Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections will resume at 8 a.m. February 24th and end at noon March 4th. On December 8th, the N.C. Supreme Court suspended the filing period, which had begun December 6, and moved the date of the statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections to Tuesday, May 17th. The general election will be held on November 8th.