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. 163A‑1114 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163A‑1114.  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 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 and Ethics Enforcement 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. Notwithstanding G.S. 163A‑1114, as enacted by this act, elections held in 2018 shall 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. No further drawing shall be conducted for any ballot item for the 2018 election.