{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-294.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-294.3","heading":"Sole candidates to be voted upon in nonpartisan municipal elections.","body":"Each candidate for municipal office in nonpartisan municipal elections shall be voted upon, even though only one candidate has filed or has been nominated for a given office, in order that the voters may have the opportunity to cast write-in votes under the general election laws. (1971, c. 835, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER IX. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.","Article 24. Conduct of Municipal Elections."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-294.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"cf87c76977ee2b6e9218e4bd74462794f5c4631d0bb5c55c7693d6d365e0bdac","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-294.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-294.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}