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posted ago by 4Mitchell4 ago by 4Mitchell4 +101 / -0

So. In my quest to get the CVR's from Mecklenburg County, NC, I was referred by the Board of Elections (who said they had been ordered not to answer any more of my questions) to the deputy attorney of the county, I discovered that an NC Statute prohibits anyone (except by court order) from seeing any voting results in NC except totals on tabulating tapes from each machine, so I can "add them myself." I told the attorney that these rules should not prohibit a non-identifiable list of votes from being created. Here is the law: ยง 163-165.1. Scope and general rules.

(a) Scope. - This Article shall apply to all elections in this State. (b) Requirements of Official Ballots in Voting. - In any election conducted under this Article: (1) All voting shall be by official ballot. (2) Only votes cast on an official ballot shall be counted. (c) Compliance With This Article. - All ballots shall comply with the provisions of this Article. (d) Other Uses Prohibited. - An official ballot shall not be used for any purpose not authorized by this Article. (e) Voted ballots and paper and electronic records of individual voted ballots shall be treated as confidential, and no person other than elections officials performing their duties may have access to voted ballots or paper or electronic records of individual voted ballots except by court order or order of the appropriate board of elections as part of the resolution of an election protest or investigation of an alleged election irregularity or violation. Voted ballots and paper and electronic records of individual voted ballots shall not be disclosed to members of the public in such a way as to disclose how a particular voter voted, unless a court orders otherwise. Any person who has access to an official voted ballot or record and knowingly discloses in violation of this section how an individual has voted that ballot is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (2001-460, s. 3; 2002-159, s. 55(o); 2005-323, s. 1(f); 2007-391, s. 9(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)

Is anyone else dealing with this? If so can you make a suggestion as to where to start to get this bill changed, as they cited this as the reason I cannot have a Cast Vote Record. Would appreciate some help Thanks!!! Keep the faith - keep fighting.