§ 163-273. Offenses of voters; interference with voters; penalty. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 163‑273. Offenses of voters; interference with voters; penalty.

(a)        Any person who shall, in connection with any primary orelection in this State, do any of the acts and things declared in this sectionto be unlawful, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.  It shall beunlawful:

(1)        For a voter, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter,to allow his ballot to be seen by any person.

(2)        For a voter to take or remove, or attempt to take or remove,any ballot from the voting enclosure.

(3)        For any person to interfere with, or attempt to interferewith, any voter when inside the voting enclosure.

(4)        For any person to interfere with, or attempt to interferewith, any voter when marking his ballots.

(5)        For any voter to remain longer than the specified timeallowed by this Chapter in a voting booth, after being notified that his timehas expired.

(6)        For any person to endeavor to induce any voter, while withinthe voting enclosure, before depositing his ballots, to show how he marks orhas marked his ballots.

(7)        For any person to aid, or attempt to aid, any voter by meansof any mechanical device, or any other means whatever, while within the votingenclosure, in marking his ballots.

(b)        Election officers shall cause any person committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subsection (a) of this section to be arrested andshall cause charges to be preferred against the person so offending in a courtof competent jurisdiction. (1929, c. 164, s. 29; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1987, c. 565, s. 12; 1993, c.539, s. 1111; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)