163-106.4. Withdrawal of notice of candidacy.
Any person who has filed notice of candidacy for an office shall have the right to withdraw it at any time prior to the close of business on the third business day prior to the date on which the right to file for that office expires under the terms of G.S. 163-106.2. If a candidate does not withdraw before the deadline, except as provided in G.S. 163-112, his name shall be printed on the primary ballot, any votes for him shall be counted, and he shall not be refunded his filing fee. (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); 2017-3, s. 5; 2017-6, s. 3; 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.
§ 163-105 - 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.
§ 163-106.6 - 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.