"The NC Constitution requires a 'residence' and a 'precinct'. Out of Precinct voting was never legal in NC. The NC Supreme Court ruled against it in 'James V Bartlett'. From the founding of NC to 2004 there were no out-of-precinct ballots counted nor 'same day registration' voting. Both are illegal here and have been. The GOP just fixed the misuse of power caused by the Democrats politicizing NC voter rules. Now if voters want to vote they will have to 'register' by Friday and they will have to go to the correct precinct. http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/sc/opinions/2005/602-04-2.htm"
From the NC Supreme Court opinion of 2005:
3. Elections_provisional ballots_out-of-precinct_improperly accepted
The State Board of Elections improperly accepted provisional ballots cast on election day at precincts in which the voters did not reside. North Carolina statutes unambiguously require voters to cast their ballots in the precincts of residence, and the precinct system is woven throughout the fabric of the election laws. Voters are eligible to cast a provisional ballot only if they are absent from the records of the precinct where they reside because those records are incomplete or inaccurate; voters who reside outside the precinct at which they attempt to vote must be directed to their proper voting place. N.C.G.S. § 163-55.
From the NC Supreme Court opinion of 2005:
3. Elections_provisional ballots_out-of-precinct_improperly accepted
The State Board of Elections improperly accepted provisional ballots cast on election day at precincts in which the voters did not reside. North Carolina statutes unambiguously require voters to cast their ballots in the precincts of residence, and the precinct system is woven throughout the fabric of the election laws. Voters are eligible to cast a provisional ballot only if they are absent from the records of the precinct where they reside because those records are incomplete or inaccurate; voters who reside outside the precinct at which they attempt to vote must be directed to their proper voting place. N.C.G.S. § 163-55.
