, s. 1; c. 308, s. 1; 1985, c. 211, ss. 1, 2; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 2; 2009-541, s. 7(a); 2013-381, s. 12.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)

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