FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA JanSESSION 12,2017 2018S S.B.1 SENATE BILL 704 Short Title:
704 SESSION 2017 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45509-LU-125 (01/09) Short Title:
Senators Woodard, Lowe, and Clark (Primary Sponsors).Sponsors);
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Rules and Operations of the Senate January 16, 2018 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION AT DRIVERS LICENSE OFFICES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND REQUIRING THE BIPARTISAN STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS ENFORCEMENT TO IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN INFORMING CITIZENS ABOUT AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION.
163A-862 if the applicant submits the form by mail, facsimile transmission, transmission of a scanned document, or in person.person or by automatic voter *DRS45509-LU-125**S704-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 registration pursuant to G.S.
If the applicant states that the applicant is not a citizen of the Page 2 DRS45509-LU-125Senate [v.6]Bill (01/09)704-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 United States, or declines to answer the question, the person taking the application shall inform the applicant that it is a felony for a person who is not a citizen of the United States to apply to register to vote.
DRS45509-LU-125Senate [v.6]Bill (01/09)704-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (1) Applications for a program of public assistance under Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes or under Article 13 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes;
or Page 4 DRS45509-LU-125Senate [v.6]Bill (01/09)704-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 b.
DRS45509-LU-125Senate [v.6]Bill (01/09)704-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (i) Ineligible Applications Prohibited.
If the Page 6 DRS45509-LU-125Senate [v.6]Bill (01/09)704-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 student declines registration, the person registering the student for courses shall note on the course registration form that the student affirmatively declined to become registered to vote during registration at the community college.
Any person who willfully and knowingly and with fraudulent intent gives false DRS45509-LU-125Senate [v.6]Bill (01/09)704-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 information on the automatic voter registration application is guilty of a Class I felony and shall state in clear language the penalty for violation of this section.
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