NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 19

HOUSE BILL 49

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PERSONS 17 YEARS OF AGE TO VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY IF THEY WILL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 163-213.2 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph thereto to read:

"Any person otherwise qualified who will become qualified by age to vote in the general election held in the same year of the presidential preference primary shall be entitled to register and vote in the presidential preference primary. Such persons may register not earlier than 60 days nor later than 21 days prior to the said primary."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of February, 1977.