North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H958: Election Law Changes.
Status: Vetoed, August 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act to make various changes to the election laws.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE ELECTION LAWS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS SUSPENSION AND TRAINING OF PRECINCT OFFICIALS SECTION 1.1.(a) Article 5 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to vacancies." SECTION 1.1.(b) G.S. 163-33(2) reads as rewritten: "(2) To appoint all chief judges, judges, assistants, and other officers of elections, and designate the precinct in which each shall serve; and, after notice and hearing, to suspend or remove any chief judge, judge of elections, assistant, or other officer of election appointed by it for incompetency, failure to discharge the duties of office, failure to qualify within the time prescribed by law, fraud, or for any other satisfactory cause. cause, as provided in G.S. 163-41.3. In exercising the powers and duties of this subdivision, the board may act only when a majority of its members are present at any meeting at which such powers or duties are exercised." SECTION 1.1.(c) G.S. 163-41(d) is recodified as G.S. 163-41.3. SECTION 1.1.(d) G.S. 163-41, as amended by this section, reads as appointment; terms of office; qualifications; vacancies; oaths of office. (a) Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges. - At the meeting required by G.S. 163-31 to be held on the Tuesday following the third Monday in August …
Sponsors
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Stevens, Sarah (R, 90) · primary sponsor
- Blust, John M. (R, 62)
- Dixon, Jimmy (R, 4)
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79)
- Penny, Howard (R, 53)
- Pike, Joseph (R, 6)
- Ward, Bill (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Placed On Cal For 09/02/2026
- : Received from the Governor
- : Vetoed 08/17/2026
- : 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
Votes
- Election Law Changes. M11 Concur (August 4, 2026): 62 yea, 47 nay, passed
- Election Law Changes. Second Reading (July 28, 2026): 28 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Election Law Changes. Amendment 9 Motion 1 To Table (July 28, 2026): 28 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Election Law Changes. Amendment 8 Motion 1 To Table (July 28, 2026): 28 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Election Law Changes. Amendment 7 Motion 1 To Table (July 28, 2026): 28 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Election Law Changes. Amendment 6 Motion 1 To Table (July 28, 2026): 28 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF, BALLOTS & BALLOT ISSUES, PILOT PROGRAMS, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, REFERENDUM & INITIATIVE, COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS BOARDS
Common questions
- What is H958?
- H958 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Election Law Changes.
- What does H958 do?
- In its own words: An act to make various changes to the election laws.
- What is the status of H958?
- Vetoed as of August 17, 2026. Latest action: Placed On Cal For 09/02/2026 (August 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored H958?
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H958?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H958
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