HB 278 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Protect Military Votes.

HB 278, "Protect Military Votes," removes a photo ID requirement for military personnel and their families voting by mail from overseas. It directly affects North Carolina voters serving in the military abroad who cast ballots using the military-overseas ballot process. The bill amends election law to permanently codify that these voters no longer need to submit a photo ID copy or affidavit when mailing their ballots, which was previously allowed under a temporary rule. This change ensures military voters face no additional documentation barriers when voting by mail.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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The bill underwent a technical update from its initial filing to Edition 1, primarily involving formatting and metadata changes. The most significant substantive change is the addition of co-sponsors to the bill, expanding the group of legislators supporting the 'Protect Military Votes' legislation. The bill number and version identifier were also updated to reflect the new edition.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors (Representatives Majeed, Ager, and Harrison) to the original sponsor list, expanding legislative support for the bill.

Updated bill identifier from 'DRH10113-ST-14' to 'H278-v-1' to reflect the new edition version.

Changed the date reference from 'Mar 4, 2025' to 'March 5, 2025' in the referral information.

Updated formatting of header information including session date placement and bill number positioning.

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Mar 5, 2025

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Mar 4, 2025

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3 primary · 19 co-sponsors