Article 7A.
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Article 7A.
Registration of Voters.
§ 163-82.1. General principles of voter registration.
(a)Prerequisite to Voting. - No person shall be permitted to vote who has not been registered under the provisions of this Article or registered as previously provided by law.
(b)County Board's Duty to Register. - A county board of elections shall register, in accordance with this Article, every person qualified to vote in that county who makes an application in accordance with this Article.
(c)Permanent Registration. - Every person registered to vote by a county board of elections in accordance with this Article shall remain registered until:
(1)The registrant requests in writing to the county board of elections to be removed from the list of registered voters; or
(2)The registrant becomes disqualified through death, conviction of a felony, or removal out of the county; or
(3)The county board of elections determines, through the procedure outlined in G.S. 163-82.14, that it can no longer confirm where the voter resides. (1953, c. 843; 1955, c. 800; 1963, c. 303, s. 1; 1965, c. 1116, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 25; 1975, c. 395; 1981, c. 39, s. 1; c. 87, s. 1; c. 308, s. 1; 1985, c. 211, ss. 1, 2; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 2; 2009-541, s. 7(a); 2013-381, s. 12.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)