{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-166.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-166.5","heading":"Procedures at voting place before voting begins.","body":"The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules for precinct officials to set up the voting place before voting begins. Those rules shall emphasize:\n(1)\tContinual participation or monitoring by officials of more than one party.\n(2)\tSecurity of official ballots, records, and equipment.\n(3)\tThe appearance as well as the reality of care, efficiency, impartiality, and honest election administration.\nThe county boards of elections and precinct officials shall adhere to those procedures. (2001-460, s. 3; 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 3. Procedures at the Voting Place Generally."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-166.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"2674ca26f46305e034e45c70a938fe9931078f5087de95addafb07d43efc1c2b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-166.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-166.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}