163-294.3. Sole candidates to be voted upon in nonpartisan municipal elections.
Each candidate for municipal office in nonpartisan municipal elections shall be voted upon, even though only one candidate has filed or has been nominated for a given office, in order that the voters may have the opportunity to cast write-in votes under the general election laws. (1971, c. 835, 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 24 - Conduct of Municipal Elections.
§ 163-291 - Partisan primaries and elections.
§ 163-292 - Determination of election results in cities using the plurality method.
§ 163-294 - Determination of election results in cities using nonpartisan primaries.
§ 163-294.1 - Death of candidates or elected officers.
§ 163-294.2 - Notice of candidacy and filing fee in nonpartisan municipal elections.
§ 163-294.3 - Sole candidates to be voted upon in nonpartisan municipal elections.
§ 163-294.4 - Failure of candidates to file; death of a candidate before election.
§ 163-295 - Municipal and special district elections; application of this Chapter 163.
§ 163-296 - Nomination by petition.
§ 163-297 - Structure at voting place; marking off limits of voting place.
§ 163-298 - Municipal primaries and elections.
§ 163-299 - Ballots; municipal primaries and elections.
§ 163-300 - Disposition of duplicate abstracts in municipal elections.
§ 163-301 - Chairman of election board to furnish certificate of elections.