AnalysisDue to budgetary shortfalls, the General Assembly of North Carolina acted to eliminate funding for one full-time Notary investigator in the Secretary of State’s office. While the funding for this position was eliminated, the position had not yet been filled, so no one actually lost a job. However, given that North Carolina rigorously investigates incidents of Notary misconduct, the lost funding for this position will set back future investigative efforts.
Read the bill text.