NC Sets Special Election Date for U.S. House 3rd District

Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

On March 1st, the North Carolina State Board of Elections posted the Dates for the upcoming Special Election to fill the Vacancy in the U.S. House 3rd District.

The Seat is Vacant because Congressman Walter B. Jones Died on February 10th, 2019.

The Primary will be April 30th. If the Primaries for All Parties that hold a Primary: Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian, produce a Candidate who gets the most Votes and gets at least 30%, then there is No Runoff Primary.

But if No One gets 30% in any Party’s Primary, then there must be a Runoff Primary for that Party or Parties, to be held on July 9th.

If there is a Runoff Primary, the Special Election will be September 10th. If there is No need for a Runoff Primary, then the Special Election will be July 9th.

Independent Candidates need 6,998 Valid Signatures, due April 15th.

The Petition Deadline, for Submission of the Signatures to the County Election Boards, is 15 days before the Petitions are Due at the State Board of Elections.

The Checked Petitions are due at the State Board of Elections on Primary Day, April 30th.

Thus Independent Candidates only have One and 1/2 Months to Collect a Large Number of Signatures.

Richard says this Requirement is almost surely Unconstitutional, given the Short Petitioning Period.

In a Regular Election an Independent has Two years to Collect Signatures. The Number of Signatures is 1.5% of the Number of Registered Voters in the District.










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