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Submitted by Jay Delancy, Voter Integrity Project/NCEIT There have been a lot of complaints about the recent SBE "Top Ten" fact list about voter ID and I've had to explain that the email is an accurate representation of our voter ID law, as written by David Lewis and passed in both chambers with a veto-proof majority. Page 53 of the recent NC Supreme Court ruling which reinstated SB 824, which was also known as State Law 2018-144 (SL 2018-144). All of the bad provisions in that law were hacked out between the GA and Kim Strach, a McCrory appointee as Executive Director of the State Board of Elections (SBE). As much as we hated the bill, there was one provision that made me extremely happy: Statewide at-large poll observers. You can read all about it, starting at the top of page 14 in SL 2018-144. Here is the key sentence: " The chair of each political party in the State shall have the right to designate up to 100 additional at-large observers who are residents of the State who may attend any voting place in the State." Since this law is officially in force, I suggest it would be a useful exercise to target a few key municipal races in counties that historically have a hard time recruiting Republican poll observers. Robseon and Durham come to mind the quickest, but I'm sure Jane has some problem counties in WNC. Before Covid killed him, the late Sen RL Clark used to carry on about Yancey County

Election Bills Introduced by NCGA as of May 1, 2023: Senate Bills: --S88 same as H304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support – (revisions suggested) --S89** similar to H641 (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)- Support 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 --H259 (2023 Appropriation Act) (in bill: HAVA Funds, Post Election Audit Report, Prohibit ERIC- Support Membership, Funds for Voter ID, Prohibit Private Monetary Donations in Elections)– Support (Revise “Prohibit Private Monetary Donations” section if possible) --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 --H365 (Require that Jurors be US Citizens) - Support - (revisions suggested) --H372 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (See also S313) --H376 (Little Federal Model for Senate Representation) -Questionable Necessity --H388 (Increase Threshold- Campaign Cash Contributions) - Support --H396** (Repeal Participation in ERIC)-- Support --H475 (Revise Certain Ballot; 48 Hour Report Reqs.) - Support --H485** (Provisional Ballot/Same Day Registration) - Strongly Support --H613 (Access to Voted Ballot)- Support (minor revisions needed) --H641** (No Soliciting Certain Funds/Elections Boards) (see S89; H259) - Support - (revisions suggested) --H694 (Campaign Finance Late Reports)- Support --H706 (Electioneering/Voter Photos)-- Strongly Oppose until proposed Buffer Zone restrictions set at 200' are restored to 50'. --H708 (Clarify Felon Voting Rights) --H709 (Election Director Dismissal)-- Neutral --H713 (Election Day a Holiday) - Neutral --H728** (Maintenance of Voter Records)- Support (major revisions needed to remove duplicate and foreign national registrations) --H770** (Access to Voted Ballots)-- Strong Support --H772** (Poll Observer Activity)-- Strong Support --H816 (Poll Observers)-- Support (revisions needed to observe counting of absentee ballots) --H818 (Performance Bonds for Vendors)-- Neutral --H851 (Open Primaries & Ranked Choice Voting)-- Strongly Oppose --Election Bills Drafted by NCEIT which need sponsors in order to be filed. --Retention of State Election Records Election Bills Still to be Drafted (All Briefly Discussed with Rep Mills) **UOCAVA Clarifications **Local BOE Transparency **Out-of-State College Student Voting Coordination Updates from NCEIT Working Groups Election Integrity Network Update- (EIN Staff) **National Updates- Cleta, Ned, Others Schedule of National Working Group Calls this week: Tuesday (05.02) 4 p.m. | Vote by Mail & USPS WG | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucuisqjIiHt0h-cXUBYhQvt6WkAi2CaIY#/registration 6 p.m. | EIN: Citizen's Research Project | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuf--rrD8sHdzRTe66AgWBqCiijOrfc6S0#/registration Wednesday (05.03) 2 p.m. | EIN: Legislation WG | No Meeting This Week 4 p.m. | EIN: National Voter Rolls WG | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkde6qqDoqG92187qsXDkSdTVaju3PaGz3#/registration Thursday (05.04) 4 p.m. | EIN: Stop Ranked Choice Voting WG| https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sdu-rpjwsE9LOdpS-YhqIbplMfbDRkdup#/registration 7 p.m. | EIN: "Media Outreach Review"| https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldeytrzMuGNNgTqEREJD4eACf6rm418ND#/registration

The North Carolina Election Integrity Team's next Legislative Action Day is Thursday, May 18th, 2023 in Raleigh @9:30AM - 3PM to lobby our representatives to pass election integrity bills. Information of where to meet is here. HOWEVER, each week, ALL of us should be making phone calls into the committee chairs of where our bills reside These bills need to be voted on in committee and moved on so we get them to the floor for a vote. Also, we now have a super majority in the House and Senate which means we can override Cooper's veto. We have tried to break down the list of bills by priority each week. It 's a few phone calls. Very doable. We've working hard to simplify. PLEASE DO YOUR PART. Thanks Denise, Joanne and Lisa for putting all of this together! Dear Friend and Patriot, Thank you for your interest in promoting legislation to improve Election Integrity in NC! Below is information explaining how to make a Lobbying call. Priority Election Bills in the NC Legislature have been identified by the NC Election Integrity (NCEIT) Legislative Team. Talking points and how to contact individual legislators to promote these bills can be found in the Attachments. This week we are targeting two Legislative Bills NCEIT Legislative Call to Action - Call List 1 There are many election integrity bills in the North Carolina General Assembly. NCEIT supports many of them and this week we would like to concentrate on two important bills. Call your legislators shown below to get these bills to move through the process. See the 3 types of calls you can make. • Poll Observers - House Bill 772 and • Access to Voted Ballots (Cast Vote Records) - House Bill 770 These bills which were submitted by House Republicans include the language suggested by NCEIT. We would like you to contact legislators to let them know YOU support H 772 and H 770 and ask them to move the bills along in the process. 1. These are the sponsors of the bills - thank them and let them know you support the bills. H 772 Poll Observer Davis; Cleveland; Mills; Warren (Primary) See the bill here https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/HouseStanding/21 H 770 Access to Ballots Davis; Cleveland; Mills; Warren (Primary) Cairns; Fontenot; Humphrey; Kidwell; McNeely; Willis See the bill here https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/h770 2. These are committee members who will vote on the bills– let them know you support the bills. because they are important election integrity measures (use your own words). a. Ask members of the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Reform Committee to pass H 772 and H 770 in their committee. Chairman Mills, Rep. Warren, Rep. K. Baker, Rep. Riddell, Rep. Davis,Rep. Ward, Rep. Willis,Rep. Cotham, Rep. Biggs, Rep. Blackwell, Rep. Faircloth, Rep. Zenger. Rep. Iler, Rep. Dixon b. Ask members of the Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee to be a SPONSOR for similar bills in the Senate to H 772 and H 770. Chairman Hise, Chairman Newton, Chairman Daniel, Senator Krawiek, Senator Sanderson, Senator Perry, Senator Galey, Senator Ford, Senator Rabon, Senator Jackson 3. Let your House and Senate legislators know that you support these bills. You can identify your NC House and Senate members with this link https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators. Click on the name and it usually brings you to a page with contact info. If it does not, use these links to find the contact info and click on their name. House https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/MemberList/H Senate https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/MemberList/S Talking points to show why you support the bill - select a 1 or 2 to highlight for the legislators. H 772 Poll Observers - Poll Observers have been unnecessarily restricted in virtually all early voting sites and precincts. Observers have been prevented from moving freely around the voting enclosure, observing start up and shut down procedures, viewing and imaging zero poll tapes on tabulation machines, viewing Authorizations to Vote (ATVs) and tabulators for example. Also audio recordings with poll workers and photographs of machines and voting enclosures excluding voters and poll workers have not been allowed. See this link to the bill: https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H772v1.pdf · A new section has been added that lists 19 activities that observers are permitted to do which addresses problems observed in the 2022 election. (If you have been an observer and were not allowed to perform an activity, you could highlight that. If you were not an observer, you could pick one or two you like.) · There is also a list of 8 activities that are not permitted by observers, so they do not interfere with the voting process. H 770 Access to Voted Ballots (Cast Vote Records) - The State Board of Elections has denied requests from the public for Cast Voter Records while other states provide them. Cast Vote Records are needed to increase voter confidence by allowing verification of machine counts of ballots. See this link to the bill: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/h770 · Public records requests for Cast Vote Records have been denied by the NC State Board of Elections based on confidentiality. They have been available in other states. The bill provides access to the public of cast vote records through public records requests. · Access to Cast Vote Records is needed for inspection and verification of machine counts of ballots, so they can be matched to the machine’s printed reports. Without this access, voters lose confidence in the accuracy of machines and the outcomes of elections. · The bill requires voting systems to create and maintain cast vote records. Each week there will be different priorities to make calls. You can start with this list and work through the others, as you have time. Thank you for your time to protect election integrity. ************************************************************************* Basic Call (In-person or phone message): Familiarize yourself with List 1 attachment. Click on the representative or senator’s name in blue in the attached file. The file is hot-linked to the legislator's contact information. Make the Call. #1 Introduce yourself (Name, address, contact phone). #2 Why you are calling: To ASSURE Election Integrity in NC (your words). #3 Thank you _______ for your Sponsorship/Support of ____________ (give Bill Number and then Name. If several, list them). Choose your message based upon your experience as a voter, poll observer or based upon the talking points listed for the bill (See Attachment). #4 Thank the Representative/Senator for his/her service. #5 Close: We are praying for you and your staff ! ******************************************* CALLS FOR THIS WEEK will target: - H770: Access to Voted Ballots - H772: Poll Observers Appointments, Access and Activity. See these BILLs in the ATTACHMENT: Announcement LEG Call List 1. ( This Thursday, May 18th is NCEIT's monthly Legislative Action Day. Volunteers will be lobbying our legislators in-person in Raleigh. Our calls will augment their efforts with a "buzz" of calls and demonstration of public interest. ) Next week there will be a new directive! Look for it every Monday morning! General Information regarding Bills currently in the NC Legislature and the Phone Lobby: - There are currently over 60 Election Bills introduced in our State Legislature this session. - Bills will move through 3-4 committees on average before they will be voted upon by the General Assembly (GA). If bills are not moved through committees they will not be brought to a vote in the GA and will have no chance of becoming law before the 2024 Presidential Election. - The NEXT several weeks are about getting STRONG Election Integrity Bills on the calendar! - We request you commit one hour weekly until the legislative session ends (August). - Best time to call? Monday-Thursday 9-5 . (BUT Friday or weekend calls are better than not calling!) You will likely speak to a staffer. This is worthwhile! These representatives and their staff support our effort! Our job is to help keep attention on the importance of this particular legislation. Call weekly. Be persistent and polite. You will receive an email update on priorities as they are identified including: Bill names and numbers, whom to call, links to legislators phone numbers, and talking points. ********************************************************* To help build an effective phone lobby for this legislative session PLEASE do 3 things: #1 JOIN the NC Election Integrity Team, at . Membership is Free. You will be vetted and will be notified of acceptance in 2-3 days . #2 Review the information and make calls weekly. (The anticipated commitment is one hour weekly from now into August.) #3 Expand our ranks! Share this with other like-minded citizens! THANK YOU!! NC Election Integrity Team Questions? Call Denise Vish, 828 545-9776 and leave a message or email .

NCEIT Assessment & Recommendations- Senate Bill 747 What's Right. What's Wrong (see below) S747- Senate Omnibus Elections Bill. Sponsors- Sen. Ralph Hise, Sen Paul Newton, Sen. Warren Daniel (Co-Chairs of Senate Redistricting & Elections Committee); Co-Sponsors- Sen. Todd Johnson, Sen. Benton Sawrey Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S747 Status: Currently in the Committee for Rules and Operations of the Senate. Important Election Integrity Improvements in this Bill: 1. New provisions for identifying and removing foreign nationals from Voter Rolls- Part III, Pages 5-8, of S747 comprehensively addresses methods for the identification and removal of foreign nationals discovered through jury duty excusals and who also appear on our voter rolls. This is an important quality control measure for voter list maintenance. 2. Prohibits Bar Coding of Absentee Ballot Request Forms by Private Organizations- Part V, Page 9 of the bill addresses barcodes on ballot request forms. Today, hundreds of non-profits and partisan political organizations provide millions of unsolicited absentee ballot request forms to prospective voters across the USA. Many of these forms are pre-populated with voter information and contain bar codes for the private organization’s tracking purposes. Use of these barcoded forms violates the spirit and intent of NCGS 163-237(d6), a Class G felony. S747 makes it crystal clear that ballot request forms may NOT be barcoded for private organizations to prematurely ascertain which registrants are voting by mail. 3. Persons using same day registration & voting will receive/vote a Provisional Ballot- Part VIII of the bill, page 10, provides two conditions under which a person may register and vote on the same day by provisional ballot. This is a substantial change from the current process in which a person may register and vote by a regular ballot and have that ballot accepted immediately, prior to verification of the registration address. This provision enables the local board of elections and concerned citizens the time to perform voter verification prior to the ballot being counted at canvass. 4. Provides for citizen inspection of Container Return Envelopes- Part IV, page 8 of the bill is intended to allow access to container return envelopes for inspection by private citizens during county board of elections absentee ballot meetings. (Note- the language in this bill needs refinement- see “Important Corrections & Additions” below. 5. Provides for citizen challenges of unauthorized absentee ballots- Part X, page 11 of the bill gives every eligible voter in every county jurisdiction to file a challenge for any absentee ballot submitted in that county. At present, the challenges are restricted to voters who live in the same precinct of the challenged absentee ballot. 6. Provides means for rigorous signature verification- Part XII, page 11 of the bill requires county boards of election to use signature verification software to verify voter signatures on absentee (mail-in) ballots. 7. Compels partisan representation at early voting sites- Part XIII, pages 11-12 of the bill ensures partisan election officials will be present during all days of one-stop early voting (EV). This is a substantial change from present practices, in which each EV site has a site administrator and no partisan representation is required. This change is well-intentioned, but the language in the S747 is not explicit as to which election officials it intended to address and how they are to be allocated. See the language proposed in “Important Corrections and Additions” below. 8. All ballots must be received by 7:30PM on election day- Part I, pages 1-4 of the bill addresses election day integrity requirements. It modifies previous rules that allowed the acceptance of mail-in absentee ballots for up to several days following the election so long as the return envelopes were date stamped as of election day. The change requires all ballots to be mailed in such manner as to be received by 7:30PM on election day to be counted. The change reduces the risk of absentee ballot fraud and accelerates the counting of all regular ballots on election day. 9. Disallows private funding of election processes- Part II, page 4 of the bill, prohibits local boards of elections and county commissioners from accepting private funding, either directly or indirectly, for election operations. This will help prevent the influence of private organizations on local and statewide election operations. 10. Extends retention of election records to 22 months- Part VI, pages 9-10 of the bill require the retention of voting records and archives of elections for a period of 22 months. At present, the retention is just 6-12 months for many records. Extending the records retention to 22 months helps ensure post-election audits can be conducted thoroughly and effectively. Important Corrections & Additions Needed for S747: Senate Bill 747 Reference: Related Statute & Correction Needed in S747, with Rationale PART IV- Inspectable Absentee Ballot Envelopes NCGS 163-230.1(f); The final sentence in the proposed language is misstated and inconsistent with many other statutory provisions concerning privacy of ballots. Lines 49-51 ought instead to read: “At these meetings, the county board of elections shall inspect each container-return envelope prior to approving the application and accepting the ballot for counting purposes. Upon approval of the county board of elections, each container-return envelope shall immediately be available for public inspection.” Public access to container-return envelopes is essential for confidence in mail-in voting processes, which are largely unsupervised at present. PART VIII- Require Provisional Ballot for Same Day Registration NCGS 163-82.6(b); The new provision is vague and ambiguous. Lines 34-35 ought instead to read: “However, the individual shall only be eligible to vote by provisional ballot and the ballot counted under one of the following two circumstances:” PART XIII- Ensure Precinct Officials One-Stop Places are allocated the same as those serving on election day NCGS 163-227.6(a); The new provision is vague and ambiguous. Lines 42-43 ought instead to read: “Chief Judges and Judges shall be appointed and allocated to one-stop voting places in the same manner as precinct election officials for election day. The appointment and scheduling of these election officials for each location and day of one-stop early voting shall be consistent with NCGS 163-41(c) and (d).” PART XX- Require Two-Factor Authentication Process/Mail-In Absentee Ballots NCGS 163-231.1; This new provision mis-applies a technical term (two-factor authentication), normally used for internet security, to the process for accepting and counting mail-in ballots. NCGS 163-231 already describes the methods for delivering container-return envelopes in-person or by mail. If the intent of Part XX is to assure each envelope and ballot are legitimate, then the process for ascertaining the legitimacy should be described in detail. Recommend striking this provision unless more descriptive language can be provided. Not Addressed in S747- Permitted Poll Observer Activities NCGS 163-45(c); Permitted Poll Observer Activities are not addressed in S747. Substantive differences across the 2000+ NC precincts in interpreting the provisions of NCGS 163-45(c) have led to innumerable disruptions and complaints in virtually every county. NCGS 163-45(c) requires detailed elaboration to ensure uniform application of the law and reduced conflicts during election operations. House Bill 772 provides substantive elaboration to the existing statute clarifying the spirit and intent of the General Assembly for poll observer activities and limitations. Recommend incorporating all of the H772 provisions into S747. Not Addressed in S747- Access to Cast Vote Records (CVRs) NCGS 163-165; Nowhere in the NCGS is there a provision for granting pubic access to cast vote records (CVRs) as is permitted in 28 other states. House Bill 770 provides important additional voting definitions, makes CVRs available for public release, and requires all tabulation machines acquired for voting purposes to have the capability to produce CVRs. These CVRs are essential for building public confidence in election results and for enabling future audits of election results. Recommend incorporating all of the H770 provisions into S747.

Watch Video: https://www.theepochtimes.com/david-stockman-debt-default-the-doomsday-budget-machine-and-failed-fiscal-restraint-explained_5311019.html?utm_source=NS_ATLNewsletter&src_src=NS_ATLNewsletter&utm_campaign=2023-06-06&src_cmp=2023-06-06&utm_medium=email&est=yGs%2F6jWVrnsgCXG9IvsTJvq0eCqTDOsl4P5NT%2B5eTIqGCSeGDrlJi56xLSP9EzOII%2BY%3D David Stockman: Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained “For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40 percent of GDP—not good, but tolerable in terms of historic trends,” says Stockman. “Today, it’s 120 percent and growing rapidly—total change. We basically tried to borrow our way to prosperity.” Stockman is the author of “The Great Money Bubble: Protect Yourself from the Coming Inflation Storm.” “You can’t keep borrowing two or three trillion a year, building up the public debt, and leaving that massive burden to future generations. You can’t do it,” says Stockman. “There’s a lot of whining on Wall Street and elsewhere about how fast the Fed has raised interest rates. But the problem is they started at zero.” How did we end up in the current fiscal crisis, what happens when we raise the debt ceiling, and what are we not being told? “In this deal, there are no enforcement mechanisms at all beyond the current year,” says Stockman. “The mainstream media didn’t want any alternative except for the Republicans to blink and the debt to be raised yet again. And that’s exactly what happened.”

For the past 16 months, the North Carolina Election Integrity Team Cabinet has committed the resources and precious time of our members towards free and fair elections across the 100 counties in North Carolina. To that end, we have sought partnerships with many private organizations, both major political parties, and government agencies. While we are a non-partisan 501(c)4 organization, we are not apolitical, especially when the objectives of our team are thwarted by persons or entities who intefere or are at cross-purposes to those objectives. We strive to inform our members about all opportunities they have to shape future elections - ensuring it is truly hard to cheat, while remaining reasonably easy to vote for all citizens. Our 1,000-Member NCEIT team substantially elevated the visibility, reporting, and legislative attention of NC elections throughout the 2022 mid-terms. We successfully partnered with 30 or so county-level organizations and we trained thousands of volunteers to be poll observers, poll workers and judges. But we had to do that without an enterprise-wide partnership with the NCGOP. In several instances, party officials were told not to cooperate with NCEIT or that our work should not be supported. More than a few county GOP chairmen told me they were conflicted about what to tell their members based on instructions from the the NCGOP state team on HIllsborough Street in Raleigh. More recently, the NCEIT team has worked diligently with the North Carolina General Assembly to enact important election legislation to close the many loopholes in General Statute Chapter 163. The NCGOP leadership has been 'asleep at the wheel' these several months while NCEIT team was daily pursuing meaningful legislation. Senate BIll 747 promises to bring important changes despite the absence of advocacy by NCGOP leaders. How much easier and more effective might we have been had the NCGOP worked with us on our legislative agenda?!? On Saturday, June 10th, the North Carolina Republican Party will elect its new State Chairman and Vice Chairman to direct the activities of the NCGOP for the next two years- through and beyond the 2024 Presidential Election Cycle. Both of these races are contested and the contenders could not be more different. Similarly, their respective commitments to our goal of free and fair elections in North Carolina could not be more starkly evident. We would be remiss if we stayed silent about the need for NCGOP cooperation with NCEIT goals and objectives. To align ourselves with the current leadership team would be advocating for the status quo- which clearly is unacceptable. Yet, we do not want to cripple our future activities by aligning our support behind NCGOP leaders who might worsen the relationship. To that end, we do not have a recommendation (yet) on the race for State GOP Vice Chairman, as neither of the currently announced candidates has embraced our work or sought to help in our endeavors. I am happy to report, though, that one candidate seeking the role of NCGOP Chairmam, John Kane, is a friend to NCEIT and plans to partner productively with us through the 2024 election cycle. His campaign,for NCGOP Chairman is largely focused on goals and objectives he shares with the NCEIT team. We are convinced that, as NCGOP Chairman, John Kane will help us deliver meaningful election law changes and intense cooperation as we train and educate election officials, workers and observers. John is committed to success in all eight lanes of election integrity. And he is genuinely focused on accountability, rather than the lip service we frequently get from the current leadership team. I urge you to pull up John Kane's website and review his vision and goals for yourself. You can find that information at: https://sites.google.com/johnkane.org/ncgop/home?authuser=0 If you are an authorized county delegate to attend the state convention on June 9-10 in Greensboro, I urge you to register to attend and to vote for John Kane on Saturday afternoon, June 10th. Cutoff for registration is Tuesday, June 6th at 5:00PM. The website for registration is at: https://convention.nc.gop/registration_deadline Finally, if you want to participate in a Town Hall zoom meeting with Mr. Kane, feel free to join in at 7:00PM tonight at this link: https://www.evite.com/event/017EZGIWP3HTZQKKGEPOALIAQDMGUY?gid=002AZGIWP3HTZQKKGEPOALIATLGHXI&emhm5=f0241f82308b07989b0c83d219c29e86&emhs1=d7014d12a0b0e1974ee3f96101697039dea75b64&emhs2=b7961fff3a8c78d0e0106618a9fd474d71e383f2017f7522fd3fdd03453a1542 We will notify you of other Town Hall opportunities this week. As always, thanks for all you do in the pursuit of free and fair elections.

June 7, 2023 All: From Jim Womack : Attached below is my assessment of North Carolina Senate Bill 747 with talking points and recommendations. Also attached is my revised "target list" of influential legislators in three categories- (1) House GOP Members in priority order, (2) Senate GOP Members in priority order, and (3) House democrats who might be sympathetic to election integrity legislation. What we have at present is a "lightning rod" Omnibus Elections bill (S747) just released in the NC Senate. (The media are trashing the bill and several of us unmercifully!) The Senate Bill is a '65% solution' with 20 parts. The most important ten parts I have highlighted in the attached document. I also outlined four parts that have inadequate language in the bill- all of which require modifications to be effective. The Senate Bill captures only a few minor things from the myriad House bills still sitting in the House Elections Committee. Two of those House Bills truly need to be incorporated into S747 for it to be the powerhouse elections bill we have hoped for. They are- H770 (Cast Vote Records) and H772 (Permitted Poll Observer Activity). If we can message the need to consolidate S747 (with recommended changes) along with H770 and H772, we may have a great chance of election integrity success this session. Senator Berger (President Pro Tem of the NC Senate) is skittish about S747. He told his GOP conference he is afraid to tackle too much more in election overhauls. Given that, I believe we are best served to limit our top priority list to these things I outlined. While I certainly wanted more transparency on and access to machines and shortening of early voting, and while we seriously need provisions for post-election audits, I think we will be well served with what is outlined in the attachment- particularly if we can persuade the House and Senate leaders to fold S747 in with H770 and H772. In my discussions with a few Legislators, it doesn't appear they are clear about the best way forward. We have work to do there. I will be meeting with a few legislators tomorrow in Raleigh and I will try to update everyone on what I hear. The links for each bill I mentioned above are as follows: Senate Bill 747- https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S747 House Bill 770- https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H770 House Bill 772- https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H772 I welcome your feedback and assistance with getting S747 modified and passed into law. Warm Regards/ Jim Womack President, NCEIT Tel. (919) 770-4783

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Voters expect integrity in their elections NCEIT’s Goal: Easy to Vote & Hard to Cheat You can make 3 types of calls: Week of May 15, 2023/Legislative Action Day May 18th. 1. Target Legislators - House Election Law & Campaign Finance Reform Committee Chairman Mills, Rep. Warren, Rep. K. Baker, Rep. Riddell, Rep. Davis,Rep. Ward, Rep. Willis,Rep. Cotham, Rep. Biggs, Rep. Blackwell, Rep. Faircloth, Rep. Zenger. Rep. Iler, Rep. Dixon I support these bills and ask you to: ◊ Move these House bills (H) bills in their Committee: • H 770 - Access to Voted Ballots (Cast Vote Records) - allows citizens to request records • H 772 - Poll Observers - defines permitted activities & appointment • H 728 - Weekly Maintenance of Voter Records - support NCEIT’s suggested for revisions • H 641 - No Soliciting Certain Funds (private money) • H 485 - Same Day Registration/Provisional Ballot - registrants receive a provisional ballot support NCIET’s suggested revisions • H 396 - Repeal ERIC Participation - • H 303 - Reduce Early Voting Days from 17 days to 8 days ◊ Sponsor similar bills to this Senate (S) bill in the House: • S 352 - Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls - uses juror rolls to identify & remove non-citizens ◊ Support NCEIT Suggested Bill revisions and Sponsor NCEIT bills as shown below. 2. Target Legislators - Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee Chairman Hise, Chairman Newton, Chairman Daniel, Senator Krawiek, Senator Sanderson, Senator Perry, Senator Galey, Senator Ford, Senator Rabon, Senator Jackson I support these bills and ask you to: ◊ Move these Senate bills (S) bills in their Committees: • S 88 - Election Day Integrity - all ballots due on election day- support NCIET’s suggested revisions • S 89 - Prohibit Private Money in Elections - support language in H 641 ◊ Sponsor similar bills to these House (H) bills in the Senate: • H 770 - Access to Voted Ballots (Cast Vote Records) - allows citizens to request records to compare to reported machine counts. • H 772 - Poll Observers - defines permitted activities & appointment • H 728 - Maintenance of Voter Records - support NCEIT’s suggestions for revisions • H 485 - Same Day Registration/Provisional Ballot - registrants receive a provisional ballot support NCEIT’s suggestions for revisions • H 396 - Repeal ERIC Participation • H 303 - Reduce Early Voting Days to 8 days from 17 ◊ Support NCEIT Suggested Bill revisions and Sponsor NCEIT bills as shown below. 3. Let your House and Senate legislators know that you support these bills. You can identify your NC House and Senate members with this link https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators. Click on the name for the office #. Sponsors for these new bills needed: Absentee by Mail - The new bill would eliminate “no excuse” absentee voting and return to requiring an approved “reason” to qualify for absentee voting to prevent abuse of ballot harvesting and the risks of absentee by mail ballot fraud. Legal Standing for Residents and State Legislature to Sue - The new bill would allow the state legislature to sue state officials and allow residents to bring action in court to enforce election laws. Consent Judgements, Settlement Agreements – Enact Senate Bill 360 that was vetoed in the last session by the Governor. Changes to state law via court settlements would require approval of the state legislature.

Chief Targets for North Carolina Election Integrity Legislation Category 1- Targets for Sponsoring & Moving Legislation Out of the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee: Representative Grey Mills- (Chairman of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Iredell County; Legislative Assistant- Mason Barefoot; Telephone- (919) 733-5741; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 635; Email- grey.mills@ncleg.gov Representative Harry Warren- (Vice Chair of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents Rowan County; Legislative Assistant-Cristy Yates; Telephone- (919) 733-5784; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- harry.warren@ncleg.gov Representative Ted Davis- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents New Hanover County; Legislative Assistant- Martha Jenkins; Telephone- (919) 733-5786; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417B ; Email- ted.davis@ncleg.gov Representative Jimmy Dixon- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Duplin & Wayne Counties; Legislative Assistant- Michael Wiggins; Telephone- (919) 715-3021; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2226; Email- jimmy.dixon@ncleg.gov Representative Frank Iler- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Brunswick County; Legislative Assistant- Carla Langdon; Telephone- (919) 301-1450; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 639; Email- frank.iler@ncleg.gov Representative Kristin Baker- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Ellie Clayton; Telephone- (919) 733-5861; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- kristin.baker@ncleg.gov Representative Brian Biggs- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Randolph County; Legislative Assistant- Padraig Gibbons; Telephone- (919) 733-5865; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- brian.biggs@ncleg.gov Representative Hugh Blackwell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Burke County; Legislative Assistant- Trevor Fulcher; Telephone- (919) 733-5805; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- hugh.blackwell@ncleg.gov Representative Trish Cotham- (Note- she just flipped to the Republican Party) (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Mecklenberg County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Reynolds ; Telephone- (919) 733-5749; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- tricia.cotham@ncleg.gov Representative John Faircloth- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Guilford County; Legislative Assistant- Becky Bauerband; Telephone- (919) 733-5877; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- john.faircloth@ncleg.gov Representative Dennis Riddell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Alamance County; Legislative Assistant- Polly Riddell; Telephone- (919) 733-5905; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- dennis.riddell@ncleg.gov Representative David Willis- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Union County; Legislative Assistant- Jalynn McDonald; Telephone- (919) 733-2406; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- david.willis@ncleg.gov Representative Jeff Zenger- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Forsyth County; Legislative Assistant- Penny Jordan; Telephone- (919) 733-5787; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- jeff.zenger@ncleg.gov Representative Jay Adams- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Catawba County; Legislative Assistant- Susan Phillips; Telephone- (919)733-5988 ; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2207; Email- jay.adams@ncleg.gov Representative Mike Clampitt- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Jackson, Swain & Transylvania Counties; Legislative Assistant- Young Bae; Telephone- (919) 715-3005; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 633; Email- mike.clampitt@ncleg.gov Representative George Cleveland- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Onslow County; Legislative Assistant- Pamela Ahlin; Telephone- (919) 715-6707; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417A; Email- george.cleveland@ncleg.gov Representative Karl Gillespie - (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham & Jackson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andrew Bailey; Telephone- (919) 733-5859; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 530; Email- karl.gillespie@ncleg.gov Representative Chris Humphrey- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Greene, Jones, & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- Chamberlayne Cromwell; Telephone- (919) 733-5995; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 638; Email- chris.humphrey@ncleg.gov Representative Erin Pare- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Wake County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Wetherby; Telephone- (919) 733-2962; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306B2; Email- erin.pare@ncleg.gov Representative Howard Penny- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett & Johnston Counties; Legislative Assistant- Grace Rogers; Telephone- (919) 715-3015; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 418C; Email- howard.penny@ncleg.gov Representative Joe Pike- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett County; Legislative Assistant- Deborah Holder; Telephone- (919) 733-5906; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 542; Email- joe.pike@ncleg.gov Representative Mark Pless- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Haywood & Madison Counties; Legislative Assistant-___; Telephone- (919) 733-5732; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306A1; Email- mark.pless@ncleg.gov Representative Diane Wheatley- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cumberland County; Legislative Assistant- Al Wheatley; Telephone- (919) 733-5959; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 301N; Email- diane.wheatley@ncleg.gov Category 2- Targets in either the Senate Rules & Operations Committee or Senate Redistricting & Elections Committee (or both) Senator Bill Rabon- (Note- Sen. Rabon is on Redistricting & Elections Committee and also Chairman of the Rules & Ops of Senate Committee- he is key to Bill Passage out of the Senate); represents Brunswick, Columbus & New Hanover Counties; Legislative Assistant- Paula Fields; Telephone- (919) 733-5963; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2010; Email- bill.rabon@ncleg.gov Senator Warren Daniel- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair; Vice Chair of Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Buncombe, Burke, & McDowell Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andy Perrigo; Telephone- (919) 715-7823; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 627; Email- warren.daniel@ncleg.gov Senator Paul Newton- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Lorie Byrd; Telephone- (919) 733-7223; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300B; Email- paul.newton@ncleg.gov Senator Ralph Hise- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga & Yancy Counties; Legislative Assistant- Susan Fanning; Telephone- (919) 733-3460; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300A; Email- ralph.hise@ncleg.gov Senator Brent Jackson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee); represents Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Harrison Johnson; Telephone- (919) 733-5705; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2022; Email- brent.jackson@ncleg.gov Senator Joyce Krawiec- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee); represents Forsyth & Stokes Counties; Legislative Assistant- Debbie Lown; Telephone- (919) 733-7850; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 308; Email- joyce.krawiec@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Perry- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee); represents Beaufort, Craven & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- LeighAnn Biddix; Telephone- (919) 733-5621; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 311; Email- jim.perry@ncleg.gov Senator Norm Sanderson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Note- Most conservative and supportive State Senator for election legislation) represents Carteret, Chowan, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, & Washington Counties; Legislative Assistant- Diane Cook; Telephone- (919) 733-5706; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 309; Email- norm.sanderson@ncleg.gov Senator Todd Johnson- (Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Cabarrus and Union Counties; Legislative Assistant- Joseph Stansbury; Telephone- (919) 733-7659; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 310; Email- Todd.Johnson@ncleg.gov Senator Benton Sawrey- (Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill) represents Johnston County; Legislative Assistant- David Foxx; Telephone- (919) 715-3040 ; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2115; Email- Benton.Sawrey@ncleg.gov Senator Carl Ford- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Rowan & Stanly Counties; Legislative Assistant- Angela Ford; Telephone- (919) 733-5665; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 625; Email- carl.ford@ncleg.gov Senator Amy Galey- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Alamance & Randolph Counties; Legislative Assistant- Samuel Ward; Telephone- (919) 301-1446; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 521; Email- amy.galey@ncleg.gov Senator Ted Alexander- (Has offered to sponsor elections related legislation); represents Cleveland, Gaston, & Lincoln Counties; Legislative Assistant- Lynn Tenant; Telephone- (919) 715-0690; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 621; Email- ted.alexander@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Burgin- (Authored S352 on removing foreign nationals; Very approachable); represents Lee, Harnett & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Christie Darling; Telephone- (919) 733-5748; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 620; Email- jim.burgin@ncleg.gov Category 3- Moderate Democrat Targets for Assisting in a Likely Veto Over-ride in House (Later in Session) Representative Joe John- (Member, House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; Moderate Democrat from Wake County); Legislative Assistant- James B. Pearce; Telephone- (919) 733-5530; Office- Legislative Building, Room 1013; Email- joe.john@ncleg.gov Representative Michael Wray- (Moderate Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren Counties); Legislative Assistant- Susan Burleson; Telephone- (252) 535-3297; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2123; Email- michael.wray@ncleg.gov

Chief Targets for North Carolina Election Integrity Legislation Category 1- Targets for Moving Legislation Out of the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee : Representative Grey Mills- (Chairman of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Iredell County; Legislative Assistant- Mason Barefoot; Telephone- (919) 733-5741; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 635; Email- grey.mills@ncleg.gov Representative Harry Warren- (Vice Chair of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents Rowan County; Legislative Assistant-Cristy Yates; Telephone- (919) 733-5784; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- harry.warren@ncleg.gov Representative Ted Davis- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents New Hanover County; Legislative Assistant- Martha Jenkins; Telephone- (919) 733-5786; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417B ; Email- ted.davis@ncleg.gov Representative Jimmy Dixon- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Duplin & Wayne Counties; Legislative Assistant- Michael Wiggins; Telephone- (919) 715-3021; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2226; Email- jimmy.dixon@ncleg.gov Representative Frank Iler- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Brunswick County; Legislative Assistant- Carla Langdon; Telephone- (919) 301-1450; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 639; Email- frank.iler@ncleg.gov Representative Kristin Baker- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Ellie Clayton; Telephone- (919) 733-5861; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- kristin.baker@ncleg.gov Representative Brian Biggs- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Randolph County; Legislative Assistant- Padraig Gibbons; Telephone- (919) 733-5865; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- brian.biggs@ncleg.gov Representative Hugh Blackwell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Burke County; Legislative Assistant- Trevor Fulcher; Telephone- (919) 733-5805; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- hugh.blackwell@ncleg.gov Representative Trish Cotham- (Note- she just flipped to the Republican Party) (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Mecklenberg County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Reynolds ; Telephone- (919) 733-5749; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- tricia.cotham@ncleg.gov Representative John Faircloth- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Guilford County; Legislative Assistant- Becky Bauerband; Telephone- (919) 733-5877; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- john.faircloth@ncleg.gov Representative Dennis Riddell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Alamance County; Legislative Assistant- Polly Riddell; Telephone- (919) 733-5905; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- dennis.riddell@ncleg.gov Representative David Willis- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Union County; Legislative Assistant- Jalynn McDonald; Telephone- (919) 733-2406; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- david.willis@ncleg.gov Representative Jeff Zenger- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Forsyth County; Legislative Assistant- Penny Jordan; Telephone- (919) 733-5787; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- jeff.zenger@ncleg.gov Category 2- Targets for Creating House Legislation Still Not Drafted or Introduced Representative Grey Mills- (Chairman of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; represents Iredell County); Legislative Assistant- Mason Barefoot; Telephone- (919) 733-5741; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 635; Email- grey.mills@ncleg.gov Representative Harry Warren- (Vice Chair of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents Rowan County; Legislative Assistant-Cristy Yates; Telephone- (919) 733-5784; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- harry.warren@ncleg.gov Representative Ted Davis- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents New Hanover County; Legislative Assistant- Martha Jenkins; Telephone- (919) 733-5786; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417B ; Email- ted.davis@ncleg.gov Representative Jay Adams- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Catawba County; Legislative Assistant- Susan Phillips; Telephone- (919)733-5988 ; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2207; Email- jay.adams@ncleg.gov Representative Mike Clampitt- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Jackson, Swain & Transylvania Counties; Legislative Assistant- Young Bae; Telephone- (919) 715-3005; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 633; Email- mike.clampitt@ncleg.gov Representative George Cleveland- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Onslow County; Legislative Assistant- Pamela Ahlin; Telephone- (919) 715-6707; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417A; Email- george.cleveland@ncleg.gov Representative Karl Gillespie - (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham & Jackson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andrew Bailey; Telephone- (919) 733-5859; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 530; Email- karl.gillespie@ncleg.gov Representative Chris Humphrey- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Greene, Jones, & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- Chamberlayne Cromwell; Telephone- (919) 733-5995; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 638; Email- chris.humphrey@ncleg.gov Representative Erin Pare- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Wake County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Wetherby; Telephone- (919) 733-2962; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306B2; Email- erin.pare@ncleg.gov Representative Howard Penny- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett & Johnston Counties; Legislative Assistant- Grace Rogers; Telephone- (919) 715-3015; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 418C; Email- howard.penny@ncleg.gov Representative Joe Pike- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett County; Legislative Assistant- Deborah Holder; Telephone- (919) 733-5906; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 542; Email- joe.pike@ncleg.gov Representative Mark Pless- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Haywood & Madison Counties; Legislative Assistant-___; Telephone- (919) 733-5732; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306A1; Email- mark.pless@ncleg.gov Representative Diane Wheatley- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cumberland County; Legislative Assistant- Al Wheatley; Telephone- (919) 733-5959; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 301N; Email- diane.wheatley@ncleg.gov Category 3- Targets in Senate Redistricting & Elections Committee- to get bills drafted and/or moving once they cross over from the House Senator Paul Newton- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Lorie Byrd; Telephone- (919) 733-7223; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300B; Email- paul.newton@ncleg.gov Senator Ralph Hise- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair); represents Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga & Yancy Counties; Legislative Assistant- Susan Fanning; Telephone- (919) 733-3460; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300A; Email- ralph.hise@ncleg.gov Senator Warren Daniel- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair); represents Buncombe, Burke, & McDowell Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andy Perrigo; Telephone- (919) 715-7823; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 627; Email- warren.daniel@ncleg.gov Senator Bill Rabon- (Note- Sen. Rabon is on Redistricting & Elections Committee and also Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee- he is key to Bill Passage out of the Senate); represents Brunswick, Columbus & New Hanover Counties; Legislative Assistant- Paula Fields; Telephone- (919) 733-5963; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2010; Email- bill.rabon@ncleg.gov Senator Carl Ford- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Rowan & Stanly Counties; Legislative Assistant- Angela Ford; Telephone- (919) 733-5665; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 625; Email- carl.ford@ncleg.gov Senator Amy Galey- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Alamance & Randolph Counties; Legislative Assistant- Samuel Ward; Telephone- (919) 301-1446; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 521; Email- amy.galey@ncleg.gov Senator Brent Jackson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Harrison Johnson; Telephone- (919) 733-5705; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2022; Email- brent.jackson@ncleg.gov Senator Joyce Krawiec- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Forsyth & Stokes Counties; Legislative Assistant- Debbie Lown; Telephone- (919) 733-7850; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 308; Email- joyce.krawiec@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Perry- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Beaufort, Craven & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- LeighAnn Biddix; Telephone- (919) 733-5621; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 311; Email- jim.perry@ncleg.gov Senator Norm Sanderson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Most conservative and supportive State Senator for election legislation) represents Carteret, Chowan, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, & Washington Counties; Legislative Assistant- Diane Cook; Telephone- (919) 733-5706; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 309; Email- norm.sanderson@ncleg.gov Senator Ted Alexander- (Has offered to sponsor elections related legislation); represents Cleveland, Gaston, & Lincoln Counties; Legislative Assistant- Lynn Tenant; Telephone- (919) 715-0690; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 621; Email- ted.alexander@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Burgin- (Authored S352 on removing foreign nationals; Very approachable); represents Lee, Harnett & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Christie Darling; Telephone- (919) 733-5748; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 620; Email- jim.burgin@ncleg.gov Category 4- Moderate Democrat Targets for Assisting in a Likely Veto Over-ride in House (Later in Session) Representative Joe John- (Member, House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; Moderate Democrat from Wake County); Legislative Assistant- James B. Pearce; Telephone- (919) 733-5530; Office- Legislative Building, Room 1013; Email- joe.john@ncleg.gov Representative Michael Wray- (Moderate Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren Counties); Legislative Assistant- Susan Burleson; Telephone- (252) 535-3297; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2123; Email- michael.wray@ncleg.gov

NCEIT Top Election Bills- For Free & Fair Elections H772- Poll Observer Appointments, Access and Authority. Sponsors- Rep Mills (House Election Law Committee Chair), Rep Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Warren (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), and Rep Cleveland (Elections Working Group). Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H772 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. Significantly clarifies the spirit and intent of NCGS Chapter 163-45 (Poll Observer Appointments) providing 19 specific tasks that poll observers may perform in fulfilling their duties during early voting and on election day. 2. Eliminates ambiguity currently exploited through onerous restrictions imposed on poll observers by State and Local Boards of Elections. 3. Describes eight specific restrictions for Poll Observers within the voting enclosure. 4. Clarifies seven points of due process for dismissing and replacing poll observers. 5. Allows poll observers to capture audio and photographic evidence of improper behaviors within the voting enclosure. 6. Will finally standardize Poll Observer access and authority across all 100 counties. 7. Will eliminate most of the 1200 reported incidents (during the 2022 Election Cycle) involving a misunderstanding of legislative intent among Poll Workers and Elections Staff across the state. H770- Access to Voted Ballots. Sponsors- Rep Mills (House Election Law Committee Chair), Rep Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Warren (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), and Rep Cleveland (Elections Working Group). Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H770 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. This bill allows public access to the cast vote records (CVRs) following each election– allowing NC to join 23 other states who already permit CVR access. 2. Substantially enhances voter confidence in election outcomes because (de-identified) individual ballot records can be inspected and compared to the reported machine tallies. 3. Does not compromise the confidentiality of any voter’s selections. 4. CVRs are useful for analysis of election returns and in helping to detect potential network intrusions, Tabulator malfunctions, or Tabulator software corruption. H728- Weekly Maintenance of Voter Registration Records. Sponsors- Rep Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Warren (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), and Rep Cleveland (Elections Working Group). Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H728 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. Qualitatively improves voter list maintenance for deceased voters and felons. 2. House Election Law Committee should adopt a “Proposed Committee Substitute” (PCS) that also includes provisions for: (A) identifying and removing foreign nationals and duplicate registrants; (B) specifying that citizen-reported errors in the Voter Registration List may be accepted by local Boards for verification and correction as appropriate; and (C) removing registrants who were added during same day registration or provisional ballot processes but whose voter verification mailings are returned non-deliverable. H304- Election Day Integrity Act. (Companion Bill in Senate is S88) Sponsors- Rep Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Warren (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Cleveland (Elections Working Group), and Rep Humphrey (Elections Working Group) Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H304 Status: Passed out of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; Currently in the House Rules, Operations and Calendar Committee- Awaiting Hearing Key Features: 1. Bill requires all mail-in absentee ballots to be delivered to the local Board of Elections no later than 7:30PM on election day; rejecting any mail-in ballots after that date. 2. Bill adds periodic (daily) reporting requirements for local Boards of Elections for mail-in absentee ballots that were spoiled and sent but not yet received. 3. Bill adds reporting requirements for local Boards of Elections for provisional ballots counted, and for mail-in absentee ballots that were sent, received and counted-- all to be provided to the State Board of Election the day following the election. 4. This bill needs a Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) to add: (A) the provision for At-Large Poll Observers to inspect container return envelopes during the periodic local Board of Elections meetings for acceptance and counting of mail-in absentee ballots; and (B) extension of the time to challenge a mail-in absentee ballot until 5:00PM the day prior to canvass. (Currently there is only a very narrow timeframe of less than 24 hours to investigate and challenge illegitimate mail-in ballots.) H641- No Soliciting Certain Funds/Elections Boards. Sponsors- Rep Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Pike (Elections Working Group), Rep Johnson, and Rep Crutchfield. Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H641 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. Modeled after other state bills prohibiting the private funding to local election boards or the elections process. (Anti-Zuck-bucks Bill) 2. Needs a Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) to add language also prohibiting “anything of value” (other than permitted Voter Registration services) being provided by private organizations to County Election Boards or to County Boards of Commissioners. (Some 501(c)3 organizations are seeking to circumvent the private funding prohibition by donating directly to county Boards of Commissioners or by providing training or other influencing services to Boards of Elections in hopes of shaping a favorable outcome in elections.) 3. Two counties in North Carolina (Brunswick and Forsyth) have already begun accepting “free” services from left-leaning 501(c)3 organizations that should be prohibited by this bill. Other counties may soon follow if this bill and PCS changes are not passed. H485- Provisional Ballot/Same-Day Registration. Sponsors- Rep Mills (House Election Law Committee Chair), Rep Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Warren (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), and Rep Blackwell (Election Law Committee). Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H485 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. Bill requires Boards of Elections to issue same-day registrants (SDRs) a provisional ballot rather than a regular ballot. 2. This bill enables citizen researchers and poll observers to monitor and research suspicious same-day registrations prior to their provisional ballots being counted at canvass. 3. The bill needs a Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) to add language requiring the local board of elections to provide a daily update of individuals same day registering (and casting a provisional ballot) as part of their daily early voting reports to the NCSBE, indicating a provisional ballot was issued to the SDRs. H396- Repeal Participation in ERIC. Sponsors- Representative Setzer, Representative Moss, Representative Saine, and Representative Howard (Note- none of these sponsors are on the House Elections Working Group or House Elections and Campaign Finance Committee) Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H396 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. One of two bills that will serve to cancel NC’s planned list maintenance collaboration with the Election Registration and Information Center (ERIC), a highly suspicious 501(c)3 organization with ties to David Becker and George Soros. 2. The other bill aiming to “Kill” ERIC collaboration is the omnibus Budget Bill (H259). H303- Reduce Early One-Stop Voting Days. Sponsors- Davis (Elections Working Group Co-Chair), Rep Cleveland (Elections Working Group), Rep Humphrey (Elections Working Group), and Rep Clampitt (Elections Working Group). Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H303 Status: Currently in the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee- Awaiting Hearing. Key Features: 1. Bill reduces one-stop early voting from 17 days in duration to just 8 consecutive days of one-stop early voting (Saturday through Saturday before the Tuesday Election Day). 2. Bill receive strong opposition from left-leaning organizations and lawmakers because they perceive shortening the period will keep many democrat voters from participating in early voting. 3. The bill will save substantial money by cutting the in-person, early voting period in half and thus reducing personnel costs 4. The bill will provide significant relief for volunteer poll workers and staff who become exhausted after 17 straight days of early voting. S352- Remove Foreign Nationals from Voter Rolls. Sponsor- Sen Jim Burgin. Web Link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S352 Status: Currently in the Senate Committee for Rules and Operations- Awaiting Hearing Key Features: 1. Only bill currently introduced in either chamber that prescribes methods for discovering foreign nationals erroneously on our voter lists and removing them 2. Authorizes the disclosure of Jury Declination lists from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) where foreign nationals decline jury duty for reason of non-citizen status & compels the exchange of that Jury List data between AOC and the NCSBE for list maintenance purposes. 3. Cleans up DMV accidental (unauthorized) voter registration of foreign nationals during motor-voter driver’s license issuance NC Election Integrity Legislation needed this Session but not yet incorporated into Draft Bills: Topic Rationale/Key Features Mail-in Voting by Reason Code - Re-establish absentee ballot voting by reason code, eliminating ‘no excuse’ absentee by mail to prevent abuse of ballot harvesting and the risks of absentee by mail ballot fraud Prohibit private bar coding of Ballot Request Forms -501(c)3 organizations are barcoding (and often pre-populating) ballot request forms and mailing them to prospective voters. The bar codes are used by the USPS to notify those private organizations when the absentee ballots are being returned to the local Boards of Elections which is a technical violation of NC election law (allowing private knowledge about which registrants are voting by mail) -new statutory guidelines need to prohibit barcoding by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of ballot request forms and the sharing of which voters have requested mail-in ballots until after those ballots have been received at the local Board of Elections. Legal Standing for Residents - Wording and Summary page developed but no GS selected. It is a Heritage Foundation standard. -Citizens need standing to bring an action in court to enforce election laws Legal Standing for State Legislature - Wording and Summary page developed but no Statute Selected. Heritage standard. -The State legislature should have legal standing to sue other state officials. Assistance to Voters with Disabilities & the Infirmed - Clarification needed on rules for voters requiring assistance in voting enclosure; voter must personally and coherently provide their name & current address and then express clear desire to receive assistance from a poll worker, near relative or attendant - The procedures for assistance to disabled voters in care facilities must be clarified in light of the federal district court decision to allow the infirmed complete latitude for receiving assistance from anyone they choose. Consent Judgements, Settlement Agreements- Re-submit S360 Bill from last session -Changes to state law via court settlement require approval of the state legislature -This was vetoed by the Governor last session; Should try again with new supermajority; See https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/Senate/PDF/S360v3.pdf Student Registration & Voting on Campus -Out of state students should be emancipated and residents of NC to vote here; Staggering impact on election results in several counties -Need language requiring all polling locations to be publicly accessible (no polling sites in student unions or other restricted sites) Administrator/Poll Worker Parity during Early Voting -EV sites do not require poll worker parity; some are highly partisan -Need to extend Precinct rules requiring party-nominated Chief & Associate Judges and poll worker parity to EV sites since more votes are cast during early voting than on election day UOCAVA -Too many U.S registrants living abroad who have never resided in NC or in the county where registered; enforce state requirement to have been a resident here for 30 days or longer and require the registration address to be a bona fide residential address Post-Election Audits -Currently the state of NC permits only NCSBE-monitored “risk limiting audits” (RLAs) which survey only an insignificant number of machines and races in each county; these RLAs do not engender confidence among voters -NC can substantially improve its election audit performance and voter confidence by adding election audit authority and oversight to the State Auditor’s office- independent of the NCSBE -the State Auditor ought to have authority to accomplish rulemaking, in coordination with the NCSBE, under the Administrative Procedures Act to accomplish post-election audits Access to Voting Machines for Training -NCSBE denies volunteer and poll observer access to tabulation machines for training purposes and for inspection during Logic & Accuracy Testing; even judges are not confident in using the Tabulators -Must clarify local Board of Elections is obliged to grant supervised access to tabulators by Judges, Poll Workers, and Poll Observers within 30 days upon request, for training purposes