Reject NC Senate Bill 382

Reject Senate Bill 382. If passed, Senate Bill 382 would: Campaign Finance: Allow political parties to use their party headquarters building funds to fund legal action or to make donations to a candidate's legal expense funds. Building funds may accept unlimited corporate contributions, creating a system where corporate campaign contributions could fund a never-ending cycle of political partisan litigation schemes. Election Administration & Oversight Transfer the North Carolina State Board of Elections to the Department of State Auditor, giving the State Auditor control over the budget and supervision of the Board. Remove the Governor's power to appoint members to the State Board of Elections, instead granting this authority to the State Auditor, including for county election board positions. Mail-in & Provisional Ballots Require all provisional ballots to be researched and counted by 5 p.m. on the third day after Election Day. Change the deadline to request a mail-in ballot from the "Tuesday" before the election to the second Tuesday before the election – shortening the request timeline by one week. Change the timeline for voters to fix or "cure" their ballots related to voter photo ID, voter registration, and mail ballot deficiencies to noon on the 3rd day after Election Day. Require all mail-in ballots to be counted in an ongoing meeting starting at 5 p.m. on ElectionDay. Supplemental meetings would be limited to UOCAVA ballots and challenges only. Mail-in ballot tallies would be announced at 5 p.m. on the third day after Election Day, including civilian mail ballots fixed or "cured" by noon that same day. Condense the canvass process jeopardizing voter confidence in safe and secure elections. Such short timelines would make it impossible for voters of either party to cure ballots and make it harder for voters of either party to vote.