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NC Gen Stat § 163-236 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-236 - Violations by county board of elections.

 163-236. Violations by county board of elections.The county board of elections shall be sole custodian of blank applications for absentee ballots, official ballots, and container-return envelopes for absentee ballots. The board shall issue and deliver blank applications for absentee ballots in strict accordance with the provisions of G.S. 163-230.1. The issuance of ballots to persons whose requests for absentee ballots have been received by the county board of elections under the provisions of G.S. 163-230.1 is the responsibility and duty of the county board of elections.It shall be the duty of the county board of elections to keep current all records required by this Article and to make promptly all reports required by this Article. If that duty has been assigned to the chair, member, officer, or employee of the board of elections, that person shall carry out the duty.The willful violation of this section shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.  (1939, c. 159, s. 14; 1963, c. 457, s. 10; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1977, c. 469, s. 1; 1987, c. 565, s. 9; 1993, c. 539, s. 1105; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-455, s. 15; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-238 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-238 - Reports of violations to district attorneys.

 163-238. Reports of violations to district attorneys.It shall be the duty of the State Board of Elections to report to the district attorney of the appropriate prosecutorial district, any violation of this Article, or the failure of any person charged with a duty under its provisions to comply with and perform that duty, and it shall be the duty of the district attorney to cause such a person to be prosecuted therefor.  (1939, c. 159, s. 16; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1977, c. 469, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-239 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-239 - Article 21A relating to absentee voting by military and overseas voters not applicable.

 163-239. Article 21A relating to absentee voting by military and overseas voters not applicable.Except as otherwise provided therein, Article 21A of this Chapter shall not apply to or modify the provisions of this Article.  (1963, c. 457, s. 11; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1977, c. 469, s. 1; 2011-182, s. 8; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-240 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-240 - through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.

 163-240 through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.
NC Gen Stat § 163-240.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-240.1 - through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.

 163-240 through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.
NC Gen Stat § 163-240.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-240.2 - through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.

 163-240 through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.
NC Gen Stat § 163-240.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-240.3 - through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.

 163-240 through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.
NC Gen Stat § 163-240.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-240.4 - through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.

 163-240 through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.
NC Gen Stat § 163-240.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 20 - Absentee Ballot.|§ 163-240.5 - through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.

 163-240 through 163-240.5: Expired July 1, 1972.
NC Gen Stat § 163-251 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21 - Military Absentee Registration and Voting in Primary and General Elections.|§ 163-251 - Recodified as G.S. 163-258.26.

 163-251. Recodified as G.S. 163-258.26.
NC Gen Stat § 163-253 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21 - Military Absentee Registration and Voting in Primary and General Elections.|§ 163-253 - through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.

 163-253 through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.
NC Gen Stat § 163-254 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21 - Military Absentee Registration and Voting in Primary and General Elections.|§ 163-254 - through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.

 163-253 through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.
NC Gen Stat § 163-255 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21 - Military Absentee Registration and Voting in Primary and General Elections.|§ 163-255 - through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.

 163-253 through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.
NC Gen Stat § 163-256 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21 - Military Absentee Registration and Voting in Primary and General Elections.|§ 163-256 - through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.

 163-253 through 163-256: Recodified as G.S. 163-258.27 through 163-258.30, respectively.
NC Gen Stat § 163-258 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21 - Military Absentee Registration and Voting in Primary and General Elections.|§ 163-258 - Recodified as G.S. 163-258.31.

 163-258. Recodified as G.S. 163-258.31.
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.1 - Short title.

 163-258.1. Short title.This Article may be cited as the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.3 - Elections covered.

 163-258.3. Elections covered.The voting procedures in this Article apply to all of the following:(1) A primary, general, or special election for federal or State office.(2) A State ballot measure.(3) A primary, general, special, or runoff election for local government office or a local ballot measure if absentee balloting is allowed under Article 20 of this Chapter.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.4 - Role of State Board of Elections.

 163-258.4. Role of State Board of Elections.(a) The State Board of Elections is the State official responsible for implementing this Article and the State's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, et seq.(b) The State Board of Elections shall make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots. The State Board of Elections may delegate the responsibility under this subsection only to the State office designated in compliance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 102(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1(b)(1).(c) The State Board of Elections shall establish an electronic transmission system through which covered voters may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under this Article.(d) The State Board of Elections shall develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this State, and, to the extent reasonably possible, shall do so in coordination with other states.(e) The State Board of Elections shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of an overseas-military ballot. The declaration shall be based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2, as modified to be consistent with this Article. The State Board of Elections shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.5 - Overseas voter's registration address.

 163-258.5. Overseas voter's registration address.In registering to vote, an overseas voter who is eligible to vote in this State shall use and shall be assigned to the precinct of the address of the last place of residence of the voter in this State, or, in the case of a voter described by G.S. 163-258.2(1)e., the address of the last place of residence in this State of the parent or legal guardian of the voter. If that address is no longer a recognized residential address, the voter shall be assigned an address for voting purposes.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.6 - Methods of registering to vote.

 163-258.6. Methods of registering to vote.(a) In addition to any other approved method for registering to vote, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application, as prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 101(b)(2), 42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(2), or the application's electronic equivalent, to apply to register to vote.(b) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying the federal write-in absentee ballot, as prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2, to apply to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot.(c) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in G.S. 163-258.4(c) is capable of accepting both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic registration application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to register to vote.(d) A covered voter's registration to vote by any method authorized by this section may be received at any time prior to the primary or election, but no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day before the primary or election.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.7 - Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.

 163-258.7. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.(a) A covered voter who is registered to vote in this State may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the regular application provided by Article 20 of this Chapter or the federal postcard application, as prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 101(b)(2), 42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(2), or the application's electronic equivalent.(b) A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this State may use the federal postcard application or the application's electronic equivalent simultaneously to apply to register to vote under G.S. 163-258.6 and to apply for a military-overseas ballot.(c) The State Board of Elections shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in G.S. 163-258.4(c) is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.(d) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying the federal write-in absentee ballot, as prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2, as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day before the election.(e) To receive the benefits of this Article, a covered voter shall inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate election official that a voter is a covered voter include any of the following:(1) The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot.(2) The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application.(3) The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.(f) This Article does not preclude a covered voter from voting an absentee ballot under Article 20 of this Chapter.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.8 - Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.

 163-258.8. Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.An application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received by the appropriate election official by 5:00 P.M. of the day before the election or primary. An application from a covered voter for a military-overseas ballot shall be considered a valid absentee ballot request for any election covered under G.S. 163-258.3 held during the calendar year in which the application was received.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.9 - Transmission of unvoted ballots.

 163-258.9. Transmission of unvoted ballots.(a) Not later than 60 days before the statewide general election in even-numbered years and not later than 50 days before any other election, the county board of elections shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application, except for a second primary. Provided, in a presidential election year, the board of elections shall provide general election ballots no later than three days after nomination of the presidential and vice presidential candidates if that nomination occurs later than 63 days prior to the statewide general election and makes compliance with the 60-day deadline impossible. However, in the case of municipal elections, absentee ballots shall be made available no later than 30 days before an election. For a second primary which includes a candidate for federal office, the county board of elections shall transmit a ballot and balloting material to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application no later than 45 days before the second primary. For a second primary which does not include a candidate for federal office, the transmission of the ballot and ballot materials shall be as soon as practicable and shall be transmitted electronically no later than three business days and by mail no later than 15 days from the date the appropriate board of elections orders that the second primary be held pursuant to G.S. 163-111. If additional offices are added to the ballot to fill a vacancy occurring after the deadline provided by this subsection, those ballots shall be transmitted as soon as practicable.(b) A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voter by electronic transmission may choose facsimile transmission or electronic mail delivery, or, if offered by the voter's jurisdiction, Internet delivery. The election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.(c) If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the official charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit them to the voter not later than two business days after the application arrives.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2013-381, s. 17(b); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.10 - Timely casting of ballot.

 163-258.10. Timely casting of ballot.To be valid, a military-overseas ballot shall either be received by the appropriate county board of elections no later than the close of the polls, or the covered voter shall submit the ballot for mailing, electronic transmission, or other authorized means of delivery not later than 12:01 A.M., at the place where the voter completes the ballot, on the date of the election.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.11 - Federal write-in absentee ballot.

 163-258.11. Federal write-in absentee ballot.A covered voter may use the federal write-in absentee ballot, in accordance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2, to vote for all offices and ballot measures in a covered election.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.12 - Receipt of voted ballot.

 163-258.12. Receipt of voted ballot.(a) A valid military-overseas ballot cast in accordance with G.S. 163-258.10 shall be counted if it is delivered to the address that the appropriate State or local election office has specified by the end of business on the business day before the canvass conducted by the county board of elections held pursuant to G.S. 163-182.5 to determine the final official results.(b) If the ballot is timely received, it may not be rejected on the basis that it has a late postmark, an unreadable postmark, or no postmark.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.13 - Declaration.

 163-258.13. Declaration.Each military-overseas ballot shall include or be accompanied by a declaration signed by the voter declaring that a material misstatement of fact in completing the document may be grounds for a conviction of perjury under the laws of the United States or this State.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.14 - Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.

 163-258.14. Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.The State Board of Elections, in coordination with local election officials, shall implement an electronic free access system by which a covered voter may determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether:(1) The voter's federal postcard application or other registration or military-overseas ballot application has been received and accepted; and(2) The voter's military-overseas ballot has been received and the current status of the ballot.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 163-258.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws|Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.|§ 163-258.15 - Use of voter's electronic mail address.

 163-258.15. Use of voter's electronic mail address.(a) The county board of elections shall request an electronic mail address from each covered voter who registers to vote after January 1, 2012. An electronic mail address provided by a covered voter is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. The address may be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including transmitting military-overseas ballots and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location, as needed. The request for an electronic mail address shall describe the purposes for which the electronic mail address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the electronic mail address is prohibited.(b) A covered voter who provides an electronic mail address may request that the voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies, including for any runoff elections that occur as a result of such elections. An election official shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a request for each election to which the request is applicable. A covered voter entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for a primary election under this subsection is also entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for the general election.  (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)