§ 163-182.13A – Contested elections for Council of State offices.
163-182.13A. Contested elections for Council of State offices. (a) Application of Procedures. – A contested election for any elective office established by Article III of the Constitution shall be determined by joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly under Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution in accordance with the provisions of this […]
§ 163-182.14 – Appeal of a final decision to superior court; appeal to the General Assembly or a house thereof.
163-182.14. Appeal of a final decision to superior court; appeal to the General Assembly or a house thereof. (a) Final Decision. – A copy of the final decision of the State Board of Elections on an election protest shall be served on the parties personally or through delivery by U.S. mail or a designated delivery […]
§ 163-182.15 – Certificate of nomination or election, or certificate of the results of a referendum.
163-182.15. Certificate of nomination or election, or certificate of the results of a referendum. (a) Issued by County Board of Elections. – In ballot items within the jurisdiction of the county board of elections, the county board shall issue a certificate of nomination or election, or a certificate of the results of the referendum, as […]
§ 163-182.16 – Governor to issue commissions for certain offices.
163-182.16. Governor to issue commissions for certain offices. The Secretary of State shall send a notice to the Governor that a certificate of election has been issued for any of the following offices, and upon receiving the notice, the Governor shall provide to each such elected official a commission attesting to that person’s election or […]
§ 163-182.17 – Summary of officials' duties under this Article.
163-182.17. Summary of officials’ duties under this Article. (a) This Section a Summary. – The provisions of this section provide a nonexclusive summary of the duties given to officials under this Article. The legal duty is contained, not in this section, but in the other sections of this Article. (b) Duties of the Precinct Officials. […]
§ 163-182.11 – Appeal of a protest decision by the county board to the State Board of Elections.
163-182.11. Appeal of a protest decision by the county board to the State Board of Elections. (a) Notice and Perfection of Appeal. – The decision by the county board of elections on an election protest may be appealed to the State Board of Elections by any of the following: (1) The person who filed the […]
§ 163-182.12 – Authority of State Board of Elections over protests.
163-182.12. Authority of State Board of Elections over protests. The State Board of Elections may consider protests that were not filed in compliance with G.S. 163-182.9, may initiate and consider complaints on its own motion, may intervene and take jurisdiction over protests pending before a county board, and may take any other action necessary to […]
§ 163-182.12A – Post-election audits.
163-182.12A. Post-election audits. After conducting a post-election audit, the State Board shall produce a report which summarizes the audit, including the rationale for and the findings of the audit. The report shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government within 10 business days of […]
§ 163-182.13 – New elections.
163-182.13. New elections. (a) When State Board May Order New Election. – The State Board of Elections may order a new election, upon agreement of at least four of its members, in the case of any one or more of the following: (1) Ineligible voters sufficient in number to change the outcome of the election […]
§ 163-182.2 – Initial counting of official ballots.
163-182.2. Initial counting of official ballots. (a) The initial counting of official ballots shall be conducted according to the following principles: (1) Vote counting at the precinct shall occur immediately after the polls close and shall be continuous until completed. (2) Vote counting at the precinct shall be conducted with the participation of precinct officials […]