{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-289","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-289","heading":"Right to challenge; challenge procedure.","body":"(a)\tThe rules governing challenges in municipal elections shall be the same as are now applicable to challenges made in a county election, provided however, any voter who challenges another voter's right to vote in any municipal or special district election must reside in such municipality or special district.\n(b)\tWhenever a challenge is made pursuant to this section, the appropriate board of elections shall process such challenge in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of this Chapter as such Article is applicable. (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 89; 2011-31, s. 10; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER IX. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.","Article 23. Municipal Election Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-289.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"cdc98bbc248bd8ee6bd80f3ddba4da53682ad6e4ac0d2af55afe1855ad52cd7e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-288.3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}