North Carolina General Statutes 163-182.4. Jurisdiction for certain ballot items
(a) Jurisdiction of County Board of Elections. – As used in this Part, the county board of elections shall have jurisdiction over the following:
(1) Offices of that county, including clerk of superior court and register of deeds.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 163-182.4
- canvass: means the entire process of determining that the votes have been counted and tabulated correctly, culminating in the authentication of the official election results. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-182.5
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Membership in either house of the General Assembly from a district lying entirely within that county.
(3) Offices of municipalities, unless the municipality has a valid board of election.
(4) Referenda in which only residents of that county are eligible to vote.
(b) Jurisdiction of State Board of Elections. – As used in this Article, the State Board of Elections shall have jurisdiction over the following:
(1) National offices.
(2) State offices.
(3) District offices (including General Assembly seats) in which the district lies in more than one county.
(4) Superior court judge, district court judge, and district attorney, regardless of whether the district lies entirely in one county or in more than one county.
(5) Referenda in which residents of more than one county are eligible to vote.
(c) For the purposes of this Article, having jurisdiction shall mean that the appropriate board shall do all of the following with regard to the ballot item:
(1) Canvass for the entire electorate for the ballot item.
(2) Prepare abstracts or composite abstracts for the entire electorate for the ballot item.
(3) Issue certificates of nomination and election. (2001-398, s. 3; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)