Action Alert Voting Site Buffer Zone Rule 08 NCAC 10C.0102

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. Voting Site Buffer Zones 08 NCAC 10C .0102 Mark Up of Rule: Buffer Zones

1. Suggestion: Add the reference of the NC statute G.S. 163-166.4 regarding buffer zones to the rule     which is establishing buffer zones. 

     Rationale: The statute is referenced for clarity.

2. Reference:    08 NCAC 10C.0102 (b) (2)

     Suggestion: A curbside voting buffer zone established pursuant to this Rule shall be limited to the minimum area reasonably necessary, optimally between 6 to15 feet, to ensure orderly voting operations and voter access and shall not be interpreted to create an expanded general prohibition on lawful election-related activity beyond the authority provided in G.S. 163-166.4.

     Rationale:     This revision clarifies that curbside voting protections are intended to maintain orderly voting  operations and should not function as an expanded electioneering restriction beyond statutory authority.

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• Click on  Public Comment Portal: Voting Site Rules https://www.ncsbe.gov/public-comment-portal-2026-rulemaking-voting-sites

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