HB 44 North Carolina House · 2023-2024 Session

Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test.

This bill amends the state constitution to eliminate the literacy test requirement for voting. By removing this specific provision, the legislation ensures that all eligible citizens can vote regardless of their reading or writing abilities. The change directly affects voters who previously might have been disenfranchised by this barrier. It does not alter other voting qualifications or the overall structure of the election process.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Last action Jun 27, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 27, 2024
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Committee
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 81 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jason Saine
Jason Saine
RRepublican
NC
97
P
Photo of Ted Alexander
Ted Alexander
RRepublican
NC
44
P
Photo of Terry Brown
Terry Brown
DDemocratic
NC
92
Co
Photo of Allen Buansi
Allen Buansi
DDemocratic
NC
56
Co
Photo of Allen Chesser
Allen Chesser
RRepublican
NC
25
Co
Photo of Amber Baker
Amber Baker
DDemocratic
NC
72
Co
Photo of Amos Quick
Amos Quick
DDemocratic
NC
58
Co
Photo of Ashton Clemmons
Ashton Clemmons
DDemocratic
NC
57
Co
Photo of Becky Carney
Becky Carney
DDemocratic
NC
102
Co
Photo of Ben Moss
Ben Moss
RRepublican
NC
52
Co
Photo of Bill Ward
Bill Ward
RRepublican
NC
5
Co
Photo of Brandon Lofton
Brandon Lofton
DDemocratic
NC
104
Co
Photo of Brian Biggs
Brian Biggs
RRepublican
NC
70