AN ACT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF CANDIDATES ON OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOTS. Enacted June 26, 2018. Effective June 26, 2018. Elections held in 2018 shall be conducted using the random selection process previously determined by the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement for all primaries and elections in 2018.
FAIR AND NONPARTISAN BALLOT PLACEMENT.
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AN ACT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF CANDIDATES ON OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOTS.Intro. by Bert Jones.
Bill History:
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Mon, 27 Mar 2017 House: Filed
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Tue, 28 Mar 2017 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Tue, 28 Mar 2017 House: Ref To Com On Elections and Ethics Law
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Reptd Fav
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Added to Calendar
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 11 Jun 2018 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Placed on Today's Calendar
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 Senate: Special Message Sent To House
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 House: Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
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Tue, 12 Jun 2018 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 13 Jun 2018 House: Added to Calendar
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Wed, 13 Jun 2018 House: Concurred In S Com Sub
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Wed, 13 Jun 2018 House: Ordered Enrolled
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Thu, 14 Jun 2018 House: Ratified
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Fri, 15 Jun 2018 House: Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2018
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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 House: Became Law W/o Signature
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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 House: Ch. SL 2018-99
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 496 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jun 26 2018 - View Summary
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Bill H 496 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jun 12 2018 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following technical change to 1st edition. Amends GS 163A-1114, rather than GS 163-165.6, due to recodification. Adds that notwithstanding GS 163A-1114, elections held in 2018 must be conducted using the random selection process previously determined by the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement for all primaries and elections in 2018. Prohibits any further drawing from being conducted for any ballot item for the 2018 election.
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Bill H 496 (2017-2018)Summary date: Mar 27 2017 - View Summary
Amends GS 163-165.6 to require that candidates appear on a ballot in either alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order by the candidates's last name, with the order determined each election by drawing at the State Board of Elections after the closing of the filing period for all offices on the ballot. Makes a conforming deletion of the the statute's provisions that established ballot placement for candidates on a county's ballots, for candidates on a general election ballot, and for candidates for judge of the Court of Appeals on general election ballots.