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N.C.G.S. § 163-127.5

Burden of proof.

Effective date: 2026-08-09
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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(a) The burden of proof shall be upon the candidate, who must show by a preponderance of the evidence of the record as a whole that he or she is qualified to be a candidate for the office. (b) If the challenge is based upon a question of residency, the candidate must show all of the following: (1) An actual abandonment of the first domicile, coupled with an intent not to return to the first domicile. (2) The acquisition of a new domicile by actual residence at another place. (3) The intent of making the newer domicile a permanent domicile. (2006-155, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)