GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 465

HOUSE BILL 549

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED ACT.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 4 of Chapter 4, Session Laws, Extra  Session of 1986, as amended by Section 4.1 of Chapter 1232,  Session Laws of 1985, reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification, but  expires as to elections held after July 1, August 31, 1987 1989."

Sec. 2.  Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by  adding a new section to read:

"§ 163-69.2.  Accessible polling places.-(a) The State Board  of Elections shall promulgate rules to assure that any handicapped or elderly voter assigned to an inaccessible polling place, upon  advance request of such voter, will be assigned to an accessible polling place.  Such rules should allow the request to be made in  advance of the day of the election.

(b)       Words in this section have the meanings prescribed by P.L. 98-435."

Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification, except that Section 2 shall become effective with respect to elections held on or after September 1, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of June, 1987.