{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-97","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-97","heading":"Termination of status as political party.","body":"When any political party fails to meet the test set forth in G.S. 163-96(a)(1), it shall cease to be a political party within the meaning of the primary and general election laws and all other provisions of this Subchapter. (1901, c. 89, s. 85; Rev., s. 4292; C.S., s. 5913; 1933, c. 165, s. 1; 1949, c. 671, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 2006-234, s. 2; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","subchapter IV. Political Parties.","Article 9. Political Parties."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-97.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"3d03ceabba695e381cd30de046ddc43f077dfb529dc064d98154dc5bdd583cb1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-96","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-97.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}