Helene/Extend Certain Deadlines.

HB 1077 extends voter registration and absentee ballot return deadlines for residents in specific North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene. The bill moves the final date to submit voter registration forms to October 16, 2024, and allows absentee ballots to be received by election day, November 8, 2024, rather than the usual earlier cutoff. These changes apply only to a designated list of counties that experienced storm damage, ensuring affected voters have more time to participate in the upcoming election. The law remains in effect until the November 2024 election is certified and does not alter voting rules for other areas of the state.