Write-In Candidate Petitions

Petition Reason Number of Required Signatures When are petitions due? Governing Statutes Recodification
...in the contest for President of the U.S. 500 registered N.C. voters. 12:00 p.m., 90 days before the General Election*. N.C.G.S. §163-123(c)(1) N.C.G.S. §163A-1006(c)(1)
...in a statewide contest. 500 registered N.C. voters. 12:00 p.m., 90 days before the General Election*. N.C.G.S. §163-123(c)(1) N.C.G.S. §163A-1006(c)(1)
...in a district (multi-county) contest. 250 registered N.C. voters. 12:00 p.m., 90 days before the General Election*. N.C.G.S. §163-123(c)(2) N.C.G.S. §163A-1006(c)(2)
…for a county office, school administrative office, or single-county district office.

If the area contains 5,000 or more registered N.C. voters, then 100 registered N.C. voters from that area.

If the area contains fewer than 5,000 registered N.C. voters, then 1% of registered N.C. voters from that area.

 12:00 p.m., 90 days before the General Election. N.C.G.S. §163-123(c)(3) N.C.G.S. § 163A-1006(c)(3)

*In order for the county Boards of Election to have enough time to properly review signatures, petitions must be submitted to the counties for verification no later than 15 days before they are due to the State Board of Elections.

If you wish to be a write-in candidate, please complete the Write-In Declaration of Intent Form.

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