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Glenwood Elementary School PTA - NOT AVAILABLE TONIGHT <br /> Hillsborough Arts Council - Philip Cooley <br /> McDougle Middle School PTA - Sonia Frischemeier <br /> North Carolina Symphony - NOT AVAILABLE TONIGHT <br /> Orange Charter School - Denise Duffy & Keri Frank <br /> Orange High School - Janice Wereszezak <br /> Sacrificial Poets - Will McInerney <br /> A.L. Stanback/C.W. Stanford/Gravelly Hill Middle- Janice Wereszezak <br /> Schools Coalition- <br /> Town of Carrboro Recreation & Parks (Carrboro Film Festival) - Rah Trost <br /> Town of Carrboro Recreation & Parks (Carrboro Music Festival) - Gerry Williams <br /> Barbara Tyroler Barbara Tyroler <br /> b. Recent Election/Voting Law Changes Update <br /> The Board received an update on the ratified Session Law 2013-131 — House Bill 589 <br /> Election law changes. <br /> Tracy Reams introduced members of her Board of Elections. <br /> She presented the recent changes on the ratified Session Law 2013-131 — House Bill <br /> 589. She said she pulled out 25 of the most significant items out of 59 election law changes <br /> that were made during this past legislature. She said these have been inserted into the <br /> abstract, and she reviewed several of items below: <br /> BACKGROUND: House Bill 589 was approved on August 12, 2013. Outlined below are <br /> various election law changes in House Bill 589 that will likely have the greatest impact on <br /> elections held in Orange County. <br /> Effective September 1, 2013 — <br /> - G.S. 163-82.1 (d) is repealed. Preregistration: Prior to September 1, 2013 a person who is <br /> at least 16 years of age may preregister to vote and shall be automatically registered upon <br /> reaching the age of eligibility. Preregistrations received prior to September 1, 2013 will remain <br /> in queue and will be automatically registered upon reaching the age of eligibility. 17 year olds <br /> can still register and vote in a Primary Election if they will be 18 years of age by the General <br /> Election. <br /> Effective October 1, 2013 — <br /> - G.S. 163-226.4.6(b) Multi-partisan Teams: The county board of elections must recruit <br /> and train multi-partisan teams to promptly assist patients and residents of any hospital, clinic, <br /> nursing home, or rest home in that county in casting absentee ballots. Elections staff has <br /> consulted with the League of Women Voters, and the League has expressed its desire to be a <br /> part of the team in addition to the Chairs of the Democratic and Republican parties. <br /> • G.S. 163-82.22.5.2 Photo ID public education: The State Board of Elections (SBOE) and <br /> county boards shall disseminate information about photo identification requirements for voting, <br /> providing information on how to obtain photo identification appropriate for voting, and assist <br /> any registered voter without photo identification appropriate for voting with obtaining such <br /> photo identification. Information will be distributed through, public service announcements, <br /> print, radio, online and social media. Any mailings from the county boards of elections to voters <br /> shall include information about the photo identification requirements. Counties shall also post <br /> at the polls and at early voting sites beginning with the 2014 Primary Election information <br /> about the photo identification requirements. <br /> • G.S. 163-82.22.5.5 Use of electronic and digital information: By April 1, 2014, the <br /> State Board of Elections shall review and report to the Joint Legislative Elections <br />