§ 163-279 Time of municipal primaries and elections
§ 163-282 Residency defined for voting in municipal elections
§ 163-283 Right to participate or vote in party primary
§ 163-283.1 Voting in nonpartisan primary
§ 163-284 Mandatory administration by county boards of elections
§ 163-284.1 Special district elections conducted by county
§ 163-286 Conduct of municipal and special district elections; application of Chapter 163
§ 163-287 Special elections; procedure for calling
§ 163-288 Registration for city elections; county and municipal boards of elections
§ 163-288.1 Activating voters for newly annexed or incorporated areas
§ 163-288.1A Activating voters when charter revised
§ 163-288.2 Registration in area proposed for incorporation or annexed
§ 163-288.3 Payment of cost of elections on question of formation of a new municipality or special district
§ 163-289 Right to challenge; challenge procedure
§ 163-290 Alternative methods of determining the results of municipal elections

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 163 > Article 23 - Municipal Election Procedure

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3