North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H834: SBOE Administrative Changes.
Status: Signed into law, August 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act to make various changes to the election laws.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE ELECTION LAWS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. EXTEND TIME PERIOD FOR CURING DEFICIENCIES AND INITIAL COUNTING OF BALLOTS TO THE FIFTH BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE ELECTION SECTION 1.1.(a) G.S. 163-82.4(f) reads as rewritten: "(f) Correcting Registration Forms. - If the voter fails to complete any required item on the voter registration form but provides enough information on the form to enable the county board to identify and contact the voter, the voter shall be notified of the omission and omission. The voter shall be given the opportunity to complete the form and return it to the county board at least by 12:00 P.M. on the third fifth business day after the election. If the voter corrects that omission within that time and is determined by the county board to be eligible to vote, the county board shall permit the voter to vote. If the information is not corrected by election day, the voter shall be allowed to vote a provisional official ballot. If the correct information is provided to the county board by at least 12:00 P.M. on the third fifth business day after the election, the county board shall count any portion of the provisional official ballot that the voter is eligible …
Sponsors
- Almond, Jonathan L. (R, 73) · primary sponsor
- Jackson, Neal (R, 78) · primary sponsor
- Huneycutt, Cody (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Carver, Todd (R, 95)
- Echevarria, Brian (R, 82)
- Eddins, Blair (R, 94)
- Hawkins, Zack (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-60
- : Signed by Gov. 8/11/2026
- : Pres. To Gov. 8/7/2026
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 08/04/2026
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Regular Message Sent To House
Votes
- State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. M11 Concur (August 4, 2026): 74 yea, 35 nay, passed
- SBOE Administrative Changes. Second Reading (July 28, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SBOE Administrative Changes. Amendment 1 (July 28, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Sportsman's Voter Act. Second Reading (May 14, 2025): 109 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Sportsman's Voter Act. A1 Almond Second Reading (May 14, 2025): 108 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF, ORGAN DONATIONS, HEALTH SERVICES, BOARDS, TRANSPORTATION DEPT., ELECTIONS, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS
Common questions
- What is H834?
- H834 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): SBOE Administrative Changes.
- What does H834 do?
- In its own words: An act to make various changes to the election laws.
- What is the status of H834?
- Signed into law as of August 11, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-60 (August 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H834?
- Almond, Jonathan L. (R, 73), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H834?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H834
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