A person who has been declared the nominee of a political party for a specified office under the provisions of G.S. 163-182.15 or G.S. 163-110, shall not be permitted to resign as a candidate unless, prior to the first day on which military and overseas absentee ballots are transmitted to voters under Article 21A of this Chapter, that [the] person submits to the board of elections which certified the nomination a written request that person be permitted to withdraw.
The statutes and Constitution are current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly, subject to changes made pursuant to direction of the Revisor of Statutes.