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Oversight Committee the steps recommended to implement using electronic poll books in all polling places to assist in identifying individuals attempting to vote more than once and to assist in obtaining digital photographs of registered voters and verifying the identity of those voters including the taking of digital photographs at the polling place. Effective January 1, 2014— - G.S. 163-45 was rewritten. Poll Observers: The Chair of each political party has the right to designate two observers to attend each polling place. This bill also allows them to designate ten additional at-large observers who may attend any voting place. Not more than two observers from the same party shall be permitted in the voting enclosure except that one of the at-large observers from each party may also be in the voting enclosure. • G.S. 163-55(c)5 was rewritten. Voting in incorrect precinct: A provisional ballot shall not be counted if the voter did not vote in the proper precinct. Prior to this bill, all contests were counted on a provisional ballot in which the voter was eligible to vote regardless of the voting location. • G.S. 163-82.6A was rewritten. Same day voter registration: Eliminates registering and voting during the one-stop early voting period for those who miss the 25 day registration deadline. • G.S. 163-82.6(b) was rewritten. "Wet Ink" on voter registration forms: An electronically captured signature shall not be valid on a voter registration form unless it is on an electronic voter registration form offered by a State agency. • G.S. 163-82.25 is repealed. Mandated voter registration drives: Prior to this bill, Boards of Elections were mandated to coordinate and conduct voter registration drives at all public high schools in the county traditionally during the month of September. Elections staff will continue to work with the high schools to assist in registration drives as well as any other interested organization. • G.S. 163-84 was rewritten. Challenges made other than on Election Day: Challenges can be made by any registered voter of the State. Prior to this bill, challenges could only be made by a registered voter in the county. • G.S 163-87 was rewritten. Challenges made on Election Day: Challenges can be made by any registered voter of the county. Prior to this bill, challenges could only be made by a registered voter in the precinct. • G.S. 163-165.6(d) was rewritten. Order of parties on ballot: Candidate nominees of political parties that reflect at least 5% of statewide voter registration in alphabetical order by party beginning with the party whose nominee for Governor received the most votes in the most recent gubernatorial election and in alphabetical order within the party shall be listed first on the ballot. (The underlined part is the noted change.) • G.S.163-165.6(e) was rewritten. Straight Party Voting: Each official ballot shall not contain any place that allows a voter with one mark to vote for the candidates of a party for more than one office. • G.S. 163-213.2 was rewritten. Date of Presidential Primary: Presidential preference primary shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in May, except that if South Carolina holds its presidential primary before the 15th day of March, the NC presidential primary shall be held on the Tuesday after the SC presidential preference primary. All other NC primaries will be held in May. • G.S. 163-227.2 was rewritten. Early voting sites within a county: Early voting shall begin no earlier than the second Thursday before an election and shall end no later than 1:00 p.m. on the last Saturday before an election. Any plan adopted shall provide for the same days of operation and same number of hours of operation on each day for all sites in the