SB 556 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Revise Buffer Zone Limitations/Elections.

SB 556 changes North Carolina's law governing buffer zones around voting places. It sets a minimum buffer zone of 75 feet and a maximum of 100 feet from a voting place's entrance door, measured when closed. This directly affects individuals or groups distributing campaign materials, soliciting votes, or engaging in other election-related activities near polling locations. The bill revises the previous range of 25-50 feet to increase the minimum distance voters must maintain from polling sites. The change applies to all election-related activity occurring on or after the bill's effective date.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Added official filing date (March 25, 2025) and session information to establish the bill's formal introduction in the 2025 legislative session.

Added committee referral to Rules and Operations of the Senate dated March 26, 2025, indicating the bill's procedural status.

Changed document identifier from 'DRS35220-LUe-82' to 'S556-v-1' to reflect the bill's new version number in the legislative tracking system.

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Committee
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Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2025
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Filed
upper
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