North Carolina General Statutes
Article 24 - Conduct of Municipal Elections.
§ 163-304 - State Board of Elections to have jurisdiction over municipal elections, and to advise; emergency and ongoing administration by county board.

163-304. State Board of Elections to have jurisdiction over municipal elections, and to advise; emergency and ongoing administration by county board.
Authority and Duty of State Board. - The State Board of Elections shall have the same authority over municipal elections as it has over county and State elections. The State Board of Elections shall advise and assist cities, towns, incorporated villages and special districts, their members and legal officers on the conduct and administration of their elections and registration procedure.
The county boards of elections shall be governed by the same rules for settling controversies with respect to counting ballots or certification of the returns of the vote in any municipal or special district election as are in effect for settling such controversies in county and State elections. (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 92; 1999-426, s. 6(a); 2001-319, s. 11; 2001-374, s. 3; 2011-31, s. 25; 2012-194, s. 22(b); 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.

§ 163-293 - Determination of election results in cities using the election and runoff election 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.

§ 163-302 - Absentee voting.

§ 163-304 - State Board of Elections to have jurisdiction over municipal elections, and to advise; emergency and ongoing administration by county board.

§ 163-305 - Validation of elections.

§ 163-306 - Assumption of office by mayors and councilmen.