{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-127.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-127.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Article, the following terms mean:\n(1)\tBoard. - State Board of Elections.\n(2)\tCandidate. - A person having filed a notice of candidacy under the appropriate statute for any elective office in this State.\n(3)\tChallenger. - Any qualified voter registered in the same district as the office for which the candidate has filed or petitioned.\n(4)\tOffice. - The elected office for which the candidate has filed or petitioned. (2006-155, s. 1; 2006-259, s. 48(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER V. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.","Article 11B. Challenge to Candidacy."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-127.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"714bb074401ec636dd91bd0a3bd36f1766d7828fd7aed66ace35c4fa1771ced4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-125-through-163-127","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-127.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}