A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to extend the deadline by which the state board of elections is required to approve the use of certain forms of identification for voting.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1.2(f) of S.L. 2018‑144 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.2.(f)  Notwithstanding G.S. 163A‑1145.1, 163A‑1145.2, and 163A‑1145.3, the State Board shall approve (i) tribal enrollment cards issued by a tribe recognized by this State under Chapter 71A of the General Statutes; (ii) student identification cards issued by a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, a community college, as defined in G.S. 115D‑2(2), or eligible private postsecondary institution as defined in G.S. 116‑280(3); and (iii) employee identification cards issued by a state or local government entity, including a charter school, for use as voting identification under G.S. 163A‑1145.1 no later than September 15, 2019, for use in primaries and elections held in 2019 and 2020, and again no later than May 15, 2021, for elections held on or after that date. The State Board shall adopt temporary rules on reasonable security measures for use of student or employee identification cards for voting identification in G.S. 163A‑1145.2 and G.S. 163A‑1145.3 no later than February 1, 2019. The State Board shall adopt permanent rules on reasonable security measures for use of student or employee identification cards for voting identification in G.S. 163A‑1145.2 and G.S. 163A‑1145.3 no later than May 15, 2021. The State Board shall produce the initial list of participating institutions and employing entities no later than April 1, 2019."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.