NC candidate who wanted to use ‘Mortellus’ on the ballot says the state’s response is incomplete

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 407

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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North Carolina ballots must have candidates’ legal names or nicknames, and must include last names unless legally, the candidates have just one name, the state Board of Elections decided last week.

The State Board of Elections voted unanimously that candidates cannot forgo putting surnames names on ballots if they have them.

The decision stemmed from a request for declaratory rulings from Mortellus, a candidate for Soil and Water District Board of Supervisors in …

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