Early Voting Sites/Helene Counties.

This bill requires specific North Carolina counties to add early voting sites for the November 2024 election to ensure there is at least one site for every 30,000 registered voters. The law applies to Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey counties and must be implemented by October 29, 2024. To comply, county election boards must select diverse locations, use tax-supported buildings when possible, and provide at least 12 hours' notice for any meetings needed to approve these sites. The bill also mandates that counties educate voters about the new locations and notify the state if they cannot find enough staff to run the additional sites.