NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

EXTRA SESSION 1986

CHAPTER 4

HOUSE BILL 5

AN ACT TO ALLOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED ACT.

Whereas, the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act became effective January 1, 1986, and requires changes in election procedures, such as elimination of notarization of absentee ballots for handicapped voters in federal elections and accessibility of polling places; and

Whereas, that act does not apply to State elections, which will cause confusion; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Any procedures established under Section 3(b)(2)(B) of P.L. 98-435 shall apply to all elections.

Sec. 2. Any rules to comply with Section 5(b) of P.L. 98-435 shall apply to all elections.

Sec. 3. Rules to implement this act shall become effective on the date prescribed by the State Board of Elections, and shall not be subject to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes except for Article 5.

Sec. 4. This act is effective upon ratification, but expires as to elections held after October 1, 1986.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of February, 1986.