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 FILING FEES
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Fee Schedule
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§163-107. Filing fees required of candidates in the Primary.
At the time of filing a notice of candidacy, each candidate shall pay to the board of elections with which they file under the provisions of G.S. 163-106 a 1% filing fee for the office he or she seeks for the salary specified in the following tabulation (the table below is the 2008 filing fees):
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Governor and
Council of State
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Filing Fee (1% of
Annual Salary)
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Governor
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$135,854
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$1,359
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Lieutenant Governor
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Attorney General
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Secretary of State
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$119,901
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$1,199
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State Treasurer
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$119,901
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$1,199
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State Auditor
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Superintendent of
Public Instruction
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Agriculture
Commissioner
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Insurance
Commissioner
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Labor Commissioner
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$119,901
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$1,199
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Judicial Branch
Officials
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Filing Fee (1% of
Annual Salary)
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Chief Justice,
Supreme Court
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$137,160
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$1,372
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Associate Justice,
Supreme Court
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$133,576
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$1,336
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Judge, Court of
Appeals
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$128,011
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$1,280
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Judge, Superior
Court
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$121,053
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$1,211
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Judge, District Court
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$106,445
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$1,064
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District Attorney
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$116,112
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$1,161
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Filing Fee (1% of
Annual Salary)
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US Senate
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$165,200
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$1,652
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US House of
Representatives
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$165,200
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$1,652
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Filing Fee (1% of
Annual Salary)
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State Senate
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$20,659
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$207
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State House of
Representatives
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$20,659
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$207
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Filing Fee (1% of
Annual Salary)
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**The salary of any office that is the basis for calculating the filing fee is the starting salary of the office, rather than the salary received by the incumbent, as of January 1 of the elections year.
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Municipal Candidates
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§ 163‑294.2.(e) The filing fee for the primary or election shall be fixed by the governing board not later than the day before candidates are permitted to begin filing notices of candidacy. There shall be a minimum filing fee of five dollars ($5.00). The governing board shall have the authority to set the filing fee at not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one percent (1%) of the annual salary of the office sought unless one percent (1%) of the annual salary of the office sought is less than five dollars ($5.00), in which case the minimum filing fee of five dollars ($5.00) will be charged. The fee shall be paid to the board of elections at the time notice of candidacy is filed.
The current filing fee is $5.00 for each municipality except Robbins, which is $10.00.
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