{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-165.4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-165.4","heading":"Standards for official ballots.","body":"The State Board of Elections shall ensure that official ballots throughout the State have all the following characteristics:\n(1)\tAre readily understandable by voters.\n(2)\tPresent all candidates and questions in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.\n(3)\tAllow every voter to cast a vote in every ballot item without difficulty.\n(4)\tFacilitate an accurate vote count.\n(5)\tAre uniform in content and format, subject to varied presentations required or made desirable by different voting systems. (2001-460, s. 3; 2013-381, s. 29.1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER VI. CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS.","Article 14A. Voting.","Part 2. Ballots and Voting Systems."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-165.4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"4e21a62979da1182a86c95e8d80e3aa4bf0d7c501cee659b177dbb47ab9fa85b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-165.3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-165.4a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}