163-219. Petition void after one year from registration.
Petitions calling for elections and referenda shall be and become void and of no further effect one year after the date the notice of circulation is registered with the county board of elections with which it is required to be filed; and notwithstanding any public, special, local, or private act to the contrary, no election or referendum shall thereafter be called or held pursuant to or based upon any such void petition. (1957, c. 1239, s. 2; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 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 19 - Petitions for Elections and Referenda.
§ 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.