North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1087: Post-Election Audits by State Auditor.
Status: In committee, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act to require the state auditor to audit election procedures.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITOR TO AUDIT ELECTION PROCEDURES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 147-64.6Q. Audit of general elections. (a) After the certification of each general election, the Auditor shall select counties of the State in which to conduct post-election audits of election system and controls. The number of audits to be conducted and the selection of counties to be audited is at the discretion of the Auditor, but all county boards of elections must be audited within a reasonable time frame. No county audit under this section shall occur until after the election is certified pursuant to G.S. 163-182.15. Nothing in this section supersedes, overrides, or replaces any procedures in Article 15A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes. No findings in audits under this section shall be used as grounds to challenge the final result of an election. Audits under this section are in addition to audits conducted under G.S. 163-182.12A. (b) In conducting audits under this section, the Auditor may examine all of the following areas: (1) The accuracy of voter rolls and compliance with list maintenance requirements in State and federal law. (2) Procedures for testing …
Sponsors
- Overcash, Brad (R, 43) · primary sponsor
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S1087?
- S1087 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Post-Election Audits by State Auditor.
- What does S1087 do?
- In its own words: An act to require the state auditor to audit election procedures.
- What is the status of S1087?
- In committee as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1087?
- Overcash, Brad (R, 43), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1087?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1087
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