North CarolinaState elections agency would receive $15 million for software upgrades
The amendment would provide the State Board of Elections with $15 million in one-time 2025-2026 funding for two software upgrades.
What it does
The State Board of Elections would receive $15 million in one-time 2025-2026 funds to finish election-management and campaign-finance software upgrades.
The State Board of Elections could opt in to state information technology services and purchasing by written decision of its executive director, subject to department rules.
Argument forThe software funding could help the elections agency complete upgrades for election records and campaign-finance reporting.
Argument againstAllowing the elections agency to choose whether to use central technology services could lead to less consistent statewide information technology practices.
More detail
The state would set aside $15 million for the State Board of Elections to finish two software upgrades. The money would support upgrades to the State Election Information Management System and campaign finance software. The funding would come from the Information Technology Reserve in the General Fund. The money would be nonrecurring and used for the stated software projects. The funding would apply to the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
The State Board of Elections could choose in writing to use information technology programs, services, contracts, or purchasing offered by the Department of Information Technology. The provision covers the State Board of Elections along with the General Assembly, the Judicial Department, and the University of North Carolina system and its schools. The State Board of Elections' executive director would make the written choice. Any participation would follow the Department's statutes, policies, and rules.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 6Conf Com AppointedLatest
- Aug 6Conf Com Appointed
- Jul 29Withdrawn From Com
- Vote recorded Motion 9 To Concur. Result: fail.Upper
- Jul 29Placed on Today's Calendar
- Jul 29Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- 2025
- Jun 26Special Message Sent To Senate
- Jun 26Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
- Jun 26Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateMinor
- Jun 25Reptd FavMinor
- Vote recorded Second Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 25Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- Jun 25Added to Calendar
- Jun 25Amend Adopted A1Major
- Jun 25Amend Failed A2Minor
- Jun 25Passed 2nd ReadingMinor
- Jun 25Passed 3rd ReadingPassed House
- Jun 25Ordered Engrossed
- Jun 24Reptd Fav Com SubstituteMinor
- Jun 24Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Jun 23Withdrawn From Com
- Jun 23Re-ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Jun 10Reptd FavMinor
- Jun 10Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Jun 5Withdrawn From Com
- Jun 5Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Apr 28Passed 1st ReadingMinor
- Apr 28Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the HouseMinor
- Apr 17Regular Message Sent To House
- Apr 17Regular Message Received From Senate
- Apr 16Passed 3rd ReadingPassed Senate
- Apr 15Passed 2nd ReadingMinor
- Apr 14Reptd FavMinor
- Apr 9Reptd FavMinor
- Apr 9Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateMinor
- Mar 31Withdrawn From Com
- Mar 31Re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the SenateMinor
- Mar 26Reptd FavMinor
- Mar 26Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateMinor
- Feb 27Passed 1st ReadingMinor
- Feb 27Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the SenateMinor
- Feb 27Withdrawn From Com
- Feb 27Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the SenateMinor
- Feb 26FiledIntroduced
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