{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-40","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-40","heading":"Violation may be ground for removal.","body":"A violation of this Article may be a ground to remove a State Board of Elections member under G.S. 143B-16 or a county board of elections member under G.S. 163-22(c). A violation of this Article may be a ground for dismissal of an employee of the State Board of Elections or of a county board of elections. No criminal penalty shall be imposed for a violation of this Article. (2000-114, s. 1; 2007-391, s. 14(a); 2011-31, s. 18; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","Subchapter II. Election Officers.","Article 4A. Political Activities by State Board and County Board of Elections Members and Employees."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-40.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"a28e776438c1e20cc81d21ee0cef65bebef38d25a110f85d3685e33ed2d9f726","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-39","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-40.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}