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HB 496 - Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws - North Carolina Key Vote

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Title: Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws

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Title: Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendment and pass a bill that amends the placement of candidates on official election ballots.

Highlights:

 

  • Requires that candidates be placed in alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order by the last name of the candidate on the official ballot, which will be determined for each election by drawing at the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement (Sec. 1).

  • Requires this happen after the closing of the filing period for all offices on the ballot (Sec. 1).

  • Requires this act take effect when it becomes law and that it applies to elections held on and after that date (Sec. 2).

  • Requires that elections held in 2018 be conducted using the random selection process previously determined by the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement for all primaries and elections in 2018 (Sec. 2).

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Title: Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws

NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO END DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ONLY IF VOTES CHANGE OR THE THIRD READING OCCURS ON A DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

Title: Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws

NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO END DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ONLY IF VOTES CHANGE OR THE THIRD READING OCCURS ON A DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

Title: Amends Placement of Candidates on Official Election Ballots Laws

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