GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL 699

Short Title:      No Race/Ethnicity Req/Voter Registration Form.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Insko and Butler (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

April 11, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to clarify on the voter registration application form that an application shall not be denied for failure to indicate race and ethnicity.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The State Board of Elections shall revise the voter registration application form used to request information of the applicant pursuant to G.S. 163‑82.4 to clearly and conspicuously include the following statement on the voter registration application form: "No application shall be denied for failure to indicate race or ethnicity."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.