§ 163-295 – Municipal and special district elections; application of this Chapter 163.
163-295. Municipal and special district elections; application of this Chapter 163. To the extent that the laws, rules and procedures applicable to the conduct of primary, general or special elections by county boards of elections under Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11B, 12, 19 and 22 of this Chapter are […]
§ 163-289 – Right to challenge; challenge procedure.
163-289. Right to challenge; challenge procedure. (a) The rules governing challenges in municipal elections shall be the same as are now applicable to challenges made in a county election, provided however, any voter who challenges another voter’s right to vote in any municipal or special district election must reside in such municipality or special district. […]
§ 163-290 – Alternative methods of determining the results of municipal elections.
163-290. Alternative methods of determining the results of municipal elections. (a) Each city, town, village, and special district in this State shall operate under one of the following alternative methods of nominating candidates for and determining the results of its elections: (1) The partisan primary and election method set out in G.S. 163-291. (2) The […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]