ยงยง 163A-1 through 163A-1633: Re-recodified as Chapters 120C, 138A, and 163, by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b). See note.

Recodification; Technical and Conforming Changes. - Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, provided, in part: "The Revisor of Statutes shall recodify Chapter 138A of the General Statutes, Chapter 120C of the General Statutes, as well as Chapter 163 of the General Statutes, as amended by this act, into a new Chapter 163A of the General Statutes to be entitled 'Elections and Ethics Enforcement Act,' as enacted by Section 4 of this act. The Revisor may also recodify into the new Chapter 163A of the General Statutes other existing statutory laws relating to elections and ethics enforcement that are located elsewhere in the General Statutes as the Revisor deems appropriate." The Revisor was further authorized to make additional technical and conforming changes to catchlines, internal citations, and other references throughout the General Statutes to effectuate this recodification, in consultation with the State Ethics Commission, the State Board of Elections, the Secretary of State, and the new Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement.

Re-Recodification of Former Chapter 163A Back Into Chapters 163, 138A, and 120C. - Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a) and (b) repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, and authorized the Revisor of Statutes to re-recodify Chapter 163A into Chapters 163, 138A, and 120C, and to revert the changes made by the Revisor pursuant to Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. The Revisor was further authorized to "separate Subsections of statutory sections that existed in the former Chapters into new sections and, when necessary to organize relevant law into its proper place in the re-recodified chapters, may rearrange sentences that appeared within those subsections," and "incorporate into the re-recodified chapters all amendments to Chapters 163, 163A, 138A, and 120C that became effective on or after April 25, 2017, other than those made by S.L. 2017-6 or by Part VIII of S.L. 2018-2."

Session Laws 2018-146, s. 6.1, provides: "Consistent with this act, when re-recodifying as directed under this act, the Revisor is authorized to change all references to the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement to instead be references to the State Board of Elections, State Ethics Commission, or Secretary of State, as appropriate. The Revisor may modify statutory citations throughout the General Statutes, as appropriate, and may modify any references to statutory divisions, such as "Chapter," "Subchapter," "Article," "Part," "section," and "subsection"; adjust the order of lists of multiple statutes to maintain statutory order; correct terms and conform names and titles changed by this act; eliminate duplicative references to the State Boards that result from the changes authorized by this section; and make conforming changes to catch lines and references to catch lines. The Revisor may also adjust subject and verb agreement and the placement of conjunctions. The Revisor shall consult with the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement, the State Board of Elections, the State Ethics Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, on this recodification."

At the end of Chapters 120C, 138A, and 163 are tables showing comparable sections and their disposition between former Chapter 163A and the newly re-recodified Chapters 120C, 138A, and 163.

Implement the North Carolina Supreme Court's Holding in Cooper v. Berger by Giving the Governor Increased Control Over the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement. - Session Laws 2018-2, s. 8(a), provides: "The General Assembly finds that the legislative intent in the enactment of S.L. 2017-6 and establishment of the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement was to continue the practice of having an independent, quasi-judicial body for elections and ethics enforcement for the State and consolidate those bodies under a single entity. The General Assembly finds that the entity enforcing these laws must have sufficient distance from political interference due to the potential for abuse of oversight of elections and ethics investigations for partisan purposes. The General Assembly further finds that appointment of a State Board member who is not affiliated with the two largest political parties will foster nonpartisan decision-making by the State Board. As such, by amending the section of the General Stat- utes establishing the membership of the State Board enacted in S.L. 2017-6, the purpose of this legislation is to implement the decision of the North Carolina Supreme Court on January 26, 2018, in Cooper V. Berger (No. 52PA17-2) to give the Governor executive control over the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement and to provide for representation on the State Board by unaffiliated and third- party voters."

Session Laws 2018-2, s. 8(c), provides "Notwithstanding G.S. 163A-2, members appointed to the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement in 2018 shall serve a term of office beginning March 1, 2018, and expiring April 30, 2019, and the State Board shall hold its first meeting in March 2018."

Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(c), repealed the provisions of Part XIII of Session Laws 2018-2, including s. 8(a), (c) of that act, effective January 31, 2019.

Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 163A-1 through 163A-6, pertaining to the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement, as enacted by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 4(c), and as amended, in G.S. 163A-2, by Session Laws 2018-2, s. 8(b), and Session Laws 2018-13, s. 5, was repealed by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b)-(d), effective January 31, 2019.

Former G.S. 163A-1304, pertaining to the calculation of scheduled voting hours for absentee ballots, was repealed by Session Laws 2018-112, s. 3, effective June 27, 2018.

Table of Comparable Sections for Chapter 163A.

Table of Comparable Sections for Chapter 163A of the North Carolina General Statutes Re-recodified Into Chapters 120C, 138A, and 163

Editor's Note. - The following table shows G.S. sections in Chapters 120C, 138A, and 163, and their former section numbers in Chapter 163A.


Former
Section
Section
Chapter 163A
Chapter 120C Article 8
Article 1 Part 1
120C-100 163A-250
120C-101 163A-251
120C-102 163A-252
120C-103 163A-253
120C-104 163A-254
Article 2 Part 2
120C-200 163A-270
120C-201 163A-271
120C-202 thru -205 163A-272 thru -275
reserved reserved
120C-206 163A-276
120C-207 163A-277
120C-208, 163A-278,
-209 Reserved -279 reserved
120C-210 163A-280
120C-211 163A-281
thru -214 Reserved thru -284 reserved
120C-215 163A-285
120C-216 163A-286
thru -219 reserved thru -289 reserved
120C-220 163A-290
Article 3 Part 3
120C-300 163A-305
120C-301 163A-306
120C-302 previously recodified
120C-303 163A-307
120C-304 163A-308
120C-305 163A-309
Article 4 Part 4
120C-400 163A-325
120C-401 163A-326
120C-402 163A-327
120C-403 163A-328
120C-404 163A-329
120C-405 163A-330
Article 5 Part 5
120C-500 163A-345
120C-501 163A-346
120C-502 163A-347
Article 6 Part 8
120C-600 163A-395
120C-601 163A-396
120C-602 163A-397
120C-603 163A-398
Article 7 Part 6
120C-700 163A-365
Article 8 Part 7
120C-800 163A-380

Chapter 138A Subchapter II
Article 1 Article 5
138A-1 163A-150
138A-2 163A-151
138A-3 163A-152
138A-4 163A-153
Article 2 Article 1
138A-6 163A-1
138A-7 163A-2
138A-8 163A-3
138A-9 163A-5
Article 5
138A-10 163A-154
138A-11 163A-155
138A-12 163A-156
138A-13 163A-157
138A-13.5 Added by 2018-146 - no Chapter
163A counterpart
138A-14 163A-158
138A-15 163A-159
Article 3 Article 6
138A-21 163A-186
138A-22 163A-187
138A-23 163A-188
138A-24 163A-189
138A-25 163A-190
138A-26 163A-191
138A-27 163A-192
138A-28 163A-193
Article 4 Article 7
138A-31 163A-211
138A-32 163A-212
138A-33 163A-213
138A-34 163A-214
138A-35 163A-215
138A-36 163A-216
138A-37 163A-217
138A-38 163A-218
138A-39 163A-219
138A-40 163A-220
138A-41 163A-221
Article 5 Article 9
138A-45 163A-415

Chapter 163 Subchapter III
Subchapter I Article 15
Article 1 Part 1
163-1 163A-700
163-2 previously repealed
163-3 163A-701
Article 2 Part 2
163-8 163A-716
163-9 163A-717
163-10 163A-718
163-11 163A-719
163-12 163A-720
163-13 163A-721
Subchapter II Article 16
Article 3 Part 1
163-19 163A-2 (in Article 1, not 16)
163-20 163A-740
163-21 163A-2 (in Article 1, not 16)
163-22 163A-741
163-22.1 previously repealed
163-22.2 163A-742
163-22.3 163A-743
163-23 163A-4 (in Article 1, not 16)
163-24 163A-744
163-25 163A-745
163-26 163A-6 (in Article 1, not 16)
163-27 163A-6 (in Article 1, not 16)
163-27.1 163A-750
163-27.2 163A-7 (in Article 1, not 16)
163-28 163A-5 (in Article 1, not 16)
Article 4
Part 2
163-30 163A-766
163-31 163A-767
163-32 163A-768
163-33 163A-769
163-33.1 163A-770
163-33.2 163A-771
163-33.3 163A-772
163-34 163A-773
163-35 163A-774
163-35.1 (formerly
163-35(b) (portion)) 163A-775
163-36 163A-776
163-37 163A-777
163-37.1 163A-778
Article 4A
Part 3
163-38 163A-795
163-39 163A-796
163-40 163A-797
163-40.1 163A-798
Article 5 Part 4
163-41 163A-815
163-41.1 163A-816
163-41.2 163A-817
163-42 163A-818
163-42.1 163A-819
163-43 163A-820
163-44 previously repealed
163-45 163A-821
163-46 163A-822
163-47 163A-823
163-48 163A-824
Subchapter III
Article 17
Article 6
Part 1
163-54 163A-840
163-55 163A-841
163-56 previously repealed
163-57 163A-842
163-58 previously repealed
163-59 163A-843
Article 7 previously repealed
Article 7A
Part 2
163-82.1 163A-860
163-82.2 163A-861
163-82.3 163A-862
163-82.4 163A-863
163-82.5 163A-864
163-82.6 163A-865
163-82.6A 163A-866
163-82.7 163A-867
163-82.7A 163A-868
163-82.8 163A-869
163-82.8A 163A-869.1
163-82.9 163A-870
163-82.10 163A-871
163-82.10A 163A-872
163-82.10B 163A-873
163-82.11 163A-874
163-82.12 163A-875
163-82.13 163A-876
163-82.14 163A-877
163-82.15 163A-878
163-82.15A 163A-879
163-82.16 163A-880
163-82.17 163A-881
163-82.18 163A-882
163-82.19 163A-883
163-82.20 163A-884
163-82.20A 163A-885
163-82.21 163A-886
163-82.22 163A-887
163-82.23 163A-888
163-82.24 163A-889
163-82.25 previously repealed
163-82.26 163A-890
163-82.27 163A-891
163-82.28 163A-892
Article 8
Part 3
163-84 163A-910
163-85 163A-911
163-86 163A-912
163-87 163A-913
163-88 163A-914
163-88.1 163A-915
163-89 163A-916
163-90 163A-917

163-90.1 163A-918
163-90.2 163A-919
163-90.3 163A-920
Article 8A Part 4
163-91 163A-935
Subchapter IV Article 18
Article 9
163-96 163A-950
163-97 163A-951
163-97.1 163A-952
163-98 163A-953
163-99 163A-954
Subchapter V Article 19
Article 10
Part 1
163-104 163A-970
163-105 163A-971
163-106 (containing only former
subsections (a), (a1)) 163A-972
163-106.1 (containing former
163-106(b)) 163A-973
163-106.2 (containing former
163-106(c)) 163A-974
163-106.3 (containing former
163-106(d)) 163A-975
163-106.4 (containing former
163-106(e)) 163A-976
163-106.5 (containing former
163-106(f), (g), (j)) 163A-977
163-106.6 (containing former
163-106(h)) 163A-978
163-107 163A-979
163-107.1 163A-980
163-108 163A-981
163-108.1 163A-982
163-109 previously repealed
163-110 163A-983
163-111 163A-984
163-112 163A-985
163-113 163A-986
163-114 163A-987
163-115 163A-988
163-116 thru -118 previously repealed
163-119 163A-989
Article 11 Part 2
163-122 163A-1005
163-123 163A-1006
163-124 163A-1007
Article 11A previously repealed
Article 11B
Part 3
163-127.1 163A-1025
163-127.2 163A-1026
163-127.3 163A-1027
163-127.4 163A-1028
163-127.5 163A-1029
163-127.6 163A-1030
Subchapter VI Article 20
Article 12
Part 1
163-128 163A-1045
163-129 163A-1046
163-130 163A-1047
163-130.1 163A-1048
163-130.2 163A-1049
163-131 163A-1050
Article 12A Part 2
163-132.1 previously repealed
163-132.1A previously repealed
163-132.1B previously repealed
163-132.1C 163A-1065
163-132.2 previously repealed
163-132.3 163A-1071
163-132.3A 163A-1072
163-132.4 163A-1073
163-132.5 163A-1074
163-132.5A previously repealed
163-132.5B 163A-1075
163-132.5C 163A-1076
163-132.5D 163A-1077
163-132.5E previously repealed
163-132.5F 163A-1078
163-132.5G 163A-1079
163-132.6 previously repealed
Articles 13, 14 previously repealed
Article 14A
Part 3
Part 1
Subpart 1
163-165 163A-1095
Part 2
Subpart 2
163-165.1 163A-1105
163-165.2 163A-1106
163-165.3 163A-1107
163-165.4 163A-1108
163-165.4A 163A-1109
163-165.4B 163A-1110
163-165.4C 163A-1111
163-165.5 163A-1112
163-165.5A expired
163-165.5B 163A-1113
163-165.6 163A-1114
163-165.7 163A-1115
163-165.8 163A-1116
163-165.9 163A-1117
163-165.9A 163A-1118
163-165.10 163A-1119

Part 3
Subpart 3
163-166 previously repealed
163-166.01 163A-1130
163-166.1 163A-1131
163-166.2 163A-1132
163-166.3 163A-1133
163-166.4 163A-1134
163-166.5 163A-1135
163-166.6 163A-1136
163-166.7 163A-1137
163-166.7A 163A-1138
163-166.8 163A-1139
163-166.9 163A-1140
163-166.10 163A-1141
163-166.11 163A-1142
163-166.11A 163A-1143
163-166.12 163A-1144
163-166.13 163A-1145
163-166.14 163A-1146
163-166.15 163A-1147
163-166.16 163A-1145.1
163-166.17 163A-1145.2
163-166.18 163A-1145.3
Article 15 previously repealed
Article 15A
Part 4
163-182 163A-1165
163-182.1 163A-1166
163-182.1A 163A-1167
163-182.1B 163A-1168
163-182.2 163A-1169
163-182.3 163A-1170
163-182.4 163A-1171
163-182.5 163A-1172
163-182.6 163A-1173
163-182.7 163A-1174
163-182.7A 163A-1175
163-182.8 163A-1176
163-182.9 163A-1177
163-182.10 163A-1178
163-182.11 163A-1179
163-182.12 163A-1180
163-182.13 163A-1181
163-182.13A 163A-1182
163-182.14 163A-1183
163-182.15 163A-1184
163-182.16 163A-1185
163-182.17 163A-1186
Article 16 previously repealed
Article 17
Part 5
163-201 163A-1205
163-201.1 163A-1206
163-201.2 previously repealed
163-202 163A-1207
Article 18
Part 6
163-208 163A-1225
163-209 163A-1226
163-209.1 163A-1227
163-209.2 163A-1228
163-210 163A-1229
163-211 163A-1230
163-212 163A-1231
163-213 163A-1232
Article 18A
Part 7
163-213.1 163A-1250
163-213.2 163A-1251
163-213.3 163A-1252
163-213.4 163A-1253
163-213.5 163A-1254
163-213.6 163A-1255
163-213.7 163A-1256
163-213.8 163A-1257
163-213.9 163A-1258
163-213.10 previously transferred
163-213.11 previously repealed
Article 19
Part 8
163-218 163A-1275
163-219 163A-1276
163-220 163A-1277
163-221 163A-1278
Subchapter VII
Article 21
Article 20
Part 1
163-226 163A-1295
163-226.1 163A-1296
163-226.2 163A-1297
163-226.3 163A-1298
163-227 previously repealed
163-227.1 163A-1299
163-227.2 (containing former
163-227.2(a), (b),
(c)-(e), (e2), (f), (h), (i)) 163A-1300
163-227.3 (recodified by the Codifier
as 163-227.10)) 163A-1305
163-227.4 (containing former
163-227.2(b1), (j)) 163A-1301
163-227.5 (containing former
163-227.2(e1)) 163A-1302
163-227.6 (containing former
163-227.2(g), (g1)) 163A-1303
163-227.7 (containing former
163-227.2(g2), (g3)) 163A-1304
163-227.8, 163-227.9 reserved
163-228 163A-1306
163-229 163A-1307
163-230 previously repealed

163-230.1 163A-1308
163-230.2 163A-1309
163-231 163A-1310
163-232 163A-1311
163-232.1 163A-1312
163-233 163A-1313
163-233.1 163A-1314
163-234 163A-1315
163-235 previously repealed
163-236 163A-1316
163-237 163A-1317
163-238 163A-1318
163-239 163A-1319
163-240 thru -240.5 Expired
Article 21 previously repealed
Article 21A
Part 2
Part 1
Subpart 1
163-258.1 163A-1335
163-258.2 163A-1336
163-258.3 163A-1337
163-258.4 163A-1338
163-258.5 163A-1339
163-258.6 163A-1340
163-258.7 163A-1341
163-258.8 163A-1342
163-258.9 163A-1343
163-258.10 163A-1344
163-258.11 163A-1345
163-258.12 163A-1346
163-258.13 163A-1347
163-258.14 163A-1348
163-258.15 163A-1349
163-258.16 163A-1350
163-258.17 163A-1351
163-258.18 163A-1352
163-258.19 163A-1353
163-258.20 163A-1354
Part 2
Subpart 2
163-258.26 163A-1365
163-258.27 163A-1366
163-258.28 163A-1367
163-258.29 163A-1368
163-258.30 163A-1369
163-258.31 163A-1370
Subchapter VIII
Article 22
Article 22
163-271 163A-1385
163-272 previously repealed
163-272.1 163A-1386
163-273 163A-1387
163-274 163A-1388
163-275 163A-1389
163-276 163A-1390
163-277 163A-1391
163-278 163A-1392
Article 22A
Article 23
Part 1
Part 1
163-278.5 163A-1410
163-278.6 163A-1411
163-278.7 163A-1412
163-278.7A 163A-1413
163-278.8 163A-1414
163-278.8A 163A-1415
163-278.8B 163A-1416
163-278.8C 163A-1417
163-278.9 163A-1418
163-278.9A 163A-1419
163-278.10 163A-1420
163-278.10A 163A-1421
163-278.11 163A-1422
163-278.12 163A-1423
163-278.12A previously repealed
163-278.12B reserved
163-278.12C 163A-1424
163-278.13 163A-1425
163-278.13A previously repealed
163-278.13B 163A-1426
163-278.13C 163A-1427
163-278.14 163A-1428
163-278.14A 163A-1429
163-278.15 163A-1430
163-278.16 163A-1431
163-278.16A 163A-1432
163-278.16B 163A-1433
163-278.17 163A-1434
163-278.18 163A-1435
163-278.19 163A-1436
163-278.19A 163A-1437
163-278.19B 163A-1438
163-278.20 previously repealed
163-278.21 163A-1439
163-278.22 163A-1440
163-278.23 163A-1441
163-278.24 163A-1442
163-278.25 163A-1443
163-278.26 163A-1444
163-278.27 163A-1445

163-278.28 163A-1446
163-278.29 163A-1447
163-278.30 163A-1448
163-278.31 previously repealed
163-278.32 163A-1449
163-278.33 163A-1450
163-278.34 163A-1451
163-278.34A 163A-1452
163-278.35 163A-1453
163-278.36 previously repealed
163-278.37 163A-1454
163-278.38 163A-1455
Part 1A
Part 2
163-278.38Z 163A-1475
163-278.39 163A-1476
163-278.39A previously repealed
163-278.39B previously recodified
163-278.39C 163A-1477
Part 2
Part 3
163-278.40 163A-1495
163-278.40A 163A-1496
163-278.40B 163A-1497
163-278.40C 163A-1498
163-278.40D 163A-1499
163-278.40E 163A-1500
163-278.40F 163A-1501
163-278.40G 163A-1502
163-278.40H 163A-1503
163-278.40I 163A-1504
163-278.40J 163A-1505
Articles 22B, 22C previously repealed
Article 22D
Article 24
163-278.69 163A-1520
Articles 22E, 22F previously repealed
Article 22J
Article 25
163-278.99E 163A-1535
Articles 22G, 22H previously repealed
Articles 22I, K, L reserved
Article 22M
Article 26
163-278.300 163A-1550
163-278.301 163A-1551
163-278.302 thru 163A-1552 thru
-278.305 reserved -1555 reserved
163-278.306 163A-1556
163-278.307 163A-1557
163-278.308 163A-1558
163-278.309 163A-1559
163-278.310 163A-1560
163-278.311 thru 163A-1561 thru
-278.315 reserved -1565 reserved
163-278.316 163A-1566
163-278.317 thru 163A-1567 thru
-278.319 reserved -1569 reserved
163-278.320 163A-1570
Subchapter IX
Article 27
Article 23
Part 1
163-279 163A-1585
163-280 thru -281 previously repealed
163-282 163A-1586
163-283 163A-1587
163-283.1 163A-1588
163-284 163A-1589
163-284.1 163A-1590
163-285 previously repealed
163-286 163A-1591
163-287 163A-1592
163-288 163A-1593
163-288.1 163A-1594
163-288.1A 163A-1595
163-288.2 163A-1596
163-288.3 163A-1597
163-289 163A-1598
163-290 163A-1599
Article 24
Part 2
163-291 163A-1615
163-292 163A-1616
163-293 163A-1617
163-294 163A-1618
163-294.1 163A-1619
163-294.2 163A-1620
163-294.3 163A-1621
163-294.4 163A-1622
163-295 163A-1623
163-296 163A-1624
163-297 163A-1625
163-298 163A-1626
163-299 163A-1627
163-300 163A-1628
163-301 163A-1629
163-302 163A-1630
163-303 previously repealed
163-304 163A-1631
163-305 163A-1632
163-306 163A-1633
Subchapter X repealed
Article 25 repealed

Please note that Chapter 163A sections that were re-recodified into Chapter 163 have their former G.S. number except where the section was broken up into multiple sections in 2017 pursuant to 2017-6; these have been renumbered in Chapter 163. The renumbering and relettering of subsections and subdivisions, etc., within each section done in 2017 has been retained except in a few cases in which the original Chapter 163 section had no compound subsection or subdivision numbers (i.e., (a1), (1a), etc.) but retaining the 2017 renumbering and relettering would result in such a number because of subsections or subdivisions being un-repealed. These changes are not shown on this chart.