residency, qualifications, and law march 31, 2010
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Residency,Qualifications, and
LawMarch 31, 2010
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5 qualifications required by the NC Constitution
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1. Born in the US or
naturalized
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2.18 years of age
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resided in the State of North Carolina for
one year
No
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3.resided in current “precinct, ward or
other electoral district” for 30 days
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4.Not a felon
or rights restored
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5.registered
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“Every person presenting himself for registration shall be
able to read and write
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“any section of the Constitution in the English language”
No
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The mirror image cases1.Carolina Beach
19342.Kure Beach
1952
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What is residency?The statute:GS 163-57
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“That place shall be considered the residence of a
person . . .
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“in which that person’s habitation is
fixed . . .
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“and to which, whenever that person is absent, that person has the intention of
returning.”
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What is residency?The cases
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“residence”vs.
“domicile”
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“[R]esidence [for voting] is synonymous with domicile, denoting a permanent dwelling place, to which the party, when absent, intends to return.” 1948
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“A domicile, once established, is presumed to
continue. It is never lost until a new one is
established, and the burden of proof rests upon the person who alleges a
change.” 1972
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1. Actual abandonment of the first domicile
2. Intent not to return3. New domicile with
intent to be a permanent home 1948
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“[A] person has domicile for voting purposes at a place if
he (1) has abandoned his prior home, (2) has a present intention to make that place
his home, and (3) has no intention presently to leave
that place.” 1978
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“A person’s testimony regarding his intention with respect to acquiring a new
domicile or retaining his old one is competent evidence,
but it is not conclusive of the question.” 1972
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“We have not ignored defendant’s declarations
concerning his domicile. We must point out, however, that conduct is of greater
evidential value than expressions of intent.” 1994
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GS 163-57: “That place shall be considered the residence of a person in
which that person’s habitation is fixed . . .
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and to which, whenever that person is absent, that person has the intention of
returning.”
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on a line:bedroom rule
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homeless:“the location of the usual sleeping area
for that person”
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Teachers, federal government service, state
government service, elected officials
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spouses may have separate domiciles
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A student may register at college town, if she “has no intent to return to the student’s former home
after graduation.”Need not intend to stay in
Boone afterward
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“If a person removes to [another place] with the intention of
remaining there an indefinite time and making [that place his or her] place of residence, that person shall be considered to
have lost [the old place as residence] . . .
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notwithstanding that the person may entertain an
intention to return at some future time.”