GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NOR TH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 66
Short Title: Reduce Early Voting Period. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Gable, Tyson, Kidwell, and Scott (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 6, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REDUCE THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD TO THE SECOND MONDA Y 2
BEFORE THE ELECTION. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 164-166.40(b) reads as rewritten: 5
"(b) Not earlier than the third Thursday second Monday before an election in which a voter 6
seeks to vote and not later than 3:00 P.M. on the last Saturday before that election, the voter may 7
appear in person only at the office of the county board of elections, except as provided in 8
G.S. 163-166.35. A county board of elections shall conduct early voting on the last Saturday 9
before the election from 8:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M." 10
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held 11
on or after that date. 12