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GARY O. BARTLETT <br /> Directm' <br /> <br /> STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS <br />6400 Mail Service Center · Raleigh, NC 27699-6400 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />August3,2001 <br /> <br /> Mailing Address: <br /> <br /> PO Box 27255 <br />Raleigh, NC 27611-7255 <br />(919) 733~7173 <br /> Fax (919) 715-0135 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Commissioners & Boards of Elections in the Counties of <br />Cabarrus, Duplin, Forsyth, McDowell, Mitchell, <br />Onslow, Vance, Watauga, Mecklenburg and RutherfOrd <br /> <br />From: Gary O. Bartlett <br /> Executive <br /> Director <br /> <br />Subject: Useof?unch-Oard¥otingE. quipment <br /> <br />On July 28, 2001, Governor Easley signed into law HB 34, ratified as Session Law 2001- <br />310. The effect of this legislation bans the use of punch-card ballots effective for any <br />referendum, primary or other election conducted after January 1,2006. A copy of the <br />legislation is enclosed. <br /> <br />North Carolina does not use the "butterfly" ballot; however, this legislation immediately <br />bans the use of the butterfly ballot for referenda, primaries or elections conducted after <br />the legislation becomes law. <br /> <br />G.S. 163-161 contains the pr, ocedures for the purchase or lease of voting systems <br />approved by the State Board of Elections. The basic requirements are: <br /> (1) Obtain for review by the county attorney and county financial officer, a <br /> current financial statement from the proposed vendor or lessor <br /> (2) Witness a demonstration of the voting system by the proposed vendor or <br /> lessor and a demonstration of at least one other type of voting system <br /> (3) Test the proposed voting system during a primary or election in at least one <br /> precinct in the county. <br /> <br />We know of no immediate moves from State or Federal sources for distribution of funds <br />to counties for the purchase of voting equipment. Pending legislation in the State <br />General Assembly would place this concern before the Election Law Review <br />Commission for study. <br /> <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />cc: Election Systems & software <br /> <br />--- Locafon: 506 North Harrinj~ton Street · Raleigh. North Carolina 27603 <br /> <br /> <br />