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2013 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws.
Article 15A - Counting Official Ballots, Canvassing Votes, Hearing Protests, and Certifying Results.
- Section 163-182 - Definitions.
- Section 163-182.1 - 1. (Effective until January 1, 2018) Principles and rules for counting official ballots.
- Section 163-182.1A - 1A. (Effective January 1, 2016 - see note) Counting of provisional official ballots cast due to failure to provide photo identification when voting in person.
- Section 163-182.2 - 2. Initial counting of official ballots.
- Section 163-182.3 - 3. Responsibility of chief judge.
- Section 163-182.4 - 4. Jurisdiction for certain ballot items.
- Section 163-182.5 - 5. Canvassing votes.
- Section 163-182.6 - 6. Abstracts.
- Section 163-182.7 - 7. Ordering recounts.
- Section 163-182.7A - 7A. Additional provisions for hand-to-eye recounts.
- Section 163-182.8 - 8. Determining result in case of a tie.
- Section 163-182.9 - 9. Filing an election protest.
- Section 163-182.10 - 10. Consideration of protest by county board of elections.
- Section 163-182.11 - 11. Appeal of a protest decision by the county board to the State Board of Elections.
- Section 163-182.12 - 12. Authority of State Board of Elections over protests.
- Section 163-182.13 - 13. New elections.
- Section 163-182.13A - 13A. Contested elections for Council of State offices.
- Section 163-182.14 - 14. Appeal of a final decision to superior court; appeal to the General Assembly or a house thereof.
- Section 163-182.15 - 15. Certificate of nomination or election, or certificate of the results of a referendum.
- Section 163-182.16 - 16. Governor to issue commissions for certain offices.
- Section 163-182.17 - 17. Summary of officials' duties under this Article.
- Section 163-183 through 163-186 - . Reserved for future codification purposes.
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