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N.C.G.S. § 163-221

Persons may not sign name of another to petition.

Effective date: 2026-08-09
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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(a) No person may sign the name of another person to any of the following: (1) Any petition calling for an election or referendum. (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. (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. (6) Any petition under G.S. 163-123 to qualify as a write-in candidate. (b) Any name signed on a petition, in violation of this section, shall be void. (c) Any person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1977, c. 218, s. 1; 1979, c. 534, s. 1; 1987, c. 565, s. 6; 1993, c. 539, s. 1104; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2003-278, s. 7; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)