{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-10.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-10.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Article, the following terms mean:\n(1)\tClerk. - The Principal Clerk of the house in which the election of the seat is being contested.\n(2)\tCommittee. - The Committee on Rules of the appropriate house unless, by rule, the house has designated another committee to hear contests.\n(3)\tContest. - A challenge to the apparent election of a member of the General Assembly or a request to determine an undecided election to a seat of the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Article.\n(4)\tContestant. - An unsuccessful candidate in an election to which this Article applies who initiates a contest.\n(5)\tContestee. - A candidate in an election to which this Article applies who is not a contestant.\n(6)\tNotice of intent. - The notice required to initiate a contest in accordance with the provisions of this Article.\n(7)\tUnsuccessful candidate. - A candidate for an elective office to which this Article applies who has not been issued a certificate of election. (2005-3, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 120. General Assembly.","Article 3. Contests."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_120/GS_120-10.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:18:52Z","sha256":"9edb4dc675bcb1cb95c316edcca07adf0136e206cf8767dc729eb60982f829e7","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-10.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-10.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}