§ 163.1

\n(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, elections for the officers listed in the tabulation contained in this section shall be conducted in all election precincts of the territorial units specified in the column headed 'Jurisdiction' on the dates indicated in the column headed 'Date of Election.' Unless otherwise provided by law, officers shall serve for the terms specified in the column headed 'Term of Office.'\n(b) On Tuesday next after the first Monday in March preceding each general election to be held in November for the officers referred to in subsection (a) of this section, there shall be held in all election precincts within the territory for which the officers are to be elected a primary election for the purpose of nominating candidates for each political party in the State for those offices.\n(c) On Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year 1968, and every four years thereafter, or on such days as the Congress of the United States shall direct, an election shall be held in all of the election precincts of the State for the election of electors of President and Vice-President of the United States.

Congress of the United States shall direct, an election shall be held in all of the election precincts of the State for the election of electors of President and Vice-President of the United States. The number of electors to be chosen shall be equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which this State may be entitled. Presidential electors shall not be nominated by primary election; instead, they shall be nominated in a State convention of each political party as defined in G.S. 163-96 unless otherwise provided by the plan of organization of the political party; provided, that in the case of a candidate for President of the United States who has qualified to have his name printed on the general election ballot as an unaffiliated candidate under G.S. 163-122, that candidate shall nominate presidential electors. One presidential elector shall be nominated from each congressional district and two from the state-at-large, and in addition, the State convention of each party and the unaffiliated candidate shall each nominate first and second alternate electors who shall serve if their slate is elected as provided by G.S.

nd in addition, the State convention of each party and the unaffiliated candidate shall each nominate first and second alternate electors who shall serve if their slate is elected as provided by G.S. 163-209 and if there is a vacancy as provided by G.S. 163-210.\n(d) If primaries for the State Senate or State House of Representatives are temporarily moved from the date provided in subsection (b) of this section for any election year, all primaries shall be held on the same day.\nOFFICE JURISDICTION DATE OF ELECTION TERM OF OFFICE\nGovernor State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nfirst Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nLieutenant State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nGovernor first Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nSecretary of State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nState first Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nAuditor State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nfirst Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after

\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nAuditor State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nfirst Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nTreasurer State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nfirst Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nSuperintendent State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nof Public first Monday in November first day of January\nInstruction 1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nAttorney\nGeneral State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nfirst Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nCommissioner State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nof Agriculture first Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nCommissioner State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nof Labor first Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nCommissioner State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nof Insurance first Monday in November

t Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nCommissioner State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nof Insurance first Monday in November first day of January\n1968 and every four years next after election\nthereafter\nAll other State State Tuesday next after the Four years, from\nofficers whose first Monday in November first day of January\nterms last for 1968 and every four years next after election\nfour years thereafter\nAll other State State Tuesday next after the Two years, from\nofficers whose first Monday in November first day of January\nterms are not 1968 and every two years next after election\nspecified by law thereafter\nState Senator Senatorial Tuesday next after the Two years\ndistrict first Monday in November\n1968 and every two years\nthereafter\nMember of Representative Tuesday next after the Two years\nState House of district first Monday in November\nRepresentatives 1968 and every two years\nthereafter\nJustices and State Except as provided in Eight years, from\nJudges of the Article 1A of Chapter 7A first day of January\nAppellate of the General Statutes, next after election\nDivision at the regular

ustices and State Except as provided in Eight years, from\nJudges of the Article 1A of Chapter 7A first day of January\nAppellate of the General Statutes, next after election\nDivision at the regular election\nfor members of the General\nAssembly immediately\npreceding the termination\nof each regular term\nJudges of the Superior At the regular election Eight years, from\nsuperior courts Court District for members of the General first day of January\nAssembly immediately after next election\npreceding the termination\nof each regular term\nJudges of the District At the regular election Four years, from the\ndistrict courts court district for members of the General first day in January\nAssembly immediately next after election\npreceding the termination\nof each regular term\nDistrict District At the regular election Four years, from\nAttorney Attorney for members of the General first day of January\ndistrict Assembly immediately next after election\npreceding the termination\nof each regular term\nMembers of Congressional Tuesday next after the Two years\nHouse of district, first Monday in November\nRepresentatives except as 1968 and every two years\nof the Congress modified

each regular term\nMembers of Congressional Tuesday next after the Two years\nHouse of district, first Monday in November\nRepresentatives except as 1968 and every two years\nof the Congress modified thereafter\nof the United by G.S. 163-104\nStates\nUnited States State At the regular election Six years\nSenators immediately preceding the\ntermination of each\nregular term\nCounty County At the regular election Two years, from the\nCommissioners for members of the General first Monday in\nAssembly immediately December next after\npreceding the termination election\nof each regular term\nClerk of County At the regular election Four years, from the\nsuperior court for members of the General first Monday in\nAssembly immediately December next after\npreceding the termination election\nof each regular term\nRegister of County At the regular election Four years, from the\nDeeds for members of the General first Monday in\nAssembly immediately December next after\npreceding the termination election\nof each regular term\nSheriff County At the regular election Four years, from the\nfor members of the General first Monday in\nAssembly immediately December next after\npreceding the

nation election\nof each regular term\nSheriff County At the regular election Four years, from the\nfor members of the General first Monday in\nAssembly immediately December next after\npreceding the termination election\nof each regular term\nCoroner County At the regular election Four years, from the\nfor members of the General first Monday in\nAssembly immediately December next after\npreceding the termination election\nof a regular term\nCounty County Tuesday next after the Two years, from the\ntreasurer (in first Monday in November first Monday in\ncounties in 1968 and every two years December next after\nwhich elected) thereafter election\nAll other County Tuesday next after the Two years, from the\ncounty officers first Monday in November first Monday in\nto be elected 1968 and every two years December next after\nby the people thereafter election\n(Const., art. 4, s. 24; 1901, c. 89, ss. 1-4, 73, 74, 77; Rev., ss. 4293, 4294, 4296-4299; 1915, c. 101, s. 1; 1917, c. 218; C.S., ss. 5914, 5915, 5917-5920, 6018; 1935, c. 362; 1939, c. 196; 1943, c. 134, s. 4; 1947, c. 505, s. 1; 1951, c. 1009, s. 2; 1953, c. 1191, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; cc. 1264, 1271; 1969, c. 44, s.

.S., ss. 5914, 5915, 5917-5920, 6018; 1935, c. 362; 1939, c. 196; 1943, c. 134, s. 4; 1947, c. 505, s. 1; 1951, c. 1009, s. 2; 1953, c. 1191, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; cc. 1264, 1271; 1969, c. 44, s. 80; 1971, c. 170; 1973, c. 793, s. 93; 1977, c. 265, s. 1; c. 661, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 782, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 738, s. 2; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 9, s. 2; 2003-434, 1st Ex. Sess., s. 6; 2004-127, s. 12; 2005-425, s. 3.2; 2015-66, s. 3; 2017-3, s. 2; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-21, s. 1; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)