Public Comment Portal: 2026 Rulemaking - Voting Sites
Comment on Proposed Rules
The State Board of Elections invites the public to comment on proposed rules guiding how county boards of elections establish buffer zones, electioneering zones, and curbside voting areas, and how elections officials maintain peace and good order at voting sites. Read the Notice of Text.
Proposed rules:
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 10C .0101: Definitions: This rule is a definitions rule.
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 10C .0102: Voting Site Buffer Zones: This rule provides direction on establishing and marking buffer zones and curbside voting areas.
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 10C .0103: Voting Site Electioneering Zone: This rule provides direction on establishing and marking electioneering areas.
- Proposed rule 08 NCAC 10C .0104: Conduct at Voting Sites: This rule provides direction on where electioneering may occur at a voting site and how loud noise or sound amplification devices at a voting site are to be addressed.
The public comment period opens May 15, 2026, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on July 14, 2026. Submitted comments will be compiled and provided to the State Board for its review before its final consideration of the proposed rules.
For more information about the rulemaking process, please visit Rulemaking.