§ 163-305 – Validation of elections.
163-305. Validation of elections. All elections, and the results thereof, previously held in and for any municipality, special district, or school administrative unit pursuant to Subchapter IX, Chapter 163, are hereby validated. (1973, c. 492, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
§ 163-294 – Determination of election results in cities using nonpartisan primaries.
163-294. Determination of election results in cities using nonpartisan primaries. (a) In cities whose elections are nonpartisan and who use the nonpartisan primary and election method, there shall be a primary to narrow the field of candidates to two candidates for each position to be filled if, when the filing period closes, there are more […]
§ 163-294.1 – Death of candidates or elected officers.
163-294.1. Death of candidates or elected officers. (a) This section shall apply only to municipal and special district elections. (b) If a candidate for political party nomination for office dies, becomes disqualified, or withdraws before the primary but after the ballots have been printed, the provisions of G.S. 163-112 shall govern. If a candidate for […]
§ 163-294.2 – Notice of candidacy and filing fee in nonpartisan municipal elections.
163-294.2. Notice of candidacy and filing fee in nonpartisan municipal elections. (a) Each person offering himself as a candidate for election to any municipal office in municipalities whose elections are nonpartisan shall do so by filing a notice of candidacy with the board of elections in the following form, inserting the words in parentheses when […]
§ 163-294.3 – Sole candidates to be voted upon in nonpartisan municipal elections.
163-294.3. Sole candidates to be voted upon in nonpartisan municipal elections. Each candidate for municipal office in nonpartisan municipal elections shall be voted upon, even though only one candidate has filed or has been nominated for a given office, in order that the voters may have the opportunity to cast write-in votes under the general […]
§ 163-294.4 – Failure of candidates to file; death of a candidate before election.
163-294.4. Failure of candidates to file; death of a candidate before election. (a) If in a nonpartisan municipal election, when the filing period expires, candidates have not filed for all offices to be filled, the board of elections may extend the filing period for five days. (b) If at the time the filing period closes […]
§ 163-291 – Partisan primaries and elections.
163-291. Partisan primaries and elections. The nomination of candidates for office in cities, towns, villages, and special districts whose elections are conducted on a partisan basis shall be governed by the provisions of this Chapter applicable to the nomination of county officers, and the terms "county board of elections," "chairman of the county board of […]
§ 163-292 – Determination of election results in cities using the plurality method.
163-292. Determination of election results in cities using the plurality method. In conducting nonpartisan elections and using the plurality method, elections shall be determined in accordance with the following rules: (1) When more than one person is seeking election to a single office, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes shall be declared […]
§ 163-293 – Determination of election results in cities using the election and runoff election method.
163-293. Determination of election results in cities using the election and runoff election method. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, nonpartisan municipal elections in cities using the election and runoff election method shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast. A majority within the meaning of this section shall be determined […]