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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-221

Persons may not sign name of another to petition

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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) No person may sign the name of another person to any of the following: Any petition calling for an election or referendum.
(1) No person may sign the name of another person to any of the following: Any petition calling for an election or referendum.
(2) Any petition under G.S. 163-96 for the formulation of a new political party.
(2) Any petition under G.S. 163-96 for the formulation of a new political party.
(3) Any petition under G.S. 163-107.1 requesting a person to be a candidate.
(3) Any petition under G.S. 163-107.1 requesting a person to be a candidate.
(4) Any petition under G.S. 163-122 to have the name of an unaffiliated candidate placed on the general election ballot, or under G.S. 163-296 to have the name of an unaffiliated or nonpartisan candidate placed on the regular municipal election ballot.
(4) Any petition under G.S. 163-122 to have the name of an unaffiliated candidate placed on the general election ballot, or under G.S. 163-296 to have the name of an unaffiliated or nonpartisan candidate placed on the regular municipal election ballot.
(5) Any petition under G.S. 163-213.5 to place a name on the ballot under the Presidential Preference Primary Act.
(5) Any petition under G.S. 163-213.5 to place a name on the ballot under the Presidential Preference Primary Act.
(6) Any petition under G.S. 163-123 to qualify as a write-in candidate.
(6) Any petition under G.S. 163-123 to qualify as a write-in candidate.
(7) Any name signed on a petition, in violation of this section, shall be void.
(7) Any name signed on a petition, in violation of this section, shall be void.
(8) Any person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(8) Any person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.