North Carolina Statutes § 163-1 Time of regular elections and primaries
Statute Text
(a)
Unless otherwise provided by law, elections for the officers listed in the tabulation contained in this section shall be conducted in all election precincts of the territorial units specified in the column headed "Jurisdiction" on the dates indicated in the column headed "Date of Election." Unless otherwise provided by law, officers shall serve for the terms specified in the column headed "Term of Office."
(b)
On Tuesday next after the first Monday in March preceding each general election to be held in November for the officers referred to in subsection (a) of this section, there shall be held in all election precincts within the territory for which the officers are to be elected a primary election for the purpose of nominating candidates for each political party in the State for those offices.
(c)
On Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year 1968, and every four years thereafter, or on such days as the Congress of the United States shall direct, an election shall be held in all of the election precincts of the State for the election of electors of President and Vice-President of the United States. The number of electors to be chosen shall be equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which this State may be entitled. Presidential electors shall not be nominated by primary election; instead, they shall be nominated in a State convention of each political party as defined in
G.S.
163-96
unless otherwise provided by the plan of organization of the political party; provided, that in the case of a candidate for President of the United States who has qualified to have his name printed on the general election ballot as an unaffiliated candidate under
G.S.
163-122
, that candidate shall nominate presidential electors. One presidential elector shall be nominated from each congressional district and two from the state-at-large, and in addition, the State convention of each party and the unaffiliated candidate shall each nominate first and second alternate electors who shall serve if their slate is elected as provided by
G.S.
163-209
and if there is a vacancy as provided by
G.S.
163-210
.
(d)
If primaries for the State Senate or State House of Representatives are temporarily moved from the date provided in subsection (b) of this section for any election year, all primaries shall be held on the same day.
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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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