North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H127 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 127
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH40090-LUe-4B
	5	+
5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: Voter Registration Drive Form. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Warren, Blackwell, Echevarria, and Loftis (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Election Law, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules,
11		-	Calendar, and Operations of the House
12		-	February 17, 2025
13		-	H127 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Warren.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH40090 -LUe-4B
14	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
15	14		AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO DEVELOP A SAMPLE 2
16	15		VOTER REGISTRATION FORM TO BE USED FOR ORGANIZED VOTER 3
17	16		REGISTRATION DRIVES. 4
18	17		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
19	18		SECTION 1. G.S. 163-82.5 reads as rewritten: 6
20	19		"§ 163-82.5. Distribution of application forms. 7
21	20		The State Board of Elections shall make the forms described in G.S. 163-82.3 available for 8
22	21		distribution through governmental and private entities, with particular emphasis on making them 9
23	22		available for organized voter registration drives.entities." 10
24	23		SECTION 2. Article 7A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by 11
25	24		adding a new section to read: 12
26	25		"§ 163-82.5A. Sample voter registration drive forms. 13
27	26		(a) The State Board shall develop a sample voter registration form to be used for 14
28	27		organized voter registration drives. The form shall be given an appearance that clearly 15
29	28		distinguishes it from the voter registration application form as described in G.S. 163-82.3. The 16
30	29		form shall include a disclaimer that it is not an official registration application form for voting 17
31	30		purposes. The form may display the contents of what is required on the application form as set 18
32	31		forth in G.S. 163-82.4(a) for informational purposes only and shall not provide spaces for an 19
33	32		individual to fill in the individual's personal information. The form shall include the following 20
34	33		information: 21
35	34		(1) Where to obtain an official voter registration application form. 22
36	35		(2) Where to return completed voter registration application forms in person. 23
37	36		(3) How to register online. 24
38	37		(4) A list of important dates, including the deadline for registering to vote and 25
39	38		dates for any primary or general elections during the election cycle, or how to 26
40	39		find important dates online. 27
41	40		(b) The State Board shall make the sample voter registration forms available to county 28
42	41		boards of elections for distribution in accordance with this section. 29
43	42		(c) An organization seeking to sponsor or conduct a voter registration drive shall register 30
44	43		with the county board of elections in the county in which the voter registration drive is to be held. 31
45	44		In registering with the county board of elections, the organization shall provide the following: 32
46	45		(1) The name of the organization conducting the voter registration drive. 33
47		-	(2) The hierarchical structure within the organization. 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 127-First Edition
49		-	(3) The number of sample voter registration forms requested. 1
50		-	(4) Whether individuals participating in the voter registration drive are paid 2
51		-	employees or volunteers of the organization. 3
52		-	(5) The duration of the voter registration drive. 4
53		-	(6) The physical location from which the organization will operate the voter 5
54		-	registration drive or whether the drive will be conducted door-to-door, or both. 6
55		-	(d) After an organization has registered with the county board of elections as required by 7
56		-	subsection (c) of this section, the county board of elections shall provide the organization with 8
57		-	the number of sample voter registration forms requested. 9
58		-	(e) No individual or organization shall use the voter registration application form 10
59		-	described in G.S. 163-82.3 for organized voter registration drives. A violation of this section is a 11
60		-	Class 2 misdemeanor." 12
61		-	SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to voter 13
62		-	registration drives conducted on or after that date. 14
	46	+	(2) The hierarchical structure within the organization. 34
	47	+	(3) The number of sample voter registration forms requested. 35
	48	+	H.B. 127
	49	+	Feb 13, 2025
	50	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	51	+	Page 2 DRH40090-LUe-4B
	52	+	(4) Whether individuals participating in the voter registration drive are paid 1
	53	+	employees or volunteers of the organization. 2
	54	+	(5) The duration of the voter registration drive. 3
	55	+	(6) The physical location from which the organization will operate the voter 4
	56	+	registration drive or whether the drive will be conducted door-to-door, or both. 5
	57	+	(d) After an organization has registered with the county board of elections as required by 6
	58	+	subsection (c) of this section, the county board of elections shall provide the organization with 7
	59	+	the number of sample voter registration forms requested. 8
	60	+	(e) No individual or organization shall use the voter registration application form 9
	61	+	described in G.S. 163-82.3 for organized voter registration drives. A violation of this section is a 10
	62	+	Class 2 misdemeanor." 11
	63	+	SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to voter 12
	64	+	registration drives conducted on or after that date. 13