SECTION .0600 – PETITIONS TO BE A CANDIDATE WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF A FILING FEE

08 NCAC 22 .0601             IN LIEU OF FILING FEE PETITION

(a)  This Section shall apply to in lieu of filing fee petitions only.

(b)  For the purposes of this Section:

(1)           "Prospective candidate" means the petitioner seeking to be a candidate in a political party's primary without paying a filing fee.

(2)           "In lieu of filing fee petition" means a petition requesting that a prospective candidate participate in a political party's primary without paying a filing fee pursuant to G.S. 163-107.1.

(c)  For the purposes of this Chapter, the final action on an in lieu of filing fee petition shall be the board of elections' notice to the prospective candidate stating whether they have met the requirements for their petition.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 163-22; 163-107.1;

Eff. September 1, 2025.