The deadline has now passed in the North Carolina legislature for bills to have passed out of the policy committee in the house of origin. Many election law bills failed to meet that deadline. They include HB 185, to alter the order of political parties on the ballot; HB 38, to abolish run-off primaries; SB 39, to make judicial elections partisan; and SB 82 and HB 185, to abolish the straight-ticket device.
Actually bills have to crossover by Thursday at midnight. The Chairman of any committee the bill is in, rules committee chairman or speaker of the house could bring a bill straight to the floor. Also, the lead sponsor on a bill could get a petition of I believe 50% of house members and get a bill to the floor.