A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT regarding the placement of candidates on official election ballots.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 163‑165.6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163‑165.6.  Arrangement of official ballots.
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(c)	Order of Candidates on Official Ballots. – The order in which candidates shall appear on official ballots in any election ballot item shall be by either alphabetical order or reverse alphabetical order by the last name of the candidate, which order shall be determined each election by drawing at the State Board of Elections after the closing of the filing period for all offices on the ballot.

	

	

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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.