Counties, designated as Electing Counties, are granted additional latitude to determine the county’s eligibility criteria and payment amounts. These counties may seek electing status by submitting documentation showing that at least a three-fifths majority of the county commissioners is in favor of seeking electing status and by submitting an Electing County plan to the North Carolina Division of Social Services (the Division). The Department of Health and Human Services submits recommendations to the General Assembly and the General Assembly designates Electing Counties.
All Electing Counties are subject to the General Assembly appropriation provisions. A county that desires to be redesignated as a Standard County must submit a request in writing to the Division at least six months prior to the effective date of the next State Plan. In its request for redesignation, the county must submit documentation demonstrating that three-fifths of its county commissioners support the redesignation. Upon approval of the request by the Division, a county's redesignation will become effective with the next State Plan.
