NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 285.20
ATTEMPTED VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT—FORGERY. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with attempting to vote by
absentee ballot by forgery.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant attempted1 to vote by absentee ballot.
And Second, that the defendant did so by fraudulently signing the
name of a regularly qualified voter, that is the defendant signed the
name of the regularly qualified voter without the voter’s authorization.2
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant attempted to vote by absentee
ballot by fraudulently signing the name of a regularly qualified voter, it
would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or if
you have a reasonable doubt as to one or both of these things, then you
would return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 285.20 (June 2021). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-237(d). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- sog.unc.edu
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- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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