North Carolina Code — 163
Browse 408 sections in division 163 of the North Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 163-1. Time of regular elections and primaries.
- § 163-3. Special elections.
- § 163-8. Filling vacancies in State executive offices.
- § 163-9. Filling vacancies in State and district judicial offices.
- § 163-10. Filling vacancy in office of district attorney.
- § 163-11. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly.
- § 163-12. Filling vacancy in United States Senate.
- § 163-13. Filling vacancy in United States House of Representatives.
- § 163-19. State Board of Elections; appointment; term of office; vacancies; oath of office.
- § 163-20. Meetings of Board; quorum; minutes.
- § 163-21. Compensation of Board members.
- § 163-22. Powers and duties of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-22. 2. Power of State Board to promulgate temporary rules and regulations.
- § 163-22. 3. State Board of Elections littering notification.
- § 163-23. Powers of chair in execution of Board duties.
- § 163-24. Power of State Board of Elections to maintain order.
- § 163-25. Authority of State Board to assist in litigation.
- § 163-26. Executive Director of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-27. Executive Director to be appointed by State Board.
- § 163-27. 1. Emergency powers.
- § 163-27. 2. Criminal history record checks of current and prospective employees of the State Board and county directors of elections.
- § 163-28. State Board of Elections independent agency.
- § 163-30. County boards of elections; appointments; terms of office; qualifications; vacancies; oath of office; instructional meetings.
- § 163-31. Meetings of county boards of elections; quorum; minutes.
- § 163-32. Compensation of members of county boards of elections.
- § 163-33. Powers and duties of county boards of elections.
- § 163-33. 1. Power of chairman to administer oaths.
- § 163-33. 2. Chairman and county board to examine voting machines.
- § 163-33. 3. County board of elections littering notification.
- § 163-34. Power of county board of elections to maintain order.
- § 163-35. Director of elections to county board of elections; appointment; compensation; duties; dismissal.
- § 163-35. 1. Termination of county director of elections; suspension.
- § 163-36. Modified full-time offices.
- § 163-37. Duty of county board of commissioners.
- § 163-37. 1. Criminal history record checks of current and prospective employees of county boards of elections.
- § 163-38. Applicability of Article.
- § 163-39. Limitation on political activities.
- § 163-40. Violation may be ground for removal.
- § 163-40. 1. Definitions.
- § 163-41. Precinct chief judges and judges of election; appointment; terms of office; qualifications; vacancies; oaths of office.
- § 163-41. 1. Certain relatives prohibited from serving together.
- § 163-41. 2. Discharge of precinct official unlawful.
- § 163-42. Assistants at polls; appointment; term of office; qualifications; oath of office.
- § 163-42. 1. Student election assistants.
- § 163-43. Ballot counters; appointment; qualifications; oath of office.
- § 163-45. Observers; appointment.
- § 163-46. Compensation of precinct officials and assistants.
- § 163-47. Powers and duties of chief judges and judges of election.
- § 163-48. Maintenance of order at place of registration and voting.
- § 163-54. Registration a prerequisite to voting.
- § 163-55. Qualifications to vote; exclusion from electoral franchise.
- § 163-55. Qualifications to vote; exclusion from electoral franchise.
- § 163-57. Residence defined for registration and voting.
- § 163-59. Right to participate or vote in party primary.
- § 163-82. 1. General principles of voter registration.
- § 163-82. 2. Chief State Election Official.
- § 163-82. 3. Voter registration application forms.
- § 163-82. 4. Contents of application form.
- § 163-82. 5. Distribution of application forms.
- § 163-82. 6. Acceptance of application forms.
- § 163-82. 6. Acceptance of application forms
- § 163-82. 6A. Address and name changes at one-stop sites.
- § 163-82. 7. Verification of qualifications and address of applicant; denial or approval of application.
- § 163-82. 7A: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(a), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-82. 8. Voter registration cards.
- § 163-82. 8A. Voter photo identification cards.
- § 163-82. 9. Cancellation of prior registration.
- § 163-82. 10. Official record of voter registration.
- § 163-82. 10A. Permanent voter registration numbers.
- § 163-82. 10B. Confidentiality of date of birth.
- § 163-82. 11. Establishment of statewide computerized voter registration.
- § 163-82. 12. Promulgation of guidelines relating to computerized voter registration.
- § 163-82. 13. Access to statewide voter registration file.
- § 163-82. 14. List maintenance.
- § 163-82. 15. Change of address within the county.
- § 163-82. 15A. Administrative change of registration when county line is adjusted.
- § 163-82. 16. Change of name.
- § 163-82. 17. Change of party affiliation.
- § 163-82. 18. Appeal from denial of registration.
- § 163-82. 19. Voter registration at drivers license offices; coordination on data interface.
- § 163-82. 20. Voter registration at other public agencies.
- § 163-82. 20A. Voter registration upon restoration of citizenship.
- § 163-82. 21. Voter registration at military recruitment offices.
- § 163-82. 22. Voter registration at public libraries and public agencies.
- § 163-82. 23. Voter registration at public high schools.
- § 163-82. 24. Statewide training and certification for election officials.
- § 163-82. 25: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-381, s. 19.1, effective January 1, 2014.
- § 163-82. 26. Rule-making authority.
- § 163-82. 27. Help America Vote Act of 2002.
- § 163-82. 28. The HAVA Election Fund.
- § 163-84. Time for challenge other than on day of primary or election.
- § 163-85. Challenge procedure other than on day of primary or election.
- § 163-86. Hearing on challenge.
- § 163-87. Challenges allowed on day of primary or election.
- § 163-88. Hearing on challenge made on day of primary or election.
- § 163-88. 1. Request for challenged ballot.
- § 163-89. Procedures for challenging absentee ballots.
- § 163-90. Challenge as felon; answer not to be used on prosecution.
- § 163-90. 1. Burden of proof.
- § 163-90. 2. Action when challenge sustained, overruled, or dismissed.
- § 163-90. 3. Making false affidavit perjury.
- § 163-91. Complaint procedure.
- § 163-96. "Political party" defined; creation of new party.
- § 163-97. Termination of status as political party.
- § 163-97. 1. Voters affiliated with expired political party.
- § 163-98. General election participation by new political party.
- § 163-99. Use of schools and other public buildings for political meetings.
- § 163-104. Primaries governed by general election laws; authority of State Board of Elections to modify time schedule.
- § 163-105. Payment of expense of conducting primary elections.
- § 163-106. Notices of candidacy; pledge; with whom filed; date for filing.
- § 163-106. 1. Eligibility to file.
- § 163-106. 2. Time for filing notice of candidacy.
- § 163-106. 3. Notice of candidacy for certain offices to indicate vacancy.
- § 163-106. 4. Withdrawal of notice of candidacy.
- § 163-106. 5. Certificate of registration to vote in county and party affiliation; cancellation of candidacy; residency requirements for judges.
- § 163-106. 6. Prohibition on certain dual candidacies; exception.
- § 163-107. Filing fees required of candidates in primary; refunds.
- § 163-107. 1. Petition in lieu of payment of filing fee.
- § 163-108. Certification of notices of candidacy.
- § 163-108. 1. Nomination of members of House of Representatives.
- § 163-110. Candidates declared nominees without primary.
- § 163-111. Determination of primary results; second primaries.
- § 163-112. Death of candidate before primary; vacancy in single office.
- § 163-113. Nominee's right to withdraw as candidate.
- § 163-114. Filling vacancies among party nominees occurring after nomination and before election.
- § 163-115. Special provisions for obtaining nominations when vacancies occur in certain offices.
- § 163-119. Voting by unaffiliated voter in party primary.
- § 163-122. Unaffiliated candidates nominated by petition.
- § 163-123. Declaration of intent and petitions for write-in candidates in partisan elections.
- § 163-124. No run for two separate offices at the same time.
- § 163-127. 1. Definitions.
- § 163-127. 2. When and how a challenge to a candidate may be made.
- § 163-127. 3. Panel to conduct the hearing on a challenge.
- § 163-127. 4. Conduct of hearing by panel.
- § 163-127. 5. Burden of proof.
- § 163-127. 6. Appeals.
- § 163-128. Election precincts and voting places established or altered.
- § 163-129. Structure at voting place; marking off limits of voting place.
- § 163-130. Satellite voting places.
- § 163-130. 1. Out-of-precinct voting places.
- § 163-130. 2. Temporary use of two voting places for certain precincts.
- § 163-131. Accessible polling places.
- § 163-132. 1: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-381, s. 27.1, effective January 1, 2014.
- § 163-132. 1B: Repealed by Session Laws 2016-109, s. 7(b), effective July 22, 2016.
- § 163-132. 1C. Participation in the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program of the United States Census Bureau.
- § 163-132. 3. Alterations to approved precinct boundaries.
- § 163-132. 3A. Alterations to precinct names.
- § 163-132. 4. Directives.
- § 163-132. 5. Cooperation of State and local agencies.
- § 163-132. 5B: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 4.5(e), effective January 31, 2019.
- § 163-132. 5C. Local acts and township lines.
- § 163-132. 5D. Retention of precinct maps.
- § 163-132. 5F. U.S. Census data by voting tabulation district.
- § 163-132. 5G. Voting data maintained by precinct.
- § 163-165. Definitions.
- § 163-165. 1. Scope and general rules.
- § 163-165. 2. Sample ballots.
- § 163-165. 3. Responsibilities for preparing official ballots.
- § 163-165. 4. Standards for official ballots.
- § 163-165. 4A. Punch-card ballots and lever machines.
- § 163-165. 4B. Butterfly ballots.
- § 163-165. 4C. Prohibited voting systems.
- § 163-165. 5. Contents of official ballots.
- § 163-165. 5B. Ballots may be combined.
- § 163-165. 6. Arrangement of official ballots.
- § 163-165. 7. Voting systems: powers and duties of State Board.
- § 163-165. 8. Voting systems: powers and duties of board of county commissioners.
- § 163-165. 9. Voting systems: powers and duties of county board of elections.
- § 163-165. 9A. Voting systems: requirements for voting systems vendors; penalties.
- § 163-165. 10. Adequacy of voting system for each precinct.
- § 163-166. 01. Hours for voting.
- § 163-166. 1. Duties of county board of elections.
- § 163-166. 2. Arrangement of the voting enclosure.
- § 163-166. 3. Limited access to the voting enclosure.
- § 163-166. 4. Limitation on activity in the voting place and in a buffer zone around it.
- § 163-166. 5. Procedures at voting place before voting begins.
- § 163-166. 6. Designation of tasks.
- § 163-166. 7. Voting procedures.
- § 163-166. 7A. Voter education and information.
- § 163-166. 8. Assistance to voters.
- § 163-166. 9. Curbside voting.
- § 163-166. 10. Procedures after the close of voting.
- § 163-166. 11. Provisional voting requirements.
- § 163-166. 11A. Notation on provisional ballot.
- § 163-166. 12. Requirements for certain voters who register by mail.
- § 163-166. 13: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(e), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-166. 14: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(f), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-166. 15: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(g), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-166. 16. Requirement for photo identification to vote in person.
- § 163-166. 17. Approval of student identification cards for voting identification.
- § 163-166. 18. Approval of employee identification cards for voting identification.
- § 163-182. Definitions.
- § 163-182. 1. Principles and rules for counting official ballots.
- § 163-182. 1A: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(h), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-182. 1B: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(i), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-182. 2. Initial counting of official ballots.
- § 163-182. 3. Responsibility of chief judge.
- § 163-182. 4. Jurisdiction for certain ballot items.
- § 163-182. 5. Canvassing votes.
- § 163-182. 6. Abstracts.
- § 163-182. 7. Ordering recounts.
- § 163-182. 7A. Additional provisions for hand-to-eye recounts.
- § 163-182. 8. Determining result in case of a tie.
- § 163-182. 9. Filing an election protest.
- § 163-182. 10. Consideration of protest by county board of elections.
- § 163-182. 11. Appeal of a protest decision by the county board to the State Board of Elections.
- § 163-182. 12. Authority of State Board of Elections over protests.
- § 163-182. 12A. Post-election audits.
- § 163-182. 13. New elections.
- § 163-182. 13A. Contested elections for Council of State offices.
- § 163-182. 14. Appeal of a final decision to superior court; appeal to the General Assembly or a house thereof.
- § 163-182. 15. Certificate of nomination or election, or certificate of the results of a referendum.
- § 163-182. 16. Governor to issue commissions for certain offices.
- § 163-182. 17. Summary of officials' duties under this Article.
- § 163-201. (See editor's note) Congressional districts specified.
- § 163-201. 1. Severability of congressional apportionment acts.
- § 163-201. 2: Repealed by G.S. 120-30.9J, as enacted by Session Laws 2013-343, s. 1, effective July 23, 2013.
- § 163-202. Election after reapportionment of members of House of Representatives.
- § 163-208. Conduct of presidential election.
- § 163-209. Names of presidential electors not printed on ballots; notification.
- § 163-209. 1. Notification of political parties of dual-office holding rules.
- § 163-209. 2. Elector may be held in addition to other appointive offices.
- § 163-210. Governor to proclaim results; casting State's vote for President and Vice-President.
- § 163-211. Compensation of presidential electors.
- § 163-212. Penalty for failure of presidential elector to attend and vote.
- § 163-213. Appointment of Presidential Electors by General Assembly in certain circumstances, by the Governor in certain other circumstances.
- § 163-213. 1. (See editor's note for 2016 primary) Short title.
- § 163-213. 2. Primary to be held; date; qualifications and registration of voters.
- § 163-213. 3. Conduct of election.
- § 163-213. 4. Nomination by State Board of Elections.
- § 163-213. 5. Nomination by petition.
- § 163-213. 6. Notification to candidates.
- § 163-213. 7. Voting in presidential preference primary; ballots.
- § 163-213. 8. Allocation of delegate positions to reflect division of votes in the primary.
- § 163-213. 9. National committee to be notified of provisions under this Article.
- § 163-213. 10: Transferred to G.S. 163-213.9 by Session Laws 1975, c. 744.
- § 163-218. Registration of notice of circulation of petition.
- § 163-219. Petition void after one year from registration.
- § 163-220. Limitation on petitions circulated prior to July 1, 1957.
- § 163-221. Persons may not sign name of another to petition.
- § 163-226. Who may vote an absentee ballot.
- § 163-226. 1. Absentee voting in primary.
- § 163-226. 2. Absentee voting in municipal elections.
- § 163-226. 3. Certain acts declared felonies.
- § 163-227. 1. Second primary; applications for absentee ballots for voting in second primary.
- § 163-227. 2. Alternate procedures for requesting application for absentee ballot; "one-stop" voting procedure in board office.
- § 163-227. 4: Repealed by Session Laws 2018-144, s. 3.1(j), effective December 19, 2018.
- § 163-227. 5. Alternate procedures for requesting application for absentee ballot; "one-stop" voting procedure in board office.
- § 163-227. 6. Sites and hours for one-stop voting.
- § 163-227. 10. Date by which absentee ballots must be available for voting.
- § 163-228. Register of absentee requests, applications, and ballots issued; a public record.
- § 163-229. Absentee ballots, applications on container-return envelopes, and instruction sheets.
- § 163-230. 1. Simultaneous issuance of absentee ballots with application.
- § 163-230. 2. Method of requesting absentee ballots.
- § 163-230. 3. Online request for absentee ballots.
- § 163-231. Voting absentee ballots and transmitting them to the county board of elections.
- § 163-232. Certified list of executed absentee ballots; distribution of list.
- § 163-232. 1. Certified list of executed absentee ballots received on or after election day; publication of list.
- § 163-233. Applications for absentee ballots; how retained.
- § 163-233. 1. Withdrawal of absentee ballots not allowed.
- § 163-234. Counting absentee ballots by county board of elections.
- § 163-236. Violations by county board of elections.
- § 163-237. Certain violations of absentee ballot law made criminal offenses.
- § 163-238. Reports of violations to district attorneys.
- § 163-239. Article 21A relating to absentee voting by military and overseas voters not applicable.
- § 163-258. 1. Short title.
- § 163-258. 2. Definitions.
- § 163-258. 3. Elections covered.
- § 163-258. 4. Role of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-258. 5. Overseas voter's registration address.
- § 163-258. 6. Methods of registering to vote.
- § 163-258. 7. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.
- § 163-258. 8. Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.
- § 163-258. 9. Transmission of unvoted ballots.
- § 163-258. 10. Timely casting of ballot.
- § 163-258. 11. Federal write-in absentee ballot.
- § 163-258. 12. Receipt of voted ballot.
- § 163-258. 13. Declaration.
- § 163-258. 14. Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.
- § 163-258. 15. Use of voter's electronic mail address.
- § 163-258. 16. Publication of election notice.
- § 163-258. 17. Prohibition of nonessential requirements.
- § 163-258. 18. Issuance of injunction or other equitable relief.
- § 163-258. 19. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 163-258. 20. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 163-258. 26. Certified list of approved military-overseas ballot applications; record of ballots received; disposition of list; list constitutes registration.
- § 163-258. 27. Article inapplicable to persons after change of status; reregistration not required.
- § 163-258. 28. Registration and voting on primary or election day.
- § 163-258. 29. Absentee voting at office of board of elections.
- § 163-258. 30. Regulations of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-258. 31. Emergency powers.
- § 163-271. Intimidation of voters by officers made misdemeanor.
- § 163-272. 1. Penalties for violation of this Chapter.
- § 163-273. Offenses of voters; interference with voters; penalty.
- § 163-274. Certain acts declared misdemeanors.
- § 163-275. Certain acts declared felonies.
- § 163-276. Convicted officials; removal from office.
- § 163-277. Compelling self-incriminating testimony; person so testifying excused from prosecution.
- § 163-278. Duty of investigating and prosecuting violations of this Article.
- § 163-278. 5. Scope of Article; severability.