New election laws in effect in North Carolina
The new year means new laws are in effect here in North Carolina. With the state's primary election just over two months away, voters will need to familiarize themselves with some election law changes.
Most of the changes voters will see in this upcoming election will be due to Senate Bill 747.
One major change is that anyone with access to ballots or records who shares how someone votes could be charged with a class 1 misdemeanor.
Also, according to the bill, anyone who impersonates a judge of an election, or another precinct, could be charged with a misdemeanor. Another big change will revolve around absentee ballots.
"If you vote absentee, you must have that in my office by 7:30 on election night," Michael Dickerson, the Mecklenburg County elections director, said. "It has to be either received through the mail or brought in the office. After that, I won't be able to take it."
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