{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-113","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-113","heading":"Nominee's right to withdraw as candidate.","body":"A person who has been declared the nominee of a political party for a specified office under the provisions of G.S. 163-182.15 or G.S. 163-110, shall not be permitted to resign as a candidate unless, prior to the first day on which military and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters under Article 21A of this Chapter, that [the] person submits to the board of elections which certified the nomination a written request that person be permitted to withdraw. (1929, c. 164, s. 8; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 2001-398, s. 6; 2013-381, s. 23.1; 2017-6, s. 3; 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_163-113.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"d2823dc7331906c3f4e36799e06f940c8f425971b07406d7002dab349c1a9772","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-112","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}