{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-127.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-127.5","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"(a)\tThe burden of proof shall be upon the candidate, who must show by a preponderance of the evidence of the record as a whole that he or she is qualified to be a candidate for the office.\n(b)\tIf the challenge is based upon a question of residency, the candidate must show all of the following:\n(1)\tAn actual abandonment of the first domicile, coupled with an intent not to return to the first domicile.\n(2)\tThe acquisition of a new domicile by actual residence at another place.\n(3)\tThe intent of making the newer domicile a permanent domicile. (2006-155, s. 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 11B. Challenge to Candidacy."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-127.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"27f739a5c897e77070a599f8f99cfdb444ac471f4562f3c93c5bad3df14fc82a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-127.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-127.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}