163-82.3. Voter registration application forms.
(a) Form Developed by State Board of Elections. - The State Board of Elections shall develop an application form for voter registration. Any person may use the form to apply to do any of the following:
(1) Register to vote.
(2) Change party affiliation or unaffiliated status.
(3) Report a change of address within a county.
(4) Report a change of name.
The county board of elections for the county where the applicant resides shall accept the form as application for any of those purposes if the form is submitted as set out in G.S. 163-82.3.
(b) Interstate Form. - The county board of elections where an applicant resides shall accept as application for any of the purposes set out in subsection (a) of this section the interstate registration form designed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act, if the interstate form is submitted in accordance with G.S. 163-82.6.
(c) Agency Application Form. - The county board of elections where an applicant resides shall accept as application for any of the purposes set out in subsection (a) of this section a form developed pursuant to G.S. 163-82.19 or G.S. 163-82.20. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1044, s. 18(a); 1993, c. 74, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 2; 2009-541, s. 8(a); 2013-381, s. 12.1(b); 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 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.