GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 1047
     

 
Short Title:	Voter Safety.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Alexander;  Goodwin and Wainwright.	
Referred to:	Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform.	
April 10, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide protection for registered voters to address safety measures.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 163‑82.10 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	Exception for Address of Certain Registered Voters. – Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of this section, if a registered voter submits to the county board of elections a signed statement that the voter has good reason to believe that the physical safety of the voter or a member of the voter's family residing with the voter would be jeopardized if the voter's address were open to public inspection, that voter's address is not a public record, and the registrar shall exclude that voter's address from public inspection. That voter's name, precinct, and the other data contained in that voter's registration record remain a public record. That voter's signed statement is also a public record, but shall be kept confidential. That voter's address shall be available for inspection by a law enforcement agency or by a person identified in a court order, if inspection of the address by that person is directed by that court order."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001.