North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 16 - MULITPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS › Section 16 .0103 - TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF TEAM MEMBERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
			 The State Board of Elections shall provide uniform training materials to each
			 County Board of Elections. The training shall review the Rules of this Chapter
			 as well as
			 G.S.
			 163-226.3,
			 163-230.1,
			 163-230.2, and
			 163-231, including the statutory
			 deadlines associated with absentee voting, and provide information to help Team
			 members interact with persons who have disabilities. Every Team member shall
			 confirm in writing that he or she has reviewed and understands the content of
			 the training. Each County Board of Elections shall administer training for
			 every Team member as directed by the State Board of Elections in this
			 Rule.
(b) Every Team member shall
			 sign a declaration provided by the County Board of Elections that includes the
			 following statements:
(1) the Team member will
			 provide voter assistance in a nonpartisan manner, will not attempt to influence
			 any decision of a voter being provided any type of assistance, and will not
			 wear any clothing or pins with political messages while assisting
			 voters;
(2) the Team member will
			 adhere to the rules of this Chapter and the General Statutes listed in
			 Paragraph (a) of this Rule, and the Team member will refer to County Board of
			 Elections staff in the event the Team member is unable to answer any
			 question;
(3) the Team member will
			 not use, reproduce, or communicate to anyone other than County Board of
			 Elections staff any information or document handled by the Team member,
			 including the voting choices of a voter, a voter's date of birth, or a voter's
			 signature;
(4) the Team member will
			 not accept payment or travel reimbursement by any political party or candidate
			 for work as a Team member;
(5) the
			 Team member does not hold any elective office under the United States, this
			 State, or any political subdivision of this State;
(6) the Team member is not a candidate for
			 nomination or election, as defined in
			 G.S.
			 163-278.6(4), for any office
			 listed in Subparagraph (b)(5) of this Rule;
(7) the Team member does not hold any office
			 in a State, congressional district, or county political party or organization,
			 and is not a manager or treasurer for any candidate or political party. For the
			 purposes of this Subparagraph, a delegate to a convention shall not be
			 considered a party office;
(8) the
			 Team member is not an owner, manager, director, or employee of a covered
			 facility where a resident requests assistance;
(9) the Team member is not a registered sex
			 offender in North Carolina or any other state; and
(10) the Team member understands that
			 submitting fraudulent or falsely completed declarations and documents
			 associated with absentee voting is a Class I felony under Chapter 163 of the
			 General Statutes, and that submitting or assisting in preparing a fraudulent or
			 falsely completed document associated with absentee voting may constitute other
			 criminal violations.