North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1231: No Voter Registration Changes At DMV.
Status: In committee, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act to eliminate the ability to update existing voter registration on the division of motor vehicles' (dmv) website or at dmv physical locations and require that changes be made at county boards of elections.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO UPDATE EXISTING VOTER REGISTRATION ON THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES' (DMV) WEBSITE OR AT DMV PHYSICAL LOCATIONS AND REQUIRE THAT CHANGES BE MADE AT COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 163-82.19 reads as coordination on data interface. (a) Voter Registration at Drivers License Offices. - The Division of Motor Vehicles shall, pursuant to the rules adopted by the State Board of Elections, modify its forms so that any eligible person who applies for original issuance, renewal or correction of a drivers license, or special identification card issued under G.S. 20-37.7 may, on a part of the form, complete an application to register to vote, or vote. A voter seeking to update the voter's registration if the voter (i) has changed his or her address or moved from one precinct to another or from one county to another. another or (ii) wants to change the voter's name or party affiliation, shall make those changes at the appropriate county board of elections. The person taking the application shall ask if the applicant is a citizen of the United States. If the applicant states that the applicant is not a citizen of the United States, or declines to answer the question, the person …
Sponsors
- Ward, Bill (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Howard, Julia C. (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13)
- Echevarria, Brian (R, 82)
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1)
- Humphrey, Chris (R, 12)
- Iler, Frank (R, 17)
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Penny, Howard (R, 53)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF, ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT, COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS BOARDS, BOARDS, ELECTIONS, PUBLIC
Common questions
- What is H1231?
- H1231 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): No Voter Registration Changes At DMV.
- What does H1231 do?
- In its own words: An act to eliminate the ability to update existing voter registration on the division of motor vehicles' (dmv) website or at dmv physical locations and require that changes be made at county boards of elections.
- What is the status of H1231?
- In committee as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1231?
- Ward, Bill (R, 5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1231?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1231
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