163-90.1. Burden of proof.
(a) Challenges shall not be made indiscriminately and may only be made if the challenger knows, suspects or reasonably believes such a person not to be qualified and entitled to vote.
(b) No challenge shall be sustained unless the challenge is substantiated by affirmative proof. In the absence of such proof, the presumption shall be that the voter is properly registered or affiliated. (1979, c. 357, s. 4; 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
§ 163-84 - Time for challenge other than on day of primary or election.
§ 163-85 - Challenge procedure other than on day of primary or election.
§ 163-86 - Hearing on challenge.
§ 163-87 - Challenges allowed on day of primary or election.
§ 163-88 - Hearing on challenge made on day of primary or election.
§ 163-88.1 - Request for challenged ballot.
§ 163-89 - Procedures for challenging absentee ballots.
§ 163-90 - Challenge as felon; answer not to be used on prosecution.
§ 163-90.2 - Action when challenge sustained, overruled, or dismissed.