North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws § 163-182.11. Appeal of a protest decision by the county board to the State Board of Elections

(a) Notice and Perfection of Appeal.--The decision by the county board of elections on an election protest may be appealed to the State Board of Elections by any of the following:

Written notice of the appeal must be given to the county board within 24 hours after the county board files the written decision at its office. The appeal to the State Board must be in writing. The appeal must be delivered or deposited in the mail, addressed to the State Board, by the appropriate one of the following: (i) the end of the second day after the day the decision was filed by the county board in its office, if the decision concerns a first primary; or (ii) the end of the fifth day after the day the decision was filed in the county board office, if the decision concerns an election other than a first primary.

The State Board shall prescribe forms for filing appeals from the county board.

(b) Consideration of Appeal by State Board.--In its consideration of an appeal from a decision of a county board of elections on a protest, the State Board of Elections may do any of the following:

The State Board shall follow the procedures set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of G.S. 163-182.10 except where they are clearly inapplicable.

The State Board shall give notice of its decision as required by G.S. 163-182.14, and may notify the county board and other interested persons in its discretion.