Section 163-221 - Persons may not sign name of another to petition(a) No person may sign the name of another person to any of the following: (1) Any petition calling for an election or referendum.(2) Any petition under G.S. 163-96 for the formulation of a new political party.(3) Any petition under G.S. 163-107.1 requesting a person to be a candidate.(4) Any petition under G.S. 163-122 to have the name of an unaffiliated candidate placed on the general election ballot, or under G.S. 163-296 to have the name of an unaffiliated or nonpartisan candidate placed on the regular municipal election ballot.(5) Any petition under G.S. 163-213.5 to place a name on the ballot under the Presidential Preference Primary Act.(6) Any petition under G.S. 163-123 to qualify as a write-in candidate.(b) Any name signed on a petition, in violation of this section, shall be void.(c) Any person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-221
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