163-286. Conduct of municipal and special district elections; application of Chapter 163.
To the extent that the laws, rules and procedures applicable to the conduct of primary, general and special elections by county boards of elections under Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19 and 22 of this Chapter are not inconsistent with provisions of this Article, those laws, rules and procedures shall apply to municipal and special district elections and their conduct by the board of elections conducting those elections. The State Board of Elections shall have the same authority over all such elections as it has over county and State elections under those Articles. (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 85; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 64; 2011-31, s. 6; 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 23 - Municipal Election Procedure.
§ 163-279 - Time of municipal primaries and elections.
§ 163-282 - Residency defined for voting in municipal elections.
§ 163-283 - Right to participate or vote in party primary.
§ 163-283.1 - Voting in nonpartisan primary.
§ 163-284 - Mandatory administration by county boards of elections.
§ 163-284.1 - Special district elections conducted by county.
§ 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.
§ 163-289 - Right to challenge; challenge procedure.
§ 163-290 - Alternative methods of determining the results of municipal elections.