§ 163-258.15. Use of voter's email address.

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(a)The county board of elections shall request an email address from each covered voter who registers to vote after January 1, 2012. An email address provided by a covered voter is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. The address may be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including transmitting military-overseas ballots and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location, as needed. The request for an email address shall describe the purposes for which the email address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the email address is prohibited.

(b)A covered voter who provides an email address may request that the voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies, including for any runoff elections that occur as a result of such elections. An election official shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a request for each election to which the request is applicable. A covered voter entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for a primary election under this subsection is also entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for the general election. (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b); 2025-25, s. 29(1).)