North Carolina General Statutes 163-213.7. Voting in presidential preference primary; ballots
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 163-213.7
- 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
The names of all candidates in the presidential preference primary shall appear at an appropriate place on the ballot or voting machine. In addition the State Board of Elections shall provide a category on the ballot or voting machine allowing voters in each political party to vote an “uncommitted” or “no preference” status. The voter shall be able to cast his ballot for one of the presidential candidates of a political party or for an “uncommitted” or “no preference” status, but shall not be permitted to vote for candidates or “uncommitted” status of a political party different from his registration. Persons registered as “Unaffiliated” shall not participate in the presidential primary except as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-119 (1971, c. 225; 1975, c. 744; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 762, s. 52; 2004-127, s. 11; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)