163-82.20A. Voter registration upon restoration of citizenship. [Effective until January 1, 2023]
The State Board of Elections, the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall jointly develop and implement educational programs and procedures for persons to apply to register to vote at the time they are restored to citizenship and all filings required have been completed under Chapter 13 of the General Statutes. Those procedures shall be designed to do both of the following:
(1) Inform the person that the restoration of rights removes the person's disqualification from voting, but that in order to vote the person must register to vote.
(2) Provide an opportunity to that person to register to vote.
At a minimum, the program shall include a written notice to the person whose citizenship has been restored, informing that person that the person may now register to vote, with a voter registration form enclosed with the notice. (2007-391, s. 26(a); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-186, s. 2(lllllllll); 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
163-82.20A. Voter registration upon restoration of citizenship. [Effective January 1, 2023]
The State Board of Elections, the Division of Prisons of the Department of Adult Correction, and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall jointly develop and implement educational programs and procedures for persons to apply to register to vote at the time they are restored to citizenship and all filings required have been completed under Chapter 13 of the General Statutes. Those procedures shall be designed to do both of the following:
(1) Inform the person that the restoration of rights removes the person's disqualification from voting, but that in order to vote the person must register to vote.
(2) Provide an opportunity to that person to register to vote.
At a minimum, the program shall include a written notice to the person whose citizenship has been restored, informing that person that the person may now register to vote, with a voter registration form enclosed with the notice. (2007-391, s. 26(a); 2011-145, s. 19.1(h); 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-186, s. 2(lllllllll); 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(p).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws
Article 7A - Registration of Voters.
§ 163-82.1 - General principles of voter registration.
§ 163-82.2 - Chief State Election Official.
§ 163-82.3 - Voter registration application forms.
§ 163-82.4 - Contents of application form.
§ 163-82.5 - Distribution of application forms.
§ 163-82.6 - Acceptance of application forms.
§ 163-82.6A - Address and name changes at one-stop sites.
§ 163-82.8 - Voter registration cards.
§ 163-82.8A - Voter photo identification cards.
§ 163-82.9 - Cancellation of prior registration.
§ 163-82.10 - Official record of voter registration.
§ 163-82.10A - Permanent voter registration numbers.
§ 163-82.10B - Confidentiality of date of birth.
§ 163-82.11 - Establishment of statewide computerized voter registration.
§ 163-82.12 - Promulgation of guidelines relating to computerized voter registration.
§ 163-82.13 - Access to statewide voter registration file.
§ 163-82.14 - List maintenance.
§ 163-82.15 - Change of address within the county.
§ 163-82.15A - Administrative change of registration when county line is adjusted.
§ 163-82.17 - Change of party affiliation.
§ 163-82.18 - Appeal from denial of registration.
§ 163-82.19 - Voter registration at drivers license offices; coordination on data interface.
§ 163-82.20 - Voter registration at other public agencies.
§ 163-82.20A - Voter registration upon restoration of citizenship[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 163-82.21 - Voter registration at military recruitment offices.
§ 163-82.22 - Voter registration at public libraries and public agencies.
§ 163-82.23 - Voter registration at public high schools.
§ 163-82.24 - Statewide training and certification for election officials.
§ 163-82.26 - Rule-making authority.