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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-25 (2026)

Authority of State Board to assist in litigation

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(a) The State Board shall possess authority to assist any county board of elections in any matter in which litigation is contemplated or has been initiated, provided, the county board of elections in such county petitions, by majority resolution, for such assistance from the State Board and, provided further, that the State Board determines, in its sole discretion by majority vote, to assist in any such matter. It is further stipulated that the State Board shall not be authorized under this provision to enter into any litigation in assistance to counties, except in those instances where the uniform administration of this Chapter has been, or would be threatened.

(b) The Attorney General shall provide the State Board with legal assistance in execution of its authority under this section or, in the Attorney General's discretion, recommend that private counsel be employed.

(c) If the Attorney General recommends employment of private counsel, the State Board may employ counsel with the approval of the General Assembly. (1969, c. 408, s. 1; 1973, c. 793, s. 6; 1983, c. 324, s. 2; 2011-31, s. 16; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b); 2023-139, s. 2.4.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1961–2012 · leading case: Graham Cnty. Bd. of Elections v. Graham Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 712 S.E.2d 372 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011).
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Graham Cnty. Bd. of Elections v. Graham Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 712 S.E.2d 372 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 9× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-25 (2009) (emphasis added).”
Bazemore v. Bertie Cnty. Bd. of Elections, 119 S.E.2d 637 (N.C. 1961). · cites it 2× “G.S. 163-25. Persons under twenty-one years of age, idiots and lunatics, and persons who have been convicted of a felony and have not had their citizenship restored in the manner prescribed by law, shall not be allowed to register or vote in this State.”
North Carolina Right to Life Political Action Comm. v. Leake, 872 F. Supp. 2d 466 (E.D.N.C. 2012). · cites it 2× “¶ 10) (citing N.C. Gen.Stat. § 163-25). As to this claim, which plaintiffs have not expounded upon or further supported in their briefs, the court agrees with the reasoning in Jackson v.”
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