North Carolina General Statutes
Article 10 - Primary Elections.
§ 163-106.3 - Notice of candidacy for certain offices to indicate vacancy.

163-106.3. Notice of candidacy for certain offices to indicate vacancy.
In any primary in which there are two or more vacancies for associate justices for the Supreme Court, two or more vacancies for the Court of Appeals, two or more vacancies for superior or district court judge, or two vacancies for United States Senator from North Carolina, each candidate shall, at the time of filing notice of candidacy, file with the State Board of Elections a written statement designating the vacancy to which the candidate seeks nomination. The designation shall not be the name or names of any incumbent or other individual but shall be designated as determined by the State Board of Elections. A person seeking election for a specialized district judgeship established under G.S. 7A-147 shall, at the time of filing notice of candidacy, file with the State Board of Elections a written statement designating the specialized judgeship to which the person seeks nomination. Votes cast for a candidate shall be effective only for nomination to the vacancy for which the candidate has given notice of candidacy as provided in this section. (1915, c. 101, ss. 6, 15; 1917, c. 218; C.S., ss. 6022, 6035; 1921, c. 217; 1923, c. 111, s. 13; C.S., s. 6055(a); 1927, c. 260, s. 19; 1929, c. 26, s. 1; 1933, c. 165, s. 12; 1937, c. 364; 1947, c. 505, s. 7; 1949, c. 672, s. 4; c. 932; 1951, c. 1009, s. 3; 1955, c. 755; c. 871, s. 1; 1959, c. 1203, s. 4; 1965, c. 262; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; c. 1063, s. 2; 1969, c. 44, s. 83; c. 1190, s. 56; 1971, cc. 189, 675, 798; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 793, s. 36; c. 862; 1975, c. 844, s. 2; 1977, c. 265, ss. 4, 5; c. 408, s. 2; c. 661, ss. 2, 3; 1979, c. 24; c. 411, s. 5; 1981, c. 32, ss. 1, 2; 1983, c. 330, s. 1; 1985, c. 472, s. 2; c. 558, s. 1; c. 759, s. 6; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 957, s. 1; 1987, c. 509, s. 13; c. 738, s. 124; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1028, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 31; 1995, c. 243, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 9, s. 8; 1999-456, s. 59; 2001-403, s. 3; 2001-466, s. 5.1(a); 2002-158, ss. 8, 9; 2002-159, s. 55(a); 2006-155, s. 2; 2007-369, s. 1; 2009-47, s. 1; 2013-381, s. 21.1; 2014-111, s. 1(a); 2016-125, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 21(a); 2017-3, s. 5; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-121, s. 4(b); 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws

Article 10 - Primary Elections.

§ 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.

§ 163-106.1 - Eligibility to file.

§ 163-106.2 - Time for filing notice of candidacy.

§ 163-106.3 - Notice of candidacy for certain offices to indicate vacancy.

§ 163-106.4 - Withdrawal of notice of candidacy.

§ 163-106.5 - Certificate of registration to vote in county and party affiliation; cancellation of candidacy; residency requirements for judges.

§ 163-106.6 - Prohibition on certain dual candidacies; exception.

§ 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.

§ 163-110 - 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.

§ 163-119 - Voting by unaffiliated voter in party primary.