NC General Statute 163-106 (and 163-294.2 for non-partisan municipal elections), prescribes the "Notice of Candidacy" form. Each candidate shall sign the Notice of Candidacy form in the presence of the chairman or the secretary of the board of elections, State or county, with which the candidate files. In the alternative, a candidate may have the candidate's signature on the notice of candidacy acknowledged and certified to by an officer authorized to take acknowledgements and administer oaths.

Filing fees are set by North Carolina General Statutes or by the local governments. These fees are to paid at the time of filing for elective office. Campaign Finance regulations require any expenditures over $50 to be paid in a method other than cash. Checks should be made payable to New Hanover County.

Candidates must complete related campaign finance forms in order to conclude the filing process. If they choose to not complete the forms immediately at the time of filing, they may do so no later than 10 days from their filing date. For more information regarding Campaign Finance, please refer to our Campaign Finance section on this website.

Pursuant to NCGS 163-6, the filing period for the Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will begin Monday, June 9th at noon and will end Monday, July 7th at noon (due to the holiday). One seat and the filing fee is $5.00

Note:  An amount over $50.00 must be paid in check or money order, cash cannot be accepted.  Make checks or Money Order payable to New Hanover County.