NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 480

HOUSE BILL 960

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A VOTER WHO CHANGES NAME NEED NOT RE‑REGISTER TO VOTE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 163-69.1.  Change of voter's name. — (a) If the name of a voter is changed in accordance with G.S. 48-36, G.S. 50-12, or Chapter 101 of the General Statutes, or if a married voter assumes the last name of her spouse, the voter shall not be required to re-register, but shall report the change of name in accordance with subsection (b) of this section before voting.

(b)        A voter whose name has been changed shall report such change of name to an official authorized to register voters under G.S. 163-80 no later than 21 days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) prior to an election, primary, or special election in order to vote in said election if the name change occurred on or before that date. Alternatively, the voter may report such change to the registrar at the polls, and, if otherwise eligible, may vote.

Any report made under this section shall be made under oath, and on a form prescribed by the county board of elections."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of April, 1979.