August 5th, 2026
Contact: Ashley Vaughan
ashley@ncvalues.org

Critical Election Integrity Bill Passed in NC House

We have exciting news: Yesterday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed two of the most sweeping elections bills in recent history. Those bills (HB958 and HB834) will help to ensure that the law gives every eligible voter the right and ability to cast a ballot and to ensure that the votes cast will be counted accurately.  

We are incredibly grateful to the legislators who stood behind this legislation. Through the efforts of Rep. Hugh Blackwell in the N.C. House and Senators Overcash, Hise and Daniel in the N.C. Senate, election integrity is protected in North Carolina.

What the bills do:

  • Allowing and extending time for voters to “cure” voter registration forms, provisional ballots and absentee ballots to add missing signatures to affidavits or documentation required to count the ballot.
  • Requiring the State Board to give counties voter registration forms quickly to ensure registrations meet the statutorily mandated registration deadline.
  • Allowing residents of a county to challenge Early Voting ballots.
  • Allowing petitioners who wants to appeal a decision by the Board of Elections to appeal it to the Superior Court in their geographic area.
  • Extending the time period by two business days for Boards of Election to provide the final vote count of provisional and cured ballots to ensure all valid ballots are counted accurately.
  • Providing a process to ensure that non-citizens are not registered to vote at DMVs or at the Boards of Election.
  • Providing a timely process for removal of ineligible voters, including dead voters and non-citizens.
  • Closing Early Voting tabulators at the end of Early Voting. Under current directives, these tabulators had to remain open until Election Day threatening the integrity of the vote.
  • Leaving 17 days of Early Voting in tact for General Elections but shortening Early Voting for primaries, second primaries and municipals to 10 days rather than 17 to save counties the money and manpower during periods of Early Voting least used by the voters.

From the earliest stages of this legislation, our team was involved in helping draft the bills, working with legislators to strengthen the language, building support among lawmakers, and advocating for passage. We have worked tirelessly to ensure that this legislation reflects the values and priorities of North Carolina families— so that election laws ensure that only eligible voters vote and the accuracy of election results are protected. Now, the legislation heads to Governor Stein for consideration.

And we are especially grateful to you for standing with NC Values Coalition as we work to advance policies that protect families, uphold human dignity, and promote a flourishing society.

Sincerely,
Tami and Team

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