Bill Summary for H 646 (2019-2020)

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Apr 11 2019

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 646 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 9, 2019
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR VOTING PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL WINDOW FOR APPROVAL OF STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS; AND TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF EARLY ONE-STOP VOTING IN ODD-NUMBERED YEAR ELECTIONS.
Intro. by Lewis, Hawkins, Hardister, Russell.

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House amendment #1 makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Amends the proposed changes to GS 163A-1145.2(1)b. and GS 163A-1145.3(1)b. to require the constituent institution, community college, or eligible private postsecondary institution, or the state or local government entity or charter school to submit documentation to show that the identification (ID) cards are issued after enrollment or other process that includes one or more methods of confirming the student's identity using information, rather than data.

Makes clarifying changes to proposed GS 163A-1303(e). Now requires a Plan for Implementation under the subsection to specify the hours of operation for the county board of elections for an election, rather than for all elections, conducted in the county for that odd-numbered years. Now requires that throughout the period for one-stop voting required under GS 163A-1300(b), any Plan for Implementation approved by the State Board of Elections under the subsection to provide a minimum of regular business hours consistent with daily hours of the county board of elections or its alternate, and for uniform locations, days, and hours for all other additional one-stop cites in that county (previously required uniform locations, days and hours for all sites throughout the period required by subsection (a) of GS 163A-1303).

Adds to the proposed changes to GS 163A-1303(d), as recodified, to require an approved Plan for Implementation under the subsection to provide for uniform location, days, and hours for the one-stop site througout the period for one-stop voting required under GS 163A-1300(b), rather than the period required under subsection (a) of GS 163A-1303.