163-41. Precinct chief judges and judges of election; appointment; terms of office; qualifications; vacancies; oaths of office. (a) Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges. – At the meeting required by G.S. 163-31 to be held on the Tuesday following the third Monday in August of the year in which they are appointed, the county board […]
163-41.1. Certain relatives prohibited from serving together. (a) The following categories of relatives are prohibited from serving as precinct officials of the same precinct: spouse, child, spouse of a child, sister or brother. (b) No precinct official who is the wife, husband, mother, father, son, daughter, brother or sister of any candidate for nomination or […]
163-41.2. Discharge of precinct official unlawful. (a) No employer may discharge or demote any employee because the employee has been appointed as a precinct official and is serving as a precinct official on election day or canvass day. (b) An employee discharged or demoted in violation of this section shall be entitled to be reinstated […]
163-42. Assistants at polls; appointment; term of office; qualifications; oath of office. (a) Each county board of elections is authorized, in its discretion, to appoint two or more assistants for each precinct to aid the chief judge and judges. Not more than two assistants shall be appointed in precincts having 500 or less registered voters. […]
163-42.1. Student election assistants. A student of at least 17 years of age at the time of any election or primary in which the student works shall be eligible to be appointed as a student election assistant. To be eligible a student must have all the following qualifications: (1) Be a United States citizen. (2) […]
163-43. Ballot counters; appointment; qualifications; oath of office. The county board of elections of any county may authorize the use of precinct ballot counters to aid the chief judges and judges of election in the counting of ballots in any precinct or precincts within the county. The county board of elections shall appoint the ballot […]
163-45. Observers; appointment. (a) The chair of each political party in the county shall have the right to designate two observers to attend each voting place at each primary and election and such observers may, at the option of the designating party chair, be relieved during the day of the primary or election after serving […]
163-46. Compensation of precinct officials and assistants. The precinct chief judge shall be paid the state minimum wage for his services on the day of a primary, special or general election. Judges of election shall each be paid the state minimum wage for their services on the day of a primary, special or general election. […]
163-47. Powers and duties of chief judges and judges of election. (a) The chief judges and judges of election shall conduct the primaries and elections within their respective precincts fairly and impartially, and they shall enforce peace and good order in and about the place of registration and voting. On the day of each primary […]
163-48. Maintenance of order at place of registration and voting. The chief judge and judges of election shall enforce peace and good order in and about the place of registration and voting. They shall especially keep open and unobstructed the place at which voters or persons seeking to register or vote have access to the […]
