§ 163-232.1. Certified list of executed absentee ballots received on or after election day; publication of list.
§ 163‑232.1. Certifiedlist of executed absentee ballots received on or after election day;publication of list.
(a) The county board ofelections shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a list in at leasttriplicate, of all absentee ballots issued under Article 20 of this Chapterreturned to the county board of elections to be counted, which have beenapproved by the county board of elections, have not been included on thecertified list prepared pursuant to G.S. 163‑232, and which have beenpostmarked by the day of the statewide primary or general election or countybond election and received by the county board of elections not later thanthree days after the election by 5:00 p.m. The list shall be supplemented withnew information each business day following the day of the election until thedeadline for receipt of such absentee ballots. At the end of the list, thechairman shall execute the following certificate under oath:
"State of North Carolina
County of ________________
I, ____________, chairman ofthe ____________ County Board of Elections, do hereby certify that theforegoing is a list of all executed absentee ballots to be voted in theelection to be conducted on the ________ day of ________ , ________, which havebeen approved by the county board of elections and which have been postmarkedby the day of the statewide primary or general election or county bond electionand received by the county board of elections not later than three days afterthe election by 5:00 p.m. I certify that the chairman, member, officer, oremployee of the board of elections has not delivered ballots for absenteevoting to any person other than the voter, by mail or by commercial courierservice or in person, except as provided by law, and have not mailed ordelivered ballots when the request for the ballot was received after thedeadline provided by law.
This the ________ day of ________,____
_____________________
(Signature of chairman of
county board of elections)
Sworn to and subscribed beforeme this ________ day of ________, ________.
Witness my hand and officialseal.
___________________
(Signature of officer
administering oath)
________________
(Title of officer)"
(b) The county board ofelections shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a list in at least triplicate,of all military absentee ballots issued under Article 21 of this Chapter andreturned to the county board of elections to be counted, which have beenapproved by the county board of elections, have not been included on thecertified list prepared pursuant to G.S. 163‑232, and which have beenreceived by the county board of elections not later than three days after theelection by 5:00 p.m. The list shall be supplemented with new information eachbusiness day following the day of the election until the deadline for receiptof such absentee ballots. At the end of the list, the chairman shall executethe following certificate under oath:
"State of North Carolina
County of ________________
I, ____________, chairman of the________ County Board of Elections, do hereby certify that the foregoing is alist of all executed military absentee ballots to be voted in the election tobe conducted on the ____ day of ________, ________, which have been approved bythe county board of elections, and which have been postmarked by the day of thestatewide primary or general election or county bond election and received bythe county board of elections not later than three days after the election by5:00 p.m. I further certify that I have issued ballots to no other persons thanthose listed herein and further that I have not delivered military absenteeballots to persons other than those listed herein; that this list constitutesthe only precinct registration of military absentee voters whose names have notheretofore been entered on the regular registration of the appropriateprecinct.
This the ________ day of ________,________
_________________________
(Signature of chairman of
county board of elections)
Sworn to and subscribed beforeme this ________ day of ________, ____.
Witness my hand and officialseal.
__________________
(Signature of officer
administering oath)
________________
(Title of officer)"
(c) The board shallpost one copy of the most current version of each list in the board office in aconspicuous location for public inspection and shall retain one copy until allchallenges of absentee ballots have been heard by the county board ofelections. The county board of elections shall cause one copy of each of thefinal lists of executed absentee ballots required under subsection (a) andsubsection (b) of this section to be deposited as "first‑class"mail to the State Board of Elections no later than 10:00 a.m. of the nextbusiness day following the deadline for receipt of such absentee ballots.Challenges shall be made to absentee ballots as provided in G.S. 163‑89.In addition the county board of elections shall, upon request, provide a copyof each of the lists to the chairman of each political party, recognized underthe provisions of G.S. 163‑96, represented in the county.
(d) All lists requiredby this section shall be retained by the county board of elections for a periodof 22 months after which they may then be destroyed. (2009‑537, s. 8(b).)