House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 163-166.7A, by adding that the State Board of Elections (State Board) is also required to develop the placard that contains voter education information in addition to ensuring that it is displayed as required by the act. Amends the required minimum content of the placard to clarify: (1) that unaffiliated voters may participate in a primary or second primary election for a political party of their choosing only if the party allows unaffiliated voters to participate in its primary; and (2) that the Board's phone number is toll free. Adds the requirement that the Board train the county boards of elections staff on the items on the placard at least 90 days before the beginning of each voting period; allows the training to be conducted virtually.

Amends GS 163-22 to require the State Board's telephone number for voting questions to be staffed by a State Board employee and operated at least from the time that voting places must be open through thirty minutes after the polls are closed (was, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) each day during the period from the first day ballots are available for voting under GS 163-227.10 (was, the first day mail-in absentee ballots are sent to voters) through election day.

Amends GS 163-82.24 to allow the State Board's trainings on voter education information as described in GS 163-166.7A, to be conducted virtually. 

Adds an appropriation of $20,000 in recurring funds for each year of the 2021-23 biennium from the General Fund to the State Board for staffing the phone number for answering citizen calls on voting questions. Effective July 1, 2021.