GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1252

Short Title:  In-Laws Aid Voters.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Holt.
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Referred to:  Judiciary.
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April 12, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO GIVE IN-LAWS THE SAME RIGHTS TO ASSIST PERSONS IN VOTING AND OBTAINING ABSENTEE BALLOTS AS OTHER RELATIVES HAVE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 163-152(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Meaning of ‘Near Relative'. – As used in this section, the words ‘near relative' shall include the voter's husband, wife, brother, sister, parent, child, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, and grandchild, but no other relative."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 163-227(c)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(4)	Who Is Authorized to Request Applications for Absentee Ballots. – A voter may personally request an application for absentee ballots or may cause such request to be made through a near relative or legal guardian. For the purpose of this Article, ‘near relative or legal guardian' means spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or grandchild."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 163-231(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Transmitting Executed Absentee Ballots to Chairman of County Board of Elections. – The sealed container-return envelope in which executed absentee ballots have been placed shall be transmitted to the chairman of the county board of elections who issued them as follows: All ballots issued under the provisions of Articles 20 and 21 of this Chapter shall be transmitted by mail, at the voter's expense, or delivered in person, or by the voter's spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or grandchild not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the statewide primary or general election or county bond election. If such ballots are received later than that hour, they shall not be accepted for voting."
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective with respect to primaries and elections held on or after January 1, 1990.