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H278 • 2025

Protect Military Votes.

Protect Military Votes.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Morey, Majeed, Ager, Harrison, Ball, Belk, Brockman, Butler, Cervania, Clark, Crawford, Dahle, Dew, Greenfield, Hawkins, F. Jackson, Logan, G. Pierce, Prather, Price, Rubin, von Haefen
Last action
2025-03-05
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Protect Military Votes.

Protect Military Votes.

What This Bill Does

  • Protect Military Votes.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-05 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-03-05 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-04 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Protect Military Votes.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 278

Short Title: Protect Military Votes. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Morey, Majeed, Ager, and Harrison (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 5, 2025
*H278-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CODIFY THE RULE OF THE STATE B OARD OF ELECTIONS ST ATING 2
COVERED VOTERS VOTIN G A NORTH CAROLINA M ILITARY-OVERSEAS 3
BALLOT ARE NOT REQUI RED TO INCLUDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION WHEN 4
CASTING A BALLOT. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. Part 1 of Article 21A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended 7
by adding a new section to read: 8
"§ 163-258.21. No photo ID required. 9
A covered v oter voting under this Article shall not be required to include a photocopy of 10
identification described in G.S. 163-166.16(a) or an affidavit as described in 11
G.S. 163-166.16(d)(1), (d)(2), or (d)(3) when submitting a ballot in accordance with this Article." 12
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to ballots cast on 13
or after that date. 14