NCEIT Bills in General Assembly To Support

Election Bills Introduced by NCGA as of 10 April 2023:

Updated: 4/13/2023;

1. H613 - Access to Voted Ballot Sponsors: Representatives (Cleveland; Ward; Clampitt; Kidwell) https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H613v0.pdf
   

2. Non-Election bills filed 4/13/2023: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/FiledByDay/2023/

3. fyi - I'm not seeing any election bills on the Calendar for next week. LG

Senate Bills:

--S88 same as H 304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support – revisions suggested

--S89 (No Private $ in Elections) – Support - revisions suggested

--S137 (Constitutional Amendment to Remove Literacy Test) - Neutral

--S226 (Freedom to Vote) - Oppose

--S306 (Fix Our Democracy) - Strongly Oppose

--S313 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (see also H372)

--S349 (Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Registration) - Strongly Oppose

--S352 (Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls) – Support (also see H365)

--S416 Popular Election) – Oppose (See also H191)

--S471 Automatic Voter Registration – Oppose

--S484 Make Election Day a State Holiday – Oppose

--S544: Revise Buffer Zone Limitations/Elections-- Oppose

--S577 DMV Proposed Legislative Changes (SS# to SBE – verifying voter registration data)- Support

--S630 Constitutional Amendment/Citizens Only Voting - Support

--S642 Independent Redistricting Commission-- Oppose

--S676 Restricted Drivers License for Undocumented Immigrants (has election-related item in bill)

House Bills

--H6 (Uniformed Heroes Voting Act) - Support

--H9 (Independent Redistricting Process) - Oppose

--H44 (Constitutional Amendment to Remove Literacy Test) - Neutral

--H63 (Verify Immigration Status/SAVE) - Support [Not an Elections Bill]

--H82 (Maintain Precinct Voting Data- Official Results Include All Pct Votes) - Support

--H109 (Certain Prohibitions/Working/Voting)-Conditional Support, needs minor language change

--H123 (Constitutional Amendment to Limit Early Voting to 7 Days) - Support

--H191 (Popular Election) - Oppose (see also S416)

--H249 (J6 Riot/Overthrow Government) - Oppose

--H293 (Freedom to Vote) - Oppose

--H303 (Shorten One-Stop Early Voting at county BOE by 3 days) – Support

--H304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support (see also as S88) - revisions suggested

--H352 (Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls) - Support

--H362 (Fix Our Democracy) - Strongly Oppose

--H372 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (See also S313)

--H376 (Little Federal Model for Senate Representation)-Questionable Necessity

--H388 (Increase Threshold- Campaign Cash Contributions) - Strongly Support

--H396 (Repeal Participation in ERIC)-- Support

--H475 (Revise Certain Ballot & 48 Hour Report Reqs. - Support

--H485 (Provisional Ballot/Same Day Registration) - Strongly Support

--H259 2023 Appropriation Act (in bill: HAVA Funds, Post Election Audit Report, Prohibit ERIC Membership, Funds for Voter ID, Prohibit Private Monetary Donations in Elections)– Support (Revise “Prohibit Private Monetary Donations” section if possible)

--H365 (Require that Jurors be US Citizens) - Support - revisions suggested

Election Bills Drafted by NCEIT which need sponsors in order to be filed.

--Poll Observers

--Access to Ballots / Cast Vote Records

--Retention of State Election Records – (Senator Alexander indicates interest in sponsoring our NCEIT language in a bill)

--Voter Registration/ List Maintenance (additional comments submitted for internal deliberation)