North Carolina Statutes § 163-1 Time of regular elections and primaries
Statute Text
OFFICE
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JURISDICTION
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DATE OF ELECTION
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TERM OF OFFICE
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Governor
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Lieutenant Governor
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Secretary of State
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Auditor
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Treasurer
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Attorney General
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Commissioner of Agriculture
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Commissioner of Labor
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Commissioner of Insurance
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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All other State officers whose terms last for four years
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every four years thereafter
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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All other State officers whose terms are not specified by law
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State
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every two years thereafter
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Two years, from first day of January next after election
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State Senator
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Senatorial district
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every two years thereafter
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Two years
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Member of State House of Representatives
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Representative district
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every two years thereafter
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Two years
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Justices and Judges of the Appellate Division
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State
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Except as provided in Article 1A of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes, at the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Eight years, from first day of January next after election
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Judges of the superior courts
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Superior Court District
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Eight years, from first day of January after next election
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Judges of the district courts
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District court district
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Four years, from the first day in January next after election
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District Attorney
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District Attorney district
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Four years, from first day of January next after election
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Members of House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States
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Congressional district, except as modified by
G.S.
163-104
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every two years thereafter
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Two years
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United States Senators
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State
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At the regular election immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Six years
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County Commissioners
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County
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Two years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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Clerk of superior court
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County
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Four years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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Register of Deeds
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County
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Four years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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Sheriff
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County
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of each regular term
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Four years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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Coroner
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County
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At the regular election for members of the General Assembly immediately preceding the termination of a regular term
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Four years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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County treasurer (in counties in which elected)
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County
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every two years thereafter
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Two years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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All other county officers to be elected by the people
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County
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Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1968 and every two years thereafter
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Two years, from the first Monday in December next after election
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History
Const., art. 4, s. 24; 1901, c. 89, ss. 1-4, 73, 74, 77; Rev., ss. 4293, 4294, 4296-4299; 1915, c. 101, s. 1; 1917, c. 218; C.S., ss. 5914, 5915, 5917-5920, 6018; 1935, c. 362; 1939, c. 196; 1943, c. 134, s. 4; 1947, c. 505, s. 1; 1951, c. 1009, s. 2; 1953, c. 1191, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; cc. 1264, 1271; 1969, c. 44, s. 80; 1971, c. 170; 1973, c. 793, s. 93; 1977, c. 265, s. 1; c. 661, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 782, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 738, s. 2; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 9, s. 2; 2003-434, 1st Ex. Sess., s. 6; 2004-127, s. 12; 2005-425, s. 3.2; 2015-66, s. 3; 2017-3, s. 2; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-21, s. 1; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).
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