§ 163-230.2. Method of requesting absentee ballots. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 163‑230.2.  Method of requesting absenteeballots.

(a)        Valid Types of Written Requests. – A written request for anabsentee ballot as required by G.S. 163‑230.1 is valid only if it iswritten entirely by the requester personally, or is on a form generated by thecounty board of elections and signed by the requester. The county board ofelections shall issue a request form only to the voter seeking to vote byabsentee ballot or to a person authorized by G.S. 163‑230.1 to make arequest for the voter. If a requester, due to disability or illiteracy, isunable to complete a written request, that requester may receive assistance inwriting that request from an individual of that requester's choice.

(b)        Invalid Types of Written Requests. – A request is not validif it does not comply with subsection (a) of this section. If a county board ofelections receives a request for an absentee ballot that does not comply withsubsection (a) of this section, the board shall not issue an application andballot under G.S. 163‑230.1.

(c)        Rules by State Board. – The State Board of Elections shalladopt rules for the enforcement of this section. (2002‑159, s. 57(a).)