{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-106.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-106.2","heading":"Time for filing notice of candidacy.","body":"(a)\tCandidates seeking party primary nominations for the following offices shall file their notice of candidacy with the State Board no earlier than 12:00 noon on the first Monday in December and no later than 12:00 noon on the third Friday in December preceding the primary:\nGovernor\nLieutenant Governor\nAll State executive officers\nJustices of the Supreme Court\nJudges of the Court of Appeals\nJudges of the superior court\nJudges of the district court\nUnited States Senators\nMembers of the House of Representatives of the United States\nDistrict attorneys\n(b)\tCandidates seeking party primary nominations for the following offices shall file their notice of candidacy with the county board of elections no earlier than 12:00 noon on the first Monday in December and no later than 12:00 noon on the third Friday in December preceding the primary:\nState Senators\nMembers of the State House of Representatives\nAll county offices. (1915, c. 101, ss. 6, 15; 1917, c. 218; C.S., ss. 6022, 6035; 1921, c. 217; 1923, c. 111, s. 13; C.S., s. 6055(a); 1927, c. 260, s. 19; 1929, c. 26, s. 1; 1933, c. 165, s. 12; 1937, c. 364; 1947, c. 505, s. 7; 1949, c. 672, s. 4; c. 932; 1951, c. 1009, s. 3; 1955, c. 755; c. 871, s. 1; 1959, c. 1203, s. 4; 1965, c. 262; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; c. 1063, s. 2; 1969, c. 44, s. 83; c. 1190, s. 56; 1971, cc. 189, 675, 798; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 793, s. 36; c. 862; 1975, c. 844, s. 2; 1977, c. 265, ss. 4, 5; c. 408, s. 2; c. 661, ss. 2, 3; 1979, c. 24; c. 411, s. 5; 1981, c. 32, ss. 1, 2; 1983, c. 330, s. 1; 1985, c. 472, s. 2; c. 558, s. 1; c. 759, s. 6; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 957, s. 1; 1987, c. 509, s. 13; c. 738, s. 124; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1028, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 31; 1995, c. 243, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 9, s. 8; 1999-456, s. 59; 2001-403, s. 3; 2001-466, s. 5.1(a); 2002-158, ss. 8, 9; 2002-159, s. 55(a); 2006-155, s. 2; 2007-369, s. 1; 2009-47, s. 1; 2013-381, s. 21.1; 2014-111, s. 1(a); 2016-125, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 21(a); 2017-3, s. 5; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-21, s. 2; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER V. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.","Article 10. Primary Elections."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-106.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"4fa20eaa659d2de87c6a980f9dfccc584812cf028eb977561c1a36b98a145d8d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-106.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-106.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}