A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow certain election officials to work on election day when those officials were unable to complete the required training due to displacement resulting from a declaration of disaster.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 163A‑822 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163A‑822.  Compensation of precinct officials and assistants.
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The chairman of the county board of elections, along with the director of elections, shall conduct an instructional meeting prior to each primary and general election which shall be attended by each chief judge and judge of election, unless excused by the chairman, and such precinct election officials shall be paid the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for attending the instructional meetings required by this section. When a precinct official required to attend the instructional meetings fails to attend because the precinct official (i) resides in a county that has received a disaster declaration under Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes and (ii) was displaced as a result of the disaster, the precinct official shall be allowed to work on election day if the chair determines and verifies that the precinct official has previously attended an instructional meeting within two years, has been provided with updates on election procedures since that instructional meeting, and has experience working prior elections.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.