Rep. Michele Presnell, right, released a memo that details the issues with the absentee request form. | Facebook
Rep. Michele Presnell, right, released a memo that details the issues with the absentee request form. | Facebook
Rep. Michele Presnell shared the North Carolina State Board of Elections memo about ballot validity, which addresses the issues on absentee request forms.
"This numbered memo addresses certain issues related to absentee request forms. It sets out uniform standards to be applied statewide. It includes changes to the law based on Session Law 2020-17 and Session Law 2019-239," the memo states.
Issues regarding absentee request forms include: determining the validity of the request; absentee request submission; signature verification; assistance with absentee request forms and logging requests.
The memo specifies what makes a form valid. A form must include the following to be valid: the form must be for the 2020 general election; the form must be signed by the voter or relative; the request is returned by the voter or relative; it must have all required fields complete.
Absentee requests can be submitted through any of the following: in person, email, fax, mail or through the online portal, the memo states.
Signatures are required on the form, but verification that the signature belongs to the voter isn't necessary.
Voters cannot receive assistance filling out their form unless it is from a close relative, the memo states.
The county is also not required to keep a log of all the absentee request forms.
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