For Candidates

Guidance for 2025 Candidates

Find candidate filing laws and procedures:

Find details about the upcoming candidate filing periods.

View the general requirements and fees for filing for candidacy.

See the statute-mandated term lengths for elected officials.

Filing for Candidacy

Review the general requirements for running for office in North Carolina.

Find out how to file or appeal a candidate challenge.

Learn how to withdraw your candidacy.

Find out how to put candidates and issues on the ballot and more.