Press release from Buncombe County Government
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Dec. 8, suspended candidate filing for all offices for the 2022 primary election.
This includes filing for rescheduled municipal contests in Buncombe County, and any separate filing period in January for those contests.
The Supreme Court also pushed the date of the primary and rescheduled municipal elections back more than two months – to Tuesday, May 17, 2022. It had been scheduled for March 8.
Read order: N.C. Supreme Court Order No. 413P21 (PDF).
For any candidate whose filing has been accepted by the State Board of Elections or any county board of elections, that candidate “will be deemed to have filed for the same office” in the May primary, subject to any court rulings that would impact that candidate’s eligibility, according to the Supreme Court order.
Those candidates would be able to withdraw their candidacy during the new filing period. Any individual who withdraws their candidacy is free to file for any other office for which they are eligible during the reopened filing period.
Dates for a new filing period have not been set. For questions in Buncombe County, you may call Election Services at (828) 250-4200.
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