§ 163‑278.40I.  Part 1 to apply.

(a) Except as provided in this Part or in G.S. 163‑278.9(c), the provisions of Part 1 shall apply to municipal elections covered by this Part.

(b) G.S. 63‑278.7, 163‑278.9(a) and (b), 163‑278.22(1) and (9), the first paragraph of 163‑278.23, 163‑278.24, 163‑278.26, and 163‑278.26 shall not apply to this Part. (1981, c. 837, s. 3; 2017‑6, s. 3; 2018‑146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)