North Carolina § 163-113 - Nominee's right to withdraw as candidate.

§ 163-113. Nominee's right to withdraw as candidate.

A person who has been declared the nominee of a political party for a specified office under the provisions of G.S. 163-182.15 or G.S. 163-110 , shall not be permitted to resign as a candidate unless, prior to the first day on which military and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters under Article 21A of this Chapter, that [the] person submits to the board of elections which certified the nomination a written request that person be permitted to withdraw. History (1929, c. 164, s. 8; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 2001-398, s. 6; 2013-381, s. 23.1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - This section was recodified as now former G.S. 163A-986 by Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3. Former G.S. 163A-986 was then re-recodified as this section by Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), effective January 31, 2019. The historical citation from the former section has been added to this section as re-recodified. The bracketed word "[the]" has been inserted in this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2018-146, s. 3.1(b), effective January 31, 2019, repealed Session Laws 2017-6, s. 3, which had recodified this section. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-381, s. 23.1, effective January 1, 2014, substituted "prior to the first day on which military and overseas abentee ballots are transmitted to voters under Article 21A of this Chapter, that person" for "at least 30 days before the general election, he," "the" for "his" preceding "nomination," and "person" for "he" preceding "be permitted."