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Rockingham elections director briefs board on multiple state bills, state board appointments and court actions
Summary
At the May 20, 2025 meeting the elections director updated the Rockingham County Board of Elections on pending and enacted state-level changes and bills affecting elections, including House Bills 66, 127 and 580, session law arising from Senate Bill 382 and recent court rulings and appointments to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Paula, the Rockingham County elections director, briefed the board on several pending North Carolina bills and recent statewide changes on May 20, 2025.
Paula told the board House Bill 66, introduced in February, would reduce the number of early voting days so early voting would begin on the second Monday before Election Day and run through the Saturday before Election Day for a total of six early-voting days; as of the meeting, no further action had been taken on the bill.
She said House Bill 127 would require the State Board of Elections to develop a sample voter registration form for organized registration drives; the sample would display required fields but would not provide fillable spaces and would…
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