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2005 North Carolina Code - Chapter 163 — Elections and Election Laws.
- § 163-1. Time of regular elections and primaries.
- § 163-2: Repealed by Session Laws 2001-460, s. 2.
- §§ 163-3 through 163-7. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-8. Filling vacancies in State executive offices.
- § 163-9. Filling vacancies in State and district judicial offices.
- § 163-10. Filling vacancy in office of district attorney.
- § 163-11. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly.
- § 163-12. Filling vacancy in United States Senate.
- § 163-13. Filling vacancy in United States House of Representatives.
- §§ 163-14 through 163-18. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-19. State Board of Elections; appointment; term of office; vacancies; oath of office.
- § 163-20. Meetings of Board; quorum; minutes.
- § 163-21. Compensation of Board members.
- § 163-22. Powers and duties of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-22.1: Repealed by Session Laws 2001-398, s. 2.
- § 163-22.2. Power of State Board to promulgate temporary rules and regulations.
- § 163-22.3. State Board of Elections littering notification.
- § 163-23. Powers of chairman in execution of Board duties.
- § 163-24. Power of State Board of Elections to maintain order.
- § 163-25. Authority of State Board to assist in litigation.
- § 163-26. Executive Director of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-27. Executive Director to be appointed by Board.
- § 163-27.1. Emergency powers.
- § 163-28. State Board of Elections independent agency.
- § 163-29. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-30. County boards of elections; appointments; terms of office; qualifications; vacancies; oath of office; instructional meetings.
- § 163-31. Meetings of county boards of elections; quorum; minutes.
- § 163-32. Compensation of members of county boards of elections.
- § 163-33. Powers and duties of county boards of elections.
- § 163-33.1. Power of chairman to administer oaths.
- § 163-33.2. Chairman and county board to examine voting machines.
- § 163-33.3. County board of elections littering notification.
- § 163-34. Power of county board of elections to maintain order.
- § 163-35. Director of elections to county board of elections; appointment; compensation; duties; dismissal.
- § 163-36. Modified full-time offices.
- § 163-37. Duty of county board of commissioners.
- § 163-38. Applicability of Article.
- § 163-39. Limitation on political activities.
- § 163-40. Violation may be ground for removal.
- § 163-40.1. Definitions.
- § 163-41. Precinct chief judges and judges of election; appointment; terms of office; qualifications; vacancies; oaths of office.
- § 163-41.1. Certain relatives prohibited from serving together.
- § 163-41.2. Discharge of precinct official unlawful.
- § 163-42. Assistants at polls; appointment; term of office; qualifications; oath of office.
- § 163-42.1. Student election assistants.
- § 163-43. Ballot counters; appointment; qualifications; oath of office.
- § 163-44. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 793, s. 13.
- § 163-45. Observers; appointment.
- § 163-46. Compensation of precinct officials and assistants.
- § 163-47. Powers and duties of chief judges and judges of election.
- § 163-48. Maintenance of order at place of registration and voting.
- §§ 163-49 through 163-53. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-54. Registration a prerequisite to voting.
- § 163-55. Qualifications to vote; exclusion from electoral franchise.
- § 163-56. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 793, s. 19.
- § 163-57. Residence defined for registration and voting.
- § 163-58: Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 563, s. 3.
- § 163-59. Right to participate or vote in party primary.
- §§ 163-60 through 163-64. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-82.1. General principles of voter registration.
- § 163-82.2. Chief State Election Official.
- § 163-82.3. Voter registration application forms.
- § 163-82.4. Contents of application form.
- § 163-82.5. Distribution of application forms.
- § 163-82.6. Acceptance of application forms.
- § 163-82.7. Verification of qualifications and address of applicant; denial or approval of application.
- § 163-82.8. Voter registration cards.
- § 163-82.9. Cancellation of prior registration.
- § 163-82.10. Official record of voter registration.
- § 163-82.10A. Permanent voter registration numbers.
- § 163-82.10B. Confidentiality of date of birth.
- § 163-82.11. Establishment of statewide computerized voter registration.
- § 163-82.12. Promulgation of guidelines relating to computerized voter registration.
- § 163-82.13. Access to statewide voter registration file.
- § 163-82.14. List maintenance.
- § 163-82.15. Change of address within the county.
- § 163-82.15A. Administrative change of registration when county line is adjusted.
- § 163-82.16. Change of name.
- § 163-82.17. Change of party affiliation.
- § 163-82.18. Appeal from denial of registration.
- § 163-82.19. Voter registration at drivers license offices; coordination on data interface.
- § 163-82.20. Voter registration at other public agencies.
- § 163-82.21. Voter registration at military recruitment offices.
- § 163-82.22. Voter registration at public libraries.
- § 163-82.23. Voter registration at public high schools.
- § 163-82.24. Statewide training and certification for election officials.
- § 163-82.25. Mandated voter registration drive.
- § 163-82.26. Rule-making authority.
- § 163-82.27. Help America Vote Act of 2002.
- § 163-82.28. The HAVA Election Fund.
- § 163-83. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-84. Time for challenge other than on day of primary or election.
- § 163-85. Challenge procedure other than on day of primary or election.
- § 163-86. Hearing on challenge.
- § 163-87. Challenges allowed on day of primary or election.
- § 163-88. Hearing on challenge made on day of primary or election.
- § 163-88.1. Request for challenged ballot.
- § 163-89. Procedures for challenging absentee ballots.
- § 163-90. Challenge as felon; answer not to be used on prosecution.
- § 163-90.1. Burden of proof.
- § 163-90.2. Action when challenge sustained, overruled, or dismissed.
- § 163-90.3. Making false affidavit perjury.
- § 163-96. "Political party" defined; creation of new party.
- § 163-97. Termination of status as political party.
- § 163-97.1. Voters affiliated with expired political party.
- § 163-98. General election participation by new political party.
- § 163-99. Use of schools and other public buildings for political meetings.
- §§ 163-100 through 163-103. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-104. Primaries governed by general election laws; authority of State Board of Elections to modify time schedule.
- § 163-105. Payment of expense of conducting primary elections.
- § 163-106. Notices of candidacy; pledge; with whom filed; date for filing; withdrawal.
- § 163-107. Filing fees required of candidates in primary; refunds.
- § 163-107.1. Petition in lieu of payment of filing fee.
- § 163-108. Certification of notices of candidacy.
- § 163-108.1. Nomination of members of House of Representatives.
- § 163-109: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-159, s. 55.(j), effective January 1, 2003, and applicable to all primaries and elections held on or after that date.
- § 163-110. Candidates declared nominees without primary.
- § 163-111. Determination of primary results; second primaries.
- § 163-112. Death of candidate before primary; vacancy in single office.
- § 163-113. Nominee's right to withdraw as candidate.
- § 163-114. Filling vacancies among party nominees occurring after nomination and before election.
- § 163-115. Special provisions for obtaining nominations when vacancies occur in certain offices.
- §§ 163-116 through 163-118. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 793, ss. 47- 49.
- § 163-119. Voting by unaffiliated voter in party primary.
- § 163-120. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-121. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-122. Unaffiliated candidates nominated by petition.
- § 163-123. Declaration of intent and petitions for write-in candidates in partisan elections.
- § 163-124. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-128. Election precincts and voting places established or altered.
- § 163-129. Structure at voting place; marking off limits of voting place.
- § 163-130. Satellite voting places.
- § 163-130.1. Out-of-precinct voting places.
- § 163-130.2. Temporary use of two voting places for certain precincts.
- § 163-131. Accessible polling places.
- § 163-132. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-132.1. Participation in 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program of the United States Bureau of the Census.
- §§ 163-132.1A through 163-132.2. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-227, s. 1..
- § 163-132.3. Alterations to approved precinct boundaries.
- § 163-132.3A. Alterations to precinct names.
- § 163-132.4. Directives.
- § 163-132.5. Cooperation of State and local agencies.
- § 163-132.5A: Repealed by Session Laws 1991 (Regular Session, 1992), c. 927, s. 1.
- § 163-132.5B. Exemption from Administrative Procedure Act.
- § 163-132.5C. Local acts and township lines.
- § 163-132.5D. Retention of precinct maps.
- § 163-132.5E. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-227, s. 1.
- § 163-132.5F. U.S. Census data by precinct.
- § 163-132.5G. Voting data maintained by precinct.
- § 163-132.6: Repealed by Session Laws 1991 (Regular Session, 1992), c. 927, s. 1.
- § 116-133. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 116-134. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-165. Definitions.
- § 163-165.1. Scope and general rules.
- § 163-165.2. Sample ballots.
- § 163-165.3. Responsibilities for preparing official ballots.
- § 163-165.4. Standards for official ballots.
- § 163-165.4A. Punch-card ballots and lever machines.
- § 163-165.4B. Butterfly ballots.
- § 163-165.5. Contents of official ballots.
- § 163-165.5A. (Effective until January 1, 2012) Ballot instructions in English and Spanish.
- § 163-165.6. Arrangement of official ballots.
- § 163-165.7. Voting systems: powers and duties of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-165.8. Voting systems: powers and duties of board of county commissioners.
- § 163-165.9. Voting systems: powers and duties of county board of elections.
- § 163-165.9A. Voting systems: requirements for voting systems vendors; penalties.
- § 163-165.10. Adequacy of voting system for each precinct.
- § 163-166: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 31.
- § 163-166.01. Hours for voting.
- § 163-166.1. Duties of county board of elections.
- § 163-166.2. Arrangement of the voting enclosure.
- § 163-166.3. Limited access to the voting enclosure.
- § 163-166.4. Limitation on activity in the voting place and in a buffer zone around it.
- § 163-166.5. Procedures at voting place before voting begins.
- § 163-166.6. Designation of tasks.
- § 163-166.7. Voting procedures.
- § 163-166.7A. Voter education and information.
- § 163-166.8. Assistance to voters.
- § 163-166.9. Curbside voting.
- § 163-166.10. Procedures after the close of voting.
- § 163-166.11. Provisional voting requirements.
- § 163-166.12. Requirements for certain voters who register by mail.
- § 163-167: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-182. Definitions.
- § 163-182.1. Principles and rules for counting official ballots.
- § 163-182.2. Initial counting of official ballots.
- § 163-182.3. Responsibility of chief judge.
- § 163-182.4. Jurisdiction for certain ballot items.
- § 163-182.5. Canvassing votes.
- § 163-182.6. Abstracts.
- § 163-182.7. Ordering recounts.
- § 163-182.7A. Additional provisions for hand-to-eye recounts.
- § 163-182.8. Determining result in case of a tie.
- § 163-182.9. Filing an election protest.
- § 163-182.10. Consideration of protest by county board of elections.
- § 163-182.11. Appeal of a protest decision by the county board to the State Board of Elections.
- § 163-182.12. Authority of State Board of Elections over protests.
- § 163-182.13. New elections.
- § 163-182.13A. Contested elections for Council of State offices.
- § 163-182.14. Appeal of a final decision to superior court; appeal to the General Assembly or a house thereof.
- § 163-182.15. Certificate of nomination or election, or certificate of the results of a referendum.
- § 163-182.16. Governor to issue commissions for certain offices.
- § 163-182.17. Summary of officials' duties under this Article.
- §§ 116-183 through 116-186. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-201. Congressional districts specified.
- § 163-201.1. Severability of congressional apportionment acts.
- § 163-201.2. Dividing precincts in congressional apportionment acts restricted.
- § 163-202. Election after reapportionment of members of House of Representatives.
- §§ 163-203 through 163-207. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-208. Conduct of presidential election.
- § 163-209. Names of presidential electors not printed on ballots.
- § 163-210. Governor to proclaim results; casting State's vote for President and Vice-President.
- § 163-211. Compensation of presidential electors.
- § 163-212. Penalty for failure of presidential elector to attend and vote.
- § 163-213. Appointment of Presidential Electors by General Assembly in certain circumstances, by the Governor in certain other circumstances.
- § 163-213.1. Short title.
- § 163-213.2. Primary to be held; date; qualifications and registration of voters.
- § 163-213.3. Conduct of election.
- § 163-213.4. Nomination by State Board of Elections.
- § 163-213.5. Nomination by petition.
- § 163-213.6. Notification to candidates.
- § 163-213.7. Voting in presidential preference primary; ballots.
- § 163-213.8. Allocation of delegate positions to reflect division of votes in the primary.
- § 163-213.9. National committee to be notified of provisions under this Article.
- § 163-213.10. Transferred to § 163-213.9 by Session Laws 1975, c. 744.
- § 163-213.11: Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 689, s. 15.
- §§ 163-214 through 163-217. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-218. Registration of notice of circulation of petition.
- § 163-219. Petition void after one year from registration.
- § 163-220. Limitation on petitions circulated prior to July 1, 1957.
- § 163-221. Persons may not sign name of another to petition.
- §§ 116-222 through 116-225. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-226. Who may vote an absentee ballot.
- § 163-226.1. Absentee voting in primary.
- § 163-226.2. Absentee voting in municipal elections.
- § 163-226.3. Certain acts declared felonies.
- § 163-227. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-455, s.4.
- § 163-227.1. Second primary; applications for absentee ballots for voting in second primary.
- § 163-227.2. Alternate procedures for requesting application for absentee ballot; "one-stop" voting procedure in board office.
- § 163-227.3. Date by which absentee ballots must be available for voting.
- § 163-228. Register of absentee requests, applications, and ballots issued; a public record.
- § 163-229. Absentee ballots, applications on container-return envelopes, and instruction sheets.
- § 163-230. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-455, s. 9.
- § 163-230.1. Simultaneous issuance of absentee ballots with application.
- § 163-230.2. Method of requesting absentee ballots.
- § 163-231. Voting absentee ballots and transmitting them to the county board of elections.
- § 163-232. Certified list of executed absentee ballots; distribution of list.
- § 163-233. Applications for absentee ballots; how retained.
- § 163-233.1. Withdrawal of absentee ballots not allowed.
- § 163-234. Counting absentee ballots by county board of elections.
- § 163-235. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 536, s. 5.
- § 163-236. Violations by county board of elections.
- § 163-237. Certain violations of absentee ballot law made criminal offenses.
- § 163-238. Reports of violations to district attorneys.
- § 163-239. Article 21 relating to absentee voting by servicemen and certain civilians not applicable.
- §§ 163-240 to 163-240.5. Expired July 1, 1972.
- §§ 163-241 through 163-244. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-245. Persons in armed forces, their spouses, certain veterans, civilians working with armed forces, and members of Peace Corps may register and vote by mail.
- § 163-246. Provisions of Article 20 applicable except as otherwise provided; State Board of Elections to adopt regulations.
- § 163-247. Methods of applying for absentee ballots.
- § 163-248. Register, ballots, container-return envelopes, and instruction sheets.
- § 163-249. Consideration and approval of applications and issuance of absentee ballots.
- § 163-250. Voting absentee ballots and transmitting them to chairman of county board of elections.
- § 163-251. Certified list of approved military absentee ballot applications; record of ballots received; disposition of list; list constitutes registration.
- § 163-252. Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 536, s. 5.
- § 163-253. Article inapplicable to persons after change of status; reregistration not required.
- § 163-254. Registration and voting on primary or election day.
- § 163-255. Absentee voting at office of board of elections.
- § 163-256. Regulations of State Board of Elections.
- § 163-257. Facsimile, electronic mail, or scanned transmission of election materials.
- § 116-258. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- §§ 163-259 through 163-268. Repealed by Session Laws 1975, c. 565, s. 8.
- §§ 163-269 through 163-270. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-31, s. 5(b).
- § 163-271. Intimidation of voters by officers made misdemeanor.
- § 163-272. Repealed by Session Laws 1971, c. 872, s. 3.
- § 163-272.1. Penalties for violation of this Chapter.
- § 163-273. Offenses of voters; interference with voters; penalty.
- § 163-274. Certain acts declared misdemeanors.
- § 163-275. Certain acts declared felonies.
- § 163-276. Convicted officials; removal from office.
- § 163-277. Compelling self-incriminating testimony; person so testifying excused from prosecution.
- § 163-278. Duty of investigating and prosecuting violations of this Article.
- §§ 116-278.1 through 116-278.4. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-278.5. Scope of Article; severability.
- § 163-278.6. Definitions.
- § 163-278.7. Appointment of political treasurers.
- § 163-278.7A. Gifts from federal political committees.
- § 163-278.8. Detailed accounts to be kept by political treasurers.
- § 163-278.9. Statements filed with Board.
- § 163-278.9A. Statements filed by referendum committees.
- § 163-278.10. Procedure for inactive candidate or committee.
- § 163-278.10A. Threshold of $3,000 for Financial Reports.
- § 163-278.11. Contents of treasurer's statement of receipts and expenditures.
- § 163-278.12. Special reporting of contributions and independent expenditures.
- § 163-278.12A: Repealed by Session Laws 2004-125, s. 4, effective July 20, 2004.
- § 163-278.13. Limitation on contributions.
- § 163-278.13A: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-515, s. 9.
- § 163-278.13B. Limitation on fund-raising during legislative session.
- § 163-278.14. No contributions in names of others; no anonymous contributions; contributions in excess of one hundred dollars.
- § 163-278.14A. Evidence that communications are "to support or oppose the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates."
- § 163-278.15. No acceptance of contributions made by corporations, foreign and domestic.
- § 163-278.16. Regulations regarding timing of contributions and expenditures.
- § 163-278.16A. Restriction on use of State funds by declared candidate for Council of State for advertising or public service announcements using their names, pictures, or voices.
- § 163-278.17. Statements of media receiving campaign expenditures.
- § 163-278.18. Normal commercial charges for political advertising.
- § 163-278.19. Violations by corporations, business entities, labor unions, professional associations and insurance companies.
- § 163-278.19A. Contributions allowed.
- § 163-278.19B. Political party headquarters building funds.
- § 163-278.20. Disclosure before soliciting contributions.
- § 163-278.21. Promulgation of policy and administration through State Board of Elections.
- § 163-278.22. Duties of State Board.
- § 163-278.23. Duties of Executive Director of Board.
- § 163-278.24. Statements examined within four months.
- § 163-278.25. Issuance of declaration of nomination or certificate of election.
- § 163-278.26. Appeals from State Board of Elections; early docketing.
- § 163-278.27. Criminal penalties; duty to report and prosecute.
- § 163-278.28. Issuance of injunctions; special prosecutors named.
- § 163-278.29. Compelling self-incriminating testimony; individual so testifying excused from prosecution.
- § 163-278.30. Candidates for federal offices to file information reports.
- § 163-278.31: Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 183, s. 4.
- § 163-278.32. Statements under oath.
- § 163-278.33. Applicability of Article 22.
- § 163-278.34. Civil penalties.
- § 163-278.34A. Presumptions.
- § 163-278.35. Preservation of records.
- § 163-278.36. Elected officials to report funds.
- § 163-278.37. County boards of elections to preserve reports.
- § 163-278.38. Effect of failure to comply.
- § 163-278.38Z. Definitions.
- § 163-278.39. Basic disclosure requirements for all political campaign advertisements.
- § 163-278.39A. Disclosure requirements for television and radio advertisements supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates.
- § 163-278.39B: Recodified as G.S. 163-278.38Z by Session Laws 2004-203, s. 12(a), effective August 17, 2004.
- § 163-278.39C. Scope of disclosure requirements.
- § 163-278.40. Definitions.
- § 163-278.40A. Organizational report.
- § 163-278.40B. Campaign report; partisan election.
- § 163-278.40C. Campaign report; nonpartisan election and runoff.
- § 163-278.40D. Campaign report; nonpartisan primary and elections.
- § 163-278.40E. Campaign report; nonpartisan plurality.
- § 163-278.40F. Form of report.
- § 163-278.40G. Content.
- § 163-278.40H. Notice of reports due.
- § 163-278.40I. Part 1 to apply.
- § 163-278.41. Appropriations in general election years and other years.
- § 163-278.42. Distribution of campaign funds; legitimate expenses permitted.
- § 163-278.43. Annual report to State Board of Elections; suspension of disbursements; willful violations a misdemeanor; adoption of rules; reporting by candidates and political committees.
- § 163-278.44. Crime; punishment.
- § 163-278.45. Definitions.
- § 163-278.46: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.47: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.48: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.49: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.50: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.51: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.52: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.53: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.54: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.55: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.56: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- § 163-278.57: Repealed by Session Laws 2002-158, s. 5, effective January 1, 2003.
- §§ 163-278.58 through 163-278.60. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-278.61. Purpose of the North Carolina Public Campaign Fund.
- § 163-278.62. Definitions.
- § 163-278.63. North Carolina Public Campaign Fund established; sources of funding.
- § 163-278.64. Requirements for participation; certification of candidates.
- § 163-278.65. Distribution from the Fund.
- § 163-278.66. Reporting requirements.
- § 163-278.67. Rescue funds.
- § 163-278.68. Enforcement and administration.
- § 163-278.69. Voter education.
- § 163-278.70. Civil penalty.
- §§ 163-278.71 through 163-278.79: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-278.80. Definitions.
- § 163-278.81. Disclosure of Electioneering Communications.
- § 163-278.82. Prohibition of corporate and labor disbursements for electioneering communications.
- § 163-278.83. Penalties.
- §§ 163-278.84: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- §§ 163-278.85: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- §§ 163-278.86: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- §§ 163-278.87: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- §§ 163-278.88: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- §§ 163-278.89: Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-278.90. Definitions.
- § 163-278.91. Disclosure of Electioneering Communications.
- § 163-278.92. Prohibition of corporate and labor disbursements for electioneering communications.
- § 163-278.93. Penalties.
- § 163-279. Time of municipal primaries and elections.
- § 163-280. Municipal boards of elections.
- § 163-280.1. Municipal boards of elections abolished.
- § 163-281. Municipal precinct election officials.
- § 163-282. Residency defined for voting in municipal elections.
- § 163-283. Right to participate or vote in party primary.
- § 163-284. Mandatory administration by county boards of elections.
- § 163-284.1. Special district elections conducted by county.
- § 163-285. Administration by county board of elections; optional by Morganton, Granite Falls, Old Fort, and Rhodhiss.
- § 163-286. Conduct of municipal and special district elections; application of Chapter 163.
- § 163-287. Special elections; procedure for calling.
- § 163-288. Registration for city elections; county and municipal boards of elections.
- § 163-288.1. Activating voters for newly annexed or incorporated areas.
- § 163-288.1A. Activating voters when charter revised.
- § 163-288.2. Registration in area proposed for incorporation or annexed.
- § 163-288.3. Payment of cost of elections on question of formation of a new municipality or special district.
- § 163-289. Right to challenge; challenge procedure.
- § 163-290. Alternative methods of determining the results of municipal elections.
- § 163-291. Partisan primaries and elections.
- § 163-292. Determination of election results in cities using the plurality method.
- § 163-293. Determination of election results in cities using the election and runoff election method.
- § 163-294. Determination of election results in cities using nonpartisan primaries.
- § 163-294.1. Death of candidates or elected officers.
- § 163-294.2. Notice of candidacy and filing fee in nonpartisan municipal elections.
- § 163-294.3. Sole candidates to be voted upon in nonpartisan municipal elections.
- § 163-294.4. Failure of candidates to file; death of a candidate before election.
- § 163-295. Municipal and special district elections; application of Chapter 163.
- § 163-296. Nomination by petition.
- § 163-297. Structure at voting place; marking off limits of voting place.
- § 163-298. Municipal primaries and elections.
- § 163-299. Ballots; municipal primaries and elections.
- § 163-300. Disposition of duplicate abstracts in municipal elections.
- § 163-301. Chairman of election board to furnish certificate of elections.
- § 163-302. Absentee voting.
- § 163-303. Repealed by Session Laws 1977, c. 265, s. 19.
- § 163-304. State Board of Elections to have jurisdiction over municipal elections and election officials, and to advise; emergency and ongoing administration by county board.
- § 163-305. Validation of elections.
- § 163-306. Assumption of office by mayors and councilmen.
- §§ 116-307 through 116-320. Reserved for future codification purposes.
- § 163-321. Applicability.
- § 163-322. Nonpartisan primary election method.
- § 163-323. Notice of candidacy.
- § 163-324. Filing fees required of candidates; refunds.
- § 163-325. Petition in lieu of payment of filing fee.
- § 163-326. Certification of notices of candidacy.
- § 163-327. Vacancies of candidates or elected officers.
- § 163-327.1. Rules when vacancies for superior court judge are to be voted on.
- § 163-328. Failure of candidates to file; death or other disqualification of a candidate before election.
- § 163-329. Elections to fill vacancy created after primary filing period to use plurality method.
- § 163-330. Voting in primary.
- § 163-331. Date of primary.
- § 163-332. Ballots.
- § 163-333: Repealed by Session Laws 2001-398, s. 15.
- § 163-334. Counting of ballots.
- § 163-335. Other rules.
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